Tag Archives: Ma

Jillian’s Birthday Cake

Posted on December 4, 2014 by nicdempsey

If you’ve been around here for any amount of time, you’ll have worked out that my Ma and I are very close. It wasn’t always this way, according to her I was a teenage nightmare! I always reply to that … Continue reading →

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Silly

Posted on May 7, 2014 by nicdempsey

My family are pretty normal and straightforward. Ok, so Ben and I are closer to Mum than most adult children are to their parents but that’s cause she’s pretty awesome. Aside from that we don’t really stand out from the … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday…

Posted on December 4, 2013 by nicdempsey

Today is Ma’s birthday, I won’t say how old but it’s not late middle age no matter how much she tells me it is! She isn’t a perfect person or a perfect parent because no-one is. She is the perfect … Continue reading →

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Photos – Oli and the Fireworks

Posted on November 5, 2013 by nicdempsey

                 

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The rest of her life

Posted on August 1, 2013 by nicdempsey

Yesterday was Ma’s last day of work. Ever. Ma left school at 16 and has pretty much worked ever since. There was maybe 6-ish months of not working when Ben and I were born (maternity leave wasn’t much available 40 … Continue reading →

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Jillian

Posted on December 4, 2012 by nicdempsey

As you may have gathered from all the times I’ve mentioned it. Today is my mother’s birthday. I’ve mentioned it here before and to be honest there isn’t too much to add. I am very close to Ma. Partly that’s because she’s … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on November 26, 2012 by nicdempsey

On Friday I worked from home. This was great because it meant that on Friday night I got a head start on making Oli’s birthday cake with the specified Mickey Mouse theme. Making cakes are fine but I really suck … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on November 19, 2012 by nicdempsey

This weekend started early because I had Friday off. To go to the Sanctuary with Christelle. This was a present from Christelle for doing a reading at her and Mike’s wedding and being the witness and storing the wedding dress … Continue reading →

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Biscuits

Posted on October 16, 2012 by nicdempsey

On Friday night Oli, Ma and I made biscuits. Oli was responsible for rolling and cutting out the shapes! He was very keen on the bell and the moon shapes and squashing the dough together!   I love cooking with … Continue reading →

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The weekend

Posted on September 24, 2012 by nicdempsey

Saturday started bright and beautiful, for some reason the church at the end of the road had put up bunting. I set out for Watford with lunch with the family. I seem to spend all my time waiting for trains … Continue reading →

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