Tag Archives: christmas

Handmade Christmas – Vin d’Orange

Posted on December 9, 2014 by nicdempsey

Without a doubt one of the most annoying things about this time of year, when bloggers start to talk Christmas and making presents, is seeing something that would be a good present, that fits your skills level and then realising that … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on November 28, 2014 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! 1. This is another article about abortion. The right to have an abortion is something I care about and I am fed up with the debate being framed in terms of something a woman will always regret. 2. … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendars

Posted on November 27, 2014 by nicdempsey

I’m a big fan of advent calendars, as a child I always wanted one with chocolate in them but as an adult, I’ve become very anti them. I wrote about how much I enjoyed my calendar last year.   This … Continue reading →

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Christmas decorations

Posted on December 24, 2013 by nicdempsey

On Friday I bought a Christmas tree and put up decorations. The moral of the story is that I can’t be trusted to buy an appropriately sized Christmas tree for my living room, this is a big tree in my … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendar

Posted on December 17, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’m really loving this year’s advent calendar, which never has chocolate in it… It really comes into it’s own when it’s dark and there are candles   The window for the 6th December (St Nicholas’ Day)   The calendar is … Continue reading →

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Handmade Christmas – Biscuit Tins

Posted on December 12, 2013 by nicdempsey

One of my more expensive habits is Illy coffee, which comes in lovely tins. Tins that mostly end up in the recycling, because I can’t think of anything to do with them. When I was thinking about Christmas and handing … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on December 6, 2013 by nicdempsey

Well that’s another week done with. Nelson Mandela died yesterday. Everyone is sharing quotes and mourning him, but he put it best, “Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his … Continue reading →

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2013 Christmas Songs

Posted on November 11, 2013 by nicdempsey

Because I was sick from Tuesday and had a very quiet and boring weekend. With the exception of the Grace@xx service and Ma coming over for lunch I did very little so a weekend update seems silly. While Ma was … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2012

Posted on December 27, 2012 by nicdempsey

It feels like Christmas and Boxing Day was another weekend so I’m going to recap it like I do the weekend. Normal programming will resume tomorrow, with Friday Links (I’m changing the name because I do seem to be posting every … Continue reading →

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Too much fun..

Posted on December 20, 2012 by nicdempsey

Last night was great…perfect manhattans are perfect.     This morning, I’m sitting at my desk with the biggest cup of coffee, a ham and cheese croissant and the prospect of a really tricky meeting ahead of me. Thank goodness … Continue reading →

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