Tag Archives: 2023

Allotment Adventures: Hottest week of the Year

Posted on September 13, 2023 by nicdempsey

Last week was the hottest week of the year, in September as it’s slowly getting darker in the morning and at night. Climate change and global warming causes weather instability and this is what we’ve had over the last couple … Continue reading →

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Thankful: A Plan for Autumn

Posted on September 10, 2023 by nicdempsey

Way back in 2011, when I was really struggling with life, depression and everything else I started listing things I for which I was thankful. While there were times I was bitterly resentful of needing to find things to be … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Entitled and Petty

Posted on September 8, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This week a commentator on the radio said that the Government risked coming across as entitled and petty, I was surprised that they didn’t think they were already coming across as entitled and petty. The truth is the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: End of Season Disconnect

Posted on September 6, 2023 by nicdempsey

Sometimes, something pops up on social media that is just what I need to hear. Jess at Roots and Refuge has managed it twice in the last month. At about 8:08, she talks about the struggle this time of year … Continue reading →

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Book Squee: The Scholomance Books

Posted on September 5, 2023 by nicdempsey

2023 has not been a year of prolific reading. However, I got book tokens for my birthday. If you didn’t know a book token is an amazing gift, it involves guilt free book buying and a chance to spend a … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Crumbling Schools…

Posted on September 1, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Ministers face calls to explain delay in closing schools over concrete crisis. In the very early 90’s, at 6th form college, we had to have lessons in portacabins, they were not in great shape and I remember one … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Just before a Bank Holiday

Posted on August 25, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s the end of August and there is a surprising amount of news for the silly season. Although, I seem to be all about housing and cost of living this week: Inverclyde named most affordable place to buy … Continue reading →

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Preserving the Plot: Cassis

Posted on August 24, 2023 by nicdempsey

We had an abundance of blackcurrants this year. More than enough for jam, I have some in the freezer and I made cassis. I have no idea how authentic it is, I saw a lot of recipes using vodka, a … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: And Just Like That, Tomatoes

Posted on August 23, 2023 by nicdempsey

This week we finally got tomatoes. Not many but they are starting…. There are bits of the plot that need weeding so badly and things that really need to get in the ground and there may be blight but there … Continue reading →

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Handmade Christmas: Yes I know it’s August

Posted on August 22, 2023 by nicdempsey

So now I’m over my birthday, my thoughts have turned to Christmas. Yes, it’s early. So let me set a scene. It’s Christmas 2009, I have no job, money is tight and I’m wondering how to do Christmas. Everyone says … Continue reading →

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