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Friday Links: Civility

Posted on October 26, 2018 by nicdempsey

Trump’s words have consequences, and he can no longer deny it We’re in a new era of slum landlords and tenant squalor. Lammy was part of a Labour government that did nothing to reform housing over 13 years, it can’t all … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Teambuilding, Cocktails and Aunty Duty

Posted on October 22, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! After last week, which involved a very early morning for a trip to Southampton, a cocktail making class and having the nephews on Saturday night. Which was much easier than you’d imagine but involved more cooking than I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: I Need Never Get Old

Posted on October 21, 2018 by nicdempsey

This week we had a team meeting and lunch and this was playing over lunch and I love it so here it is…

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Recommendation: Ironing Water

Posted on October 20, 2018 by nicdempsey

I’m a known hater of ironing, I iron as little as possible and only do the bare minimum (which includes pillowcases and tea towels – yes I know it’s weird, I blame my mother!).This is relatively easy to do in … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: To hell in a handcart

Posted on October 19, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! US embassy apologises after mistakenly sending Cookie Monster cat invitation  The US should have cat-pyjama-jam parties. We’d like them so much more! You Have to Stop Canceling and Rescheduling Things. Really. This. So much this. Paddington Bear and the Displaced … Continue reading →

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Pavlova

Posted on October 18, 2018 by nicdempsey

In my experience, everyone has something they can’t cook. One of the most accomplished cooks I ever knew, could not bake. I have a epic problem with key lime pie that I really need to deal with at some point. … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Sprung a Leek

Posted on October 17, 2018 by nicdempsey

There isn’t an awful lot to do right now, which is good because we didn’t have a lot of time. We picked kale, chard, parsley, coriander, salad leaves and a couple of leeks.We did a bit of weeding and we … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – August and September 2018

Posted on October 16, 2018 by nicdempsey

It’s taken me forever to get around to this because I felt like I sort of lost my reading mojo over August and September but 17 books and 1 short story isn’t exactly a slump  although I had to immerse … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: ‘Aunty Nic, horsie’

Posted on October 15, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday!Those of you following along on Instagram, will already see that I was a horsie yesterday. We had played the ‘wrap J in a blanket, put him on the sofa and then ask where he’s gone’ game, several times. But … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Give Me the Night

Posted on October 14, 2018 by nicdempsey

Today is my brother’s birthday. A couple of years ago he and Mum went to see George Benson. One of the things that all three of us agree on is George and it’s definitely something we both get from our … Continue reading →

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