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Friday Links: Football and Caring

Posted on May 22, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week. So Arsenal have won the Premier League but whether Spurs or West Ham will go down remains to be seen. One of things that is inevitable when I spend so much more time with … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: So much still to do

Posted on May 20, 2026 by nicdempsey

I have been quite diligent on the plot this year. I started on New Year’s Day. Tom came to dismantle and dig over the weedy and unused squash bed and over the course of some months, behold the ‘mini orchard’ … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: It’s been months and the world is still a disaster

Posted on May 15, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a while and I’m not sure I’ll be here regularly but I’m here for this week! Single women are buying more houses. The men they are dating are not responding well This is interesting albeit US … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Sick

Posted on December 9, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Tuesday!

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Allotment Adventures: The Best Laid Plans

Posted on November 27, 2025 by nicdempsey

I had last Friday earmarked for allotment and it didn’t go well. The trains were balked, so it took me ages to get home, then I had a ton of stuff to sort, then I had to go to the … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany : Cold Snap

Posted on November 24, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday!

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Recommended: Being a Aunt

Posted on November 22, 2025 by nicdempsey

Ok so this isn’t really a thing that you can do anything about as the status is completely dependent on other people doing stuff. That notwithstanding 16 years ago today, my brother and sister-in-law brought the eldest nephew into the … Continue reading →

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Tidying up and a slow decluttering of my space

Posted on November 18, 2025 by nicdempsey

One of the reasons that looking after Mum has been so easy is that she is not a hoarder, she doesn’t collect random stuff and she it ruthless about throwing things away. My Grandad was the same and when he … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Last Week of BST

Posted on October 28, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s officially going to be dark until next year

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Recommended: Upcircle Peptide Serum

Posted on October 25, 2025 by nicdempsey

I’m 52, when I look in the mirror I wonder who the old person is! I don’t actually have a problem with aging but my middle aged skin doesn’t bounce back like twenty or thirty something skin did. I’m dealing … Continue reading →

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