Category Archives: How I Live

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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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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Monday Miscellany: No hearts but some flowers

Posted on February 18, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last Thursday, I was off for the afternoon and I walked home via the plot, the crocuses are coming up…. The rest of the week was better, mostly because it’s getting lighter and that’s having an affect on … 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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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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Things I want to do in January

Posted on January 10, 2019 by nicdempsey

This is not an exciting post about exciting things to do in London in January! This is about things I want to do in January, a soft goals post. For 2019, I’ve decided on no overall goals for 2019, but … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Sick

Posted on January 7, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I was feeling really good about not catching everyone’s lurgy before Christmas, so inevitably I came down with it after Christmas. I was in bed before midnight on NYE and it didn’t improve afterwards. So today is my … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Cheese for your needs

Posted on December 31, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday!I had a lovely Christmas week, Christmas Eve we decorated the tree, Christmas Day we went up to Shefford and had a lovely time, there was food, drink, fun. Once the littlest nephew was in bed, we played bingo. … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: The Night Before Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2018 by nicdempsey

It’s Monday and it’s Christmas Eve, so it’s almost over! I’m working from home today, which means that I’ll get to listen to Carols from Kings which is when I actually start to feel that it’s really Christmas because at that … Continue reading →

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