Category Archives: Things I Like

Reasons to be Cheerful – March 2015

Posted on March 31, 2015 by nicdempsey

Reasons to be Cheerful and/or Thankful posts are something I usually do to remember that life isn’t all doom and gloom, which is why they featured so prominently when I was unemployed and in November and the run up to Christmas when … Continue reading →

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Library Love

Posted on March 25, 2015 by nicdempsey

Before Christmas, I finally got my act together and prompted by the knowledge that I was going to severely restrict my book buying this year, I re-joined the library. Although the primary reason was selfish, I also wanted to show … Continue reading →

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Christmas Radio

Posted on December 22, 2014 by nicdempsey

I love BBC radio and I really love BBC radio at Christmas. Here are the things I’m looking forward to over Christ Brain of Britain, Brain of Brains – starts 22 December 2014 I love Brain of Britain (and Russell Davies), … Continue reading →

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Belsay revisited

Posted on October 7, 2014 by nicdempsey

Holiday was ages ago but here are the pictures from Belsay..      

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Homeward bound

Posted on September 13, 2014 by nicdempsey

Today we leave Northumberland and travel all the way down the country and back to London. One of the things that we say a lot is that we’d spend more time up here if it was nearer! I’m beginning to … Continue reading →

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Tuesday

Posted on August 5, 2014 by nicdempsey

Sometimes you have a perfect weekend. It’s just the right amount of busy, social and restful and that was what my weekend…. There was cake.Nephew, who thinks that Grandma and Aunty Nic are Daddy’s sisters. Yes, we did set him straight…Family … Continue reading →

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The weekend

Posted on July 28, 2014 by nicdempsey

Things I did this weekend… …read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to a 22 month old …caught up and drank wine with the 22 month old’s mum …boggled at how big 22 month old was and enjoyed watching him explore my … Continue reading →

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Good things

Posted on July 17, 2014 by nicdempsey

This week has not been epic. I’ve been struggling to hang onto my usually sunny mood, yesterday to remind myself that life was not terrible I made a list of good things. Here it is 1) Books, a world with … Continue reading →

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Sometimes life gives you a smack around the head!

Posted on June 14, 2014 by nicdempsey

To say I woke up on the wrong side of bed yesterday morning would be the understatement of the year. I woke up hot, sore, headachey and extremely grumpy and I knew it. I’ve been spending some time this week … Continue reading →

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Silly

Posted on May 7, 2014 by nicdempsey

My family are pretty normal and straightforward. Ok, so Ben and I are closer to Mum than most adult children are to their parents but that’s cause she’s pretty awesome. Aside from that we don’t really stand out from the … Continue reading →

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