Category Archives: Ma

An old cup and the importance and unimportance of things

Posted on October 16, 2013 by nicdempsey

Can you remember what you used to eat for breakfast when you were a child? I was thinking about this on Monday and I remember, boiled egg and soldiers, cheese on toast and toast a lot (I didn’t like milk … Continue reading →

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Birthday Week Trip – Plymouth

Posted on August 13, 2013 by nicdempsey

Last week, Ma and I went to Plymouth and it mostly rained! Plymouth is a long way to go for gin but that’s what we did. We like train journeys (especially when you get to see the sea!) and had … Continue reading →

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The rest of her life

Posted on August 1, 2013 by nicdempsey

Yesterday was Ma’s last day of work. Ever. Ma left school at 16 and has pretty much worked ever since. There was maybe 6-ish months of not working when Ben and I were born (maternity leave wasn’t much available 40 … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on April 2, 2013 by nicdempsey

This is a very late post because last night and most of today I had a migraine, not fun! So this is what I did over the Bank Holiday weekend.. On Friday, I did very little. Some sleep, some reading, … Continue reading →

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Rich or poor, people matter (guest post)

Posted on March 7, 2013 by nicdempsey

As you may have guessed, I’m really close to my mum, she reads the blog and tells me what she thinks about it (and nags me about my inability to proof read properly.) I’ve been telling her she should write … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on February 4, 2013 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Are you excited to be back at work today? I’m excited because tonight I shall be seeing OCMS live and that makes me happy! So the weekend. The first weekend of February was the  first of three that … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on January 7, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’ve managed to have an action packed and a quiet weekend. I started my weekend with being a good daughter. Ok, I think that I’m always a good daughter but this weekend Ma needed to move things out of her … Continue reading →

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2012 – Some of the year in pictures

Posted on December 31, 2012 by nicdempsey

I was thinking about writing a review of the year but in the end decided to let pictures sum it up. January February March April May June July August September October November December

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Christmas 2012

Posted on December 27, 2012 by nicdempsey

It feels like Christmas and Boxing Day was another weekend so I’m going to recap it like I do the weekend. Normal programming will resume tomorrow, with Friday Links (I’m changing the name because I do seem to be posting every … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on December 10, 2012 by nicdempsey

Friday Night was another night with Oli and Ma. Oli was in a ‘no’ mood, he’s been ill this week and was just tired and done. He didn’t want to help make pizza, he didn’t want to wear his apron, … Continue reading →

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