Category Archives: Family

Oli and the animals

Posted on August 16, 2012 by nicdempsey

On Saturday, the family (me, Ma, Ben, Laura and Oli) went to Whipsnade. It was a lovely day, the nephew was less than impressed with the ‘new, red buggy’ and I found his tantrum about sitting in it “I’m too … Continue reading →

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What I did last night

Posted on August 9, 2012 by nicdempsey

I went to Sarah’s and drank fizz and ate fish and chips.. Instead of doing anything useful at home. It was lovely to see her and catch up on all the news, gossip and general excitement.

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A birthday in pictures…

Posted on August 7, 2012 by nicdempsey

  Oli, later on we made cakes (he’s good at cracking eggs and eating choc chips!)   Tabitha   Murphy   Saturday was the child friendly celebration, there aren’t any pictures of Friday night, but it was lovely and left … Continue reading →

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Birthday….

Posted on August 6, 2012 by nicdempsey

It’s my birthday today. Also celebrating birthdays today are The American Bar at the Savoy, (105 years older than me!), the World Wide Web (go google Tim Berners-Lee!), Tennyson, and Jamaica which celebrates 50 years of independence. So I’m in … Continue reading →

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Sarah and Justin got married

Posted on July 30, 2012 by nicdempsey

On Friday, Sarah and Justin got married. They asked me to take the pictures. Sarah and I have known each other for well over 20 years (our families knew each other from St Thomas’)and her reasoning was that I know … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on July 29, 2012 by nicdempsey

I spent Friday at Sarah and Justin’s wedding.. This is the song that stood out.. When I grow old, I know I’m gonna be the man that’s growing old with you

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Putting a small boy on a leash…

Posted on July 23, 2012 by nicdempsey

Last week, Ma and I had Oli for the day. Oli doesn’t do walking, he does running at full pelt paying no attention to the danger of cars or anything else. I don’t have a problem with this, he’s 2 … Continue reading →

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Oliver James

Posted on July 14, 2012 by nicdempsey

I do like spending time with this boy.. As he gets older, I’m completely gobsmacked by the depth of emotion I feel for him. I’m pretty much resigned to not having a child of my own but I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Open Arms – Elbow

Posted on June 24, 2012 by nicdempsey

Open Arms, elbow I’ve done elbow before. Twice in fact. Not this song though. This song makes me cry…. It makes me think of family and how at the times you least expect it they take you in and help … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on May 20, 2012 by nicdempsey

Sweet Baby James – James Taylor I heard this for the first time about 4 years ago.. As I recall there was a thing on the radio about albums you should listen to. They featured Sweet Baby James. The programme … Continue reading →

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