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Friday Links: A Special Place in Hell

Posted on February 8, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Here are this week’s links… You Should Never Have Trusted Flickr to Protect Your Cherished Photos, I spent a couple of hours getting all my photos off flickr last week. John Humphrys ‘assuming’ he will leave Today programme … Continue reading →

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Brain dump

Posted on February 5, 2019 by nicdempsey

My head is sometimes an odd place to be so here’s a run down of what’s on my mind this morning: 1. I get really irritated by the ‘See it, say it, sorted’ thing that Transport for London are doing … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Frozen

Posted on February 4, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It was a bit chilly last week, not polar vortex chilly, but cold for London. London did not have much snow, it was cold and a bit slushy on Friday morning.There was work, cinema, works drinks, a trip … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: No Sleep ’til Brexit

Posted on February 1, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m happy. And that makes me really uncomfortable. I know this feeling, saying that you’re happy is complicated in these circumstances because it feels like you’re saying that you’re over it but that’s not how you feel. I’m not … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read: January 2019

Posted on January 31, 2019 by nicdempsey

It wasn’t a terrible start to the year! Here’s January’s list complete with a picture of where most of my reading takes place Ocean Light – Nalini Singh I love Singh’s book crack but I’m impatient with the Trinity section … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Busy doing nothing

Posted on January 30, 2019 by nicdempsey

Honestly the week has passed and we’ve done nothing except re-up the birdfeeders. This week we harvested leeks, kale and chard and bought seed potatoes. We have settled on five bags of nicola, one of pink fir apple and two … Continue reading →

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Food Lately: January and February 2019

Posted on January 29, 2019 by nicdempsey

I found cooking in January difficult. I had a really good first week but generally if I don’t spend a chunk of the weekend making sure that the food for the week is good to go then it all tends … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Stupid Suppressed Immune System

Posted on January 28, 2019 by nicdempsey

I didn’t have a great week health wise and I’m very unhappy about it. Other than the vomiting and fever, there was work, marmalade and reading, so a pretty normal week. But I missed a haircut which makes me sad…. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: It’s Yer Money, I’m After Baby – The Wonder Stuff

Posted on January 20, 2019 by nicdempsey

Last weekend, Matt, Ruth and I referenced this and the godchildren and their grandfather were baffled. So for those of you that weren’t around for the Wonder Stuff, here it is…

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Friday Links: It’s not normal

Posted on January 18, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The Unique Pleasures of Watching Alexa Deny Children What They Want Growing pains: how the climate crisis is changing British gardens While politicians get het up about Brexit, this is happening, anyone with eyes can see it. There … Continue reading →

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