Tag Archives: february

Allotment Adventures: Rhubarb Season

Posted on April 30, 2025 by nicdempsey

I’m a bit further along with the allotment tidy thanks to some time off this month. First, the compost arrived. So far so I’ve used it to plant potatoes and fruit trees. Two cherries and an apricot that are new … Continue reading →

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Miscellany: A lot of time with doctors

Posted on February 22, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Thursday! For those of you squeamish about women’s health (especially if you’re my brother!) look away now. This is a quick catch up, February has been busy. I feel this is relatively important to have this out there because … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Painful

Posted on February 12, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! (yeah I know it’s now Tuesday..) While I’ve had harder weeks, last week was extremely disconnected. There was all the hospital stuff and much to my surprise, I don’t feel better this week. I have extreme cramping. It … Continue reading →

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Preserving the Plot: All the Jam

Posted on February 8, 2024 by nicdempsey

Last year was a good berry year at the plot. We got gooseberries, blueberries and blackcurrants, lots of them. I knew that this year was going to be a jam making year. Last year, I only made blackcurrant and tomato … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: What I’m Sowing in February

Posted on February 7, 2024 by nicdempsey

I’ve been trying to assemble a list of what we plan to grow this year and it’s just too much. So I’m going to break it down for each month so that I can hold myself accountable to get things … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Feeling Very Blah

Posted on February 5, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m at the point where I’m just so done with my hormones. More bleeding, headaches and if I could get a hysterectomy, I’d take it because there have been 36 days this year and I’ve been bleeding for … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Turnpike Troubadours – Mean Old Sun

Posted on February 4, 2024 by nicdempsey

After a break up in 2019, Turnpike Troubadours got back together in 2023 and there was an album. Mean Old Sun great, but not my absolute favourite (Black Sky and Three More Days are my picks). However, I’m so happy … Continue reading →

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Small Goals 2023: March

Posted on February 28, 2023 by nicdempsey

It’s March tomorrow so it’s time to talk about things I’d like to do in March. As ever, let’s have a look February first. Despite the feeling that February was my own personal trash fire of a month. Circumstances have … Continue reading →

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Lent: The First Four Days

Posted on February 26, 2023 by nicdempsey

Lent Started on Wednesday and as I’ve done in previous years, I’m going to talk about it. If it’s not your thing, I get it, and I’ll see you sometime in the week, for my usual wittering. So the first … Continue reading →

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Recommended: St Pancreas Defendat Me ‘The Boris Letters

Posted on February 25, 2023 by nicdempsey

Michel Rosen makes up ‘letters from Boris’ on Twitter, they are very funny and sound alarmingly convincing. The early ones have been put in a book and the best way to deal with the horror of the government of the … Continue reading →

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