Tag Archives: 2020

Monday Miscellany: Busy

Posted on May 18, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week, I decided that I needed to impose a bit more discipline upon myself. At this stage of lockdown and working from home, I am both the six year old with displaced behaviour AND that six year … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A Bit Windy

Posted on May 13, 2020 by nicdempsey

The allotment was all ok on the weekend, I went on Sunday and weeded the paths and put everything away because it was very windy, I also cut back the rosemary, it looks really bedraggled at the moment but I … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Weeds are everywhere

Posted on May 6, 2020 by nicdempsey

It’s May, the point of my growing year where I’m not ready to start planting out and the weeds are all over the place! Without my trusty sidekick, I’m having to do a lot of the maintenance my own self … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Boris is Back and I can’t decide if that’s good news

Posted on May 1, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve had a pretty strange week, yesterday, I was at the allotment and someone or something stole my sandals. I think it was foxes, with that and the mystery cat, I feel like I’m being terrorised by small … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Random Potatoes

Posted on April 20, 2020 by nicdempsey

It’s that point in spring where the things that I’ve planted are slowly getting going but the weeds are going hell for leather! At the back of the plot I’m pulling up weeds and volunteer potatoes out (6 on Sunday) … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Three weeks in

Posted on April 13, 2020 by nicdempsey

Over 10,000 people have died in hospital from COVID-19, goodness knows what the number will be when home and care home deaths are added in. We are getting to the hardest part of lockdown now, it’s not a novelty and … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Still Indoors

Posted on April 3, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The world is pretty crazy right now, everyone who can be, is mostly indoors. Key workers are exhausted, parents are exhausted, everyone is struggling. I think the thing I want to say most is that it’s not a … Continue reading →

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Lent Week Five: The Promise of Spring

Posted on March 31, 2020 by nicdempsey

I love spring, I said a couple of weeks ago that my brain is waking up because the light is back. Last week we hit the vernal equinox, equal amounts of day and night and that’s pretty much my own … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: There is Aways Something to be Thankful For….a list

Posted on March 23, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Most of the world is at home right now, the people that aren’t are NHS workers, delivery drivers, train drivers, and anyone who can’t work from home or doesn’t work from home. I’m at home and we’re planning … Continue reading →

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Tips for Self Isolating

Posted on March 19, 2020 by nicdempsey

The advice is now work from home if you can, self isolate if you need to and only be out and about if necessary. All schools will be closing on Friday and in London, there is talk of a total … Continue reading →

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