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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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Recommendations: Always Infinity

Posted on October 13, 2018 by nicdempsey

Saturday recommendations are about the things I use and think work or help me in some way. Sometimes, I use things that I don’t like because I have to, for example, my hoover. It’s not a terrible hoover, it does … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Brexit, Northern Ireland and Mum’s who shouldn’t tweet

Posted on October 12, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This week has been tough because it’s been so much darker in the morning and yesterday the bulb in the wake up lamp decided to die, that was not a fun morning! This weekend, I’m walking with Sarah … Continue reading →

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Monthly Goals – September/October 2018

Posted on October 11, 2018 by nicdempsey

October has rushed past us and we’re nearly in November. October has been better than expected but I am struggling with the darkness a bit. I’m doing everything I can to keep from it getting worse and so far November … Continue reading →

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