Category Archives: Ma

The Weekend

Posted on October 29, 2012 by nicdempsey

This weekend started as normally does with a Friday Night Cocktail (one sloe G&T), pizza and a glass of wine. I love Friday nights at home! Saturday dawned bright and cold. The weather suddenly decided to remember that it was … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on October 15, 2012 by nicdempsey

The weekend started on Friday afternoon. Ben and Laura went out to celebrate Ben’s birthday by seeing Level 42 and Ma and I got to babysit Oli. Ol is at the stage where Mummy and Daddy going out is deeply … Continue reading →

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The weekend

Posted on September 17, 2012 by nicdempsey

Last week seemed like a hard week, I was so glad that the week was done with and ready to have a relaxing weekend. Dev came round on Friday with wine. Selected because it was on special offer and he … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on August 20, 2012 by nicdempsey

Babysitting, Henry V at The Globe, cheeky cocktails at OXO. There was also housework and general prep for this week. I’m only at work Monday and Tuesday, a day at home on Wednesday then Thursday and Friday are taken up … Continue reading →

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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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In the North

Posted on May 24, 2012 by nicdempsey

I love cities, with the exception of Belfast, which I am a bit meh about, I have never met a city I wasn’t keen on. Of course, my favourite city is the one I was born in and live in … Continue reading →

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Coastline

Posted on May 16, 2012 by nicdempsey

On Monday, we decided to walk. We drove to Craster and walked along the coast to Low Newton and back. It was 12km in all and the rain held off until we finished. Scenery was amazing and Emberton Bay just … Continue reading →

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Successful Saturday

Posted on April 21, 2012 by nicdempsey

Today, I’ve… ….sent a parcel ….received a parcel ….chatted to my brother ….caught up with Sarah and seen her and Justin’s lovely new house ….been to the theatre (Chalet Lines at the Bush Theatre) ….drunk champagne (I’ve been doing so … Continue reading →

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Easter Weekend

Posted on April 12, 2012 by nicdempsey

Friday Walk around Richmond Park – that’s a 12km walk in the sunshine…I was rocking a hangover and 5 hours sleep and I really didn’t think that I’d manage it, although I felt so much better at the end of … Continue reading →

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Working mothers and feminism

Posted on March 8, 2012 by nicdempsey

Today I read this piece in the Daily Mail (I really can’t call it journalism). My first thought was that if this is true, Alice Walker used feminism as an excuse to be a shitty human being and a bad … Continue reading →

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