Category Archives: Things I Like

The Living Room

Posted on April 9, 2013 by nicdempsey

So now that it’s been painted, I thought that I’d show you how this room looks, though I feel I should apologise in advance for the photo quality. Because the flat is rented there are things that I can’t really … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on April 8, 2013 by nicdempsey

The Weekend started for me on Thursday night. Which means I was only at work 2 days last week! I wish I could say that I had a restful, lazy weekend. That was not the case! On Friday, I went … Continue reading →

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Hero product

Posted on March 12, 2013 by nicdempsey

Last month I found another use for my favourite all purpose product and I thought it was time to share. It’s Waitrose’s Baby Bottom Butter*. There’s been a lot of talk about this, I think it started on Mumsnet (not a … Continue reading →

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The Hall

Posted on February 19, 2013 by nicdempsey

Over the weekend I framed some things. These are on the ledge as you come up the stairs into the flat. Before After   The three frames contain cards, two were given to me and one I bought. All are … Continue reading →

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Pretty pictures

Posted on January 29, 2013 by nicdempsey

Monday was a difficult day. The rain rained, the wind blew, people were annoying and I was tired and grumpy. I sat down to write about something but couldn’t think of anything useful to say. In 13 weeks time, I’m … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on January 18, 2013 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday, it’s more than halfway through January, yay.. 1) The Back to Her Roots planner. Sometimes I wish I was a graphic designer… 2) The rise of Quinoa and how it’s affecting Bolivian diets. It’s a very Guardian article, … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on January 11, 2013 by nicdempsey

This is the last alcoholic FNC in January, I made this one before New Year and it’s not what I’ll be drinking tonight! It’s another drink from the PDT Cocktail Book and has Aperol which seems to be my new … Continue reading →

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Four things

Posted on January 10, 2013 by nicdempsey

Four things that are making the week better: 1) Lemon and Ginger tea I may have mentioned how much I love this tea before, it wakes me up and I’m sure the vast quantities that I’m drinking at work is … Continue reading →

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Random

Posted on December 14, 2012 by nicdempsey

Hello…happy weekend. Some stuff I’ve read this week… 1) What losing weight changes and what it doesn’t. Interesting Losing the weight was tough, she says: “I had no idea who I was, and while I went through all that I was lost.” … Continue reading →

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Gingerbread

Posted on December 5, 2012 by nicdempsey

Gingerbread is one of my favourite things to make. Which is a good thing because I make it quite a lot. It’s really simple, mostly make it in loaf form and it’s best if you leave it a couple of … Continue reading →

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