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Friday Links: Pathetic Bribery

Posted on March 8, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So I’ve been away from my computer since Wednesday night. No doubt since then something blew up or was set on fire! But yesterday was World Book Day and today is International Women’s Day. So it a good … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – February 2019

Posted on March 7, 2019 by nicdempsey

We’re into the third month of the year and I’m feeling pretty good about my reading year so far. Just to recap, I really, really want to get the TBR pile down this year, in January it was at roughly … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Black Gold

Posted on March 6, 2019 by nicdempsey

It’s Wednesday and I’m not entirely recovered from the workout the plot gave me on the weekend. On Friday, I sowed sweet peas, leeks and celery and Ma made some decisions on which types of tomatoes, cucumbers and squash we … Continue reading →

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Lent

Posted on March 5, 2019 by nicdempsey

Ash Wednesday is tomorrow and signifies the beginning of Lent, it’s significant in the Christian calendar and is traditionally marked with fasting and prayer because Lent is usually slap bang in the middle of the hungry gap and the Church … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: As Mad as a March Hare…

Posted on March 4, 2019 by nicdempsey

It’s March. It’s Monday. It’s going to be a busy week.Last week wasn’t very busy but it was very tiring. Everyone was tired. The very unseasonal weather has ended and Sunday was rainy and miserableThere was some epic work on … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: 29 days…

Posted on March 1, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Here are this week’s links… Ready or Not, a New Independence Day Awaits the U.K. If we’re heading for a hard Brexit, then we’re heading for a united Ireland. Of course I agree with this, I’ve been saying … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Tidying Up

Posted on February 27, 2019 by nicdempsey

We had glorious weather over the weekend and although we had planned not to do anything, the weather was too nice not to be outdoors so we went up on Sunday. As it turns out, I can’t be trusted near … Continue reading →

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Monday Misc: False Spring

Posted on February 25, 2019 by nicdempsey

The weather last week was marvellous, about 8 to 10C above average temperatures. It’s been really hard to be in the office when the weather has been so amazing. The downside to my job is that I lost 5 holiday … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: As unplanned as it looks…

Posted on February 22, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Bill and Melinda Gates and the problem of the “good billionaire” The Snowflake in Chief Why I fought for the right to open up family courts to greater scrutiny. I’m mostly going to come down on the side … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Destroyer of Raspberries

Posted on February 20, 2019 by nicdempsey

It’s nearly the end of February and I still haven’t sown one seed! We did have an incredibly productive Saturday of work though. First we bought 500 litres of compost and wheel barrowed them to the plot. We filled up … Continue reading →

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