Tag Archives: 2011

Cooking – Strawberry Summer Cake

Posted on June 6, 2011 by nicdempsey

  Baking is how I relax and I like to try different things, over the past couple of years Smitten Kitchen has been a huge source of cake inspiration.  When I saw this, I had to try it.   I … Continue reading →

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This kid

Posted on June 4, 2011 by nicdempsey

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again..this boy is just lovely… Even if I have to spend the afternoon chasing him around a park…and rescuing him from over friendly puppies.. I love being his aunt…

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Friday Night Cocktail – Watermelon Mojito

Posted on June 3, 2011 by nicdempsey

  I’m not keen on mojitos, usually, but I saw this one on Eat, Live, Run, Jenna got it from here and I just loved the colour. I mentioned it to Matt & Michael, who tried it, tweaked it and … Continue reading →

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Supplements

Posted on June 3, 2011 by nicdempsey

This week, as I was making faces about drinking the ‘orange’ flavoured fizzy CoQ10 tablet, godchild 2 asked “Why do you drink it if it tastes nasty?” Good question. So I thought about the supplements that I take and for … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read: May 2011

Posted on June 2, 2011 by nicdempsey

My reading slowed right down in May due, I think, to a number of things. Not commuting anymore, that’s 2 hours a day I’m not reading when normally I would be. I’m training for the 10k, so am leaping out … Continue reading →

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Home: Ordinary Beautiful Things

Posted on June 1, 2011 by nicdempsey

Things in my kitchen that I love partly because I like bowls (it’s something I’ve clearly inherited from my mum as she does the same thing) and it’s about how we build our homes. Once you get past the things … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Read – April 2011

Posted on May 1, 2011 by nicdempsey

25. Matched – Ally Condie Lots of dystopia in YA fiction nowadays. This is set in a world where everything, what you eat, what you do, who you marry is decided by the Society. Being YA, you get told who … Continue reading →

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