Tag Archives: 2020

Allotment Adventures: Slow

Posted on July 15, 2020 by nicdempsey
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Monday Miscellany: New Normal

Posted on July 13, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Is anyone else struggling and out of sorts? I am, my boss is, most of the people at work are. It seems like everyone is feeling a bit discombobulated right now, for me it’s about things going back … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Hamilton Day

Posted on July 3, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve been absent for a couple of weeks because it’s been pretty difficult to deal with the news. Anyway this weekend, we’re going to get some relaxation of rules because the death rate is down, whether it will … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Rain, Wind and Nephews

Posted on June 29, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! This weekend, Ma and I went to Shefford. It rained but it was lovely to see the family. Since we last saw them, L’s nan has died and B has been in hospital for a non-COVID issue so … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: A Government run by Bugs Bunny would be more efficient

Posted on June 19, 2020 by nicdempsey

On Wednesday mornings, Sean Bean is presenting a programme called Legacy of War, which explores the impact that war experiences had on entire families and down the generations. It’s been interesting last week’s was about John Beckett, who was a … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Support Bubble

Posted on June 15, 2020 by nicdempsey

I have a weekly catch up with my manager on Friday, it’s never a really long meeting, we talk through his diary for the next couple of weeks, talk about what I’m doing, catch up on how we’re feeling, things … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: I need to spend some time

Posted on June 10, 2020 by nicdempsey

So last weekend, I didn’t do any work on the allotment. There is always work to be done but I’m still missing my work partner and so I need to do double the work to keep up and I’m not … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Quite the weekend

Posted on June 8, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’ve been very quiet over the last week, in part because of the trash fire that is the world, and also because June 6 was also Stef and Kier’s birthday, they would have been 50. June used to … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: World on Fire

Posted on June 5, 2020 by nicdempsey

I started compiling these links on Sunday morning and at that point it seemed that the US was on fire and it doesn’t seem to have got any better over the week. I’m a Londoner and lived through rioting in … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Nearly there

Posted on May 27, 2020 by nicdempsey

We’re nearly at the end of May, it’s been 10 weeks since the Weeder-in-Chief has been on the plot and I’m struggling to get it all done, there’s always something that doesn’t get finished because I’m sidetracked by weeding. The … Continue reading →

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