Tag Archives: July 2020

Friday Links: They never expect the Spainish quarantine..

Posted on July 31, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So I have no links about the Prime Minister’s anti obesity campaign or the quarantine for people on holiday in Spain. I just can’t. Here are this week’s links… The Tories are struggling to find a way to … Continue reading →

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Home: Making some changes

Posted on July 28, 2020 by nicdempsey

I’ve been living in this flat for just over 11 years, when I moved in, I made a deliberate choice not to buy everything I thought I wanted for the flat. In the first year I got a sofa and … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Last week of July

Posted on July 27, 2020 by nicdempsey

This year has gone so quickly and been 100 years long. However, here we are at the end of July. About this time of year as my birthday approaches, I become aware that while summer isn’t over, it’s coming to … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: If you don’t look it’s not there

Posted on July 24, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve been really busy this week, so not much reading has been happening, but this is what I’ve read Are the British conformist or libertarian? Our face mask response is telling Why has there been no public information … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Wear a Goddamn Mask

Posted on July 17, 2020 by nicdempsey

It’s not Friday. I forgot to schedule this on Thursday night and on Friday morning, got up at ridiculous o’clock (5:30am) because I couldn’t sleep and had to go into the office. Basically, I needed to clear out my locker … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes that don’t taste like disapointment

Posted on July 16, 2020 by nicdempsey

I didn’t eat raw tomatoes until I was an adult. In my late thirties, I would occasionally eat a bruschetta but not very often. Then I got an allotment. In my first year, I grew some gifted cherry plants and … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Slow

Posted on July 15, 2020 by nicdempsey
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Friday Links: Hamilton Day

Posted on July 3, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve been absent for a couple of weeks because it’s been pretty difficult to deal with the news. Anyway this weekend, we’re going to get some relaxation of rules because the death rate is down, whether it will … Continue reading →

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