Tag Archives: 2023

Halloween Pumpkin Walk Photos

Posted on October 31, 2023 by nicdempsey

I usually man the bar at allotment events, here are the photos I got..

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A Plan for Winter – Thankful Week Five

Posted on October 29, 2023 by nicdempsey

I’ve been absent from this space for a while (so much for using it for accountability!) but not absent from being thankful. In no particular order here are some of the things I’ve been thankful for over the last few … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: The World is a Bin Fire

Posted on October 27, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Last week I wrote a Friday Links post but then decided not to post. Because I wrote in anger after a discussion about the situation in Gaza. My basic point was that I can be horrified by what … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Tidying up

Posted on October 24, 2023 by nicdempsey

It has been really difficult this month to find the time for the plot. Ma is on an every other week cycle and I’m busy and tired and autumnal so it’s hard. However, I am determined to get the plot … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: It is glass or plastic?

Posted on October 23, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’ve been away. There was some peri-menopausal illness, three very busy weeks at work (that’s not going to change this side of Christmas!), some adjustment to the fact that it’s dark a lot of the day and the … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Return of the SAD Lamp

Posted on October 2, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last night, I admitted defeat and set up the light lamp. It made this morning slightly less traumatic, although it didn’t make me any happier about it! Last week felt really busy and this week isn’t going to … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: No good news

Posted on September 29, 2023 by nicdempsey

It’s been another really depressing news week. A 15 year old got stabbed (boys are afraid girls will reject them, girls are afraid boys will kill them), Suella Braverman thinks all refugees and immigrants liars and criminals, which given that … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Starting to tidy up

Posted on September 27, 2023 by nicdempsey

Ma and I have decided that allotment work is best tackled in the morning. If we get up and go straight to the plot and work to about noon, we are, or at least we feel, far more productive. Ma … Continue reading →

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Exercise: Another Autumn Plan

Posted on September 16, 2023 by nicdempsey

In my attempt to implement self care before it gets really dark, I started the Thankful posts. However, mental well being doesn’t just happen by taking care of thoughts and feelings, it is much enhanced by some exercise. As a … Continue reading →

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Preserving the Plot: Garlic

Posted on September 14, 2023 by nicdempsey

We grow a lot of garlic, my aim is that we should be self sufficient in garlic. This year we grew an extra bed but lots of our garlic while great wasn’t in great shape for storage for the year. … Continue reading →

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