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Allotment Adventures: Water Every Damn Day

Posted on August 18, 2022 by nicdempsey

I feel sure that I’ve mentioned that London and the South East of England is having a drought. It’s a issue, I can’t remember the last time we had rain and for the first time since I have lived in … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: A Year Older, Probably Not Wiser

Posted on August 8, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! August is the best month of the year, everyone is on holiday so London is a bit emptier than usual, there is a Bank Holiday AND it’s my birthday! Which happened on Saturday. 49 isn’t much different from … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Boris still isn’t gone

Posted on July 22, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a while, here are this week’s links, please bear in mind that some of them are a couple of weeks old… From Thatcher to Johnson: how right to buy has fuelled a 40-year housing crisis Cancelled … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Been a while

Posted on July 11, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! A little while ago I was chatting to a friend who said that she wished “life would stop happening all at once”. That has been me in the last couple of weeks. It’s been a lot. So let’s … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: 17 June

Posted on June 17, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Links this week are in no particular order because the government is horrible and everything they do is terrible. Right to buy put homes in the hands of landlords. Rehashing it will do the same.  I was the … Continue reading →

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Recommended: A Work Bag

Posted on June 11, 2022 by nicdempsey

I have always resisted using a rucksack for carrying my work laptop to and from the office, I was given one when I was issued with the laptop but for the size of them they were bulky and single purpose. … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: He’s still Prime Minister

Posted on June 10, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m in the office today, so this will be short. The photo is today’s breakfast, with berries from my plot. The news is still a garbage fire, here are this week’s links.. Unlike the Queen, King Charles will … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Still a republican

Posted on June 3, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! If you listen to Radio 4 (I do, extensively) you would think that we were all thrilled about the Jubilee. While I don’t dislike the person, I still don’t agree with the institution. I happen to believe that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: The Monarch Song Horrible Histories

Posted on May 29, 2022 by nicdempsey

Next week is the Jubilee and it feels like everything is covered in cunting bunting, I’m still a republican.. It’s all ridiculous so here is a silly song..

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Monday Miscellany: Mini Break

Posted on May 16, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Today, I’m headed north for a couple of days in my second favourite UK city. We’re headed to Newcastle, to go to the beach at Tynemouth, the Baltic and finally I get to go to Seaton Delaval Hall. … Continue reading →

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