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Book Squee: A Bold Return to Giving a Damn – Will Harris

Posted on May 13, 2025 by nicdempsey

Will Harris runs a regenerative farm in rural Georgia and this book is about the land he farms and how and why he came to be farming it in the way he does and what his way of farming has … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Gardening as Housework

Posted on May 7, 2025 by nicdempsey

I still haven’t sown anything on the plot, as the amount of weeding and prep is still just insane! It’s all about weeding and tidying and it takes so much longer than I think it will. First let’s talk about … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Spring Springing

Posted on April 9, 2025 by nicdempsey

After two weeks of no allotment, I finally got to the plot at the weekend. I’m still very behind but the front of the plot looks pretty good. I spent 4 hours and I didn’t plant or sow anything, I … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Signs of Spring

Posted on March 3, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s March! I’m pretty sure that January was two days ago… We’ve started to get 10 hours of ‘daylight’ every day. It’s still England, so it’s very grey daylight but it has made a difference as I’ve started … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Election Fever…

Posted on June 14, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m really beginning to worry about the lack of thinking capacity and callousness of voters. Who are the people who think that Nigel Farage would make a good MP? Actually, I know some of them and it would … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Election

Posted on May 24, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So it seems we are to have a General Election on 4th July. Bonus points to the protesters, who realising he was calling an election, played ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ through Rishi Sunak’s speech! I picked the … Continue reading →

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Amble by the Sea

Posted on May 21, 2024 by nicdempsey

Monday was my hit of Vitamin Sea!

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Friday Links: Post Local Elections Trauma

Posted on May 3, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Yesterday there were local elections. Consensus is that’s it’s been a bad night for the Tories, but I’m more worried about turnout! Lyme Regis: a real taste of the Dorset coast with an exciting new food scene. Which … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: I’m ignoring the news

Posted on April 19, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m not actually ignoring the news but Bayern beat Arsenal this week which made me happy (Bayern are the only one of my Champions League picks for the family draw, so all my hope rests with them!) Biden’s … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Stormy Weather

Posted on November 3, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week, I need a drink, this is a good recommendation, I used slightly less sugar syrup…Cocktail of the week: Lowcountry’s Man overboard – recipe Ireland’s criticism of Israel has made it an outlier in the … Continue reading →

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