Tag Archives: July

Allotment Adventures: More like the picture I have in my head

Posted on July 29, 2026 by nicdempsey

This summer is my 10th with the plot and honestly it’s been brutal. It’s not just the weather, it’s the time. Last summer I was caring for mum a bit but not like this. I was at mum’s on a … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Sometimes you just don’t have the mojo

Posted on July 27, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Many moons ago, in fact when I was still in my twenties! Christelle and would talk about ‘having the mojo’. This was a perfect state when your hair was perfect, all your favourite clothes were clean, you when … Continue reading →

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Recommended: Ironing board organiser

Posted on July 25, 2026 by nicdempsey

Last week Jo and I were talking about all the things that we are excited about and how middle-aged we are. This is one of the things I mentioned. A thing that hangs off the door of the cupboard of … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Light at the End of the Tunnel

Posted on July 20, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday!

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Monday Miscellany: World Cup Semi-Finals

Posted on July 13, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday!

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Allotment Adventures: Power weeding and serving drinks

Posted on July 8, 2026 by nicdempsey

On Sunday we had the open day and I hadn’t been to the plot much the previous weekend and it’s looking magnificently over grown. Jude and Tana are saving me right now with watering so planted things are still alive … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Hot, Hot, Hot

Posted on July 6, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday!

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Monday Miscellany: We Love Chaos

Posted on July 28, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! July has been a busy month and up until last week, I felt like I’d been running around in circles, to very little effect. Last week, something clicked, and I started to achieve things. This often happens to … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: No Good News

Posted on July 25, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The 2020’s are not doing well for optimism about the state or the future of the world! I do kind of feel that there is no good news and I’m more than a little worried about what our … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: I’ve No More Fucks to Give – Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq

Posted on July 20, 2025 by nicdempsey

This is about where I am this month

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