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Monday Miscellany

Posted on November 9, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I started last week really well, I was out of the house at 7am, on a 65 bus at 7:24am. All good. However, half term is over and so the bus was a bit more crowded. I want … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: November

Posted on November 2, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! The allotment pumpkin walk happened on Saturday, 3,000 people and a lot of work (none of it mine!) I turned up to help at the bar! I’m so close to finishing this cross-stitch I just need an uninterrupted … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Dead Cat Bounce

Posted on October 26, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! The clocks went back over the weekend and we got an extra hour (parents and pet owners probably didn’t!) and we are now in the season of the ‘dead cat bounce’. It’s lighter in the mornings for a … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Rain in the Wrong Places

Posted on October 19, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! October is really beginning to October, sunrise at 7:30am and getting up in the dark sucks. This weekend I started doing 25 minutes with the light lamp, it does work but I don’t like it. Last Friday, Mum … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: October

Posted on October 5, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m busy all the time and for the last couple of weeks, I’ve dropped several balls. This space, ironing, the plot. Although I’m still trying to adjust to the autumn of it all, I’m ready to start picking … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Repairs

Posted on September 21, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last Tuesday, we hit peak ‘I told you so’. Mum has got more wobbly and her instinct is to try and use walls and furniture to balance, which sort of leads to chaos as she has no depth … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Life as Usual

Posted on September 14, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week really felt like ‘back to school’. It’s the dark mornings, i know I do this every year but apparently my favourite time of year is when it’s light at 5am! I happily for me, and my … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Autumn

Posted on September 7, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s the second week of September and autumn. It gets dark before 8pm and sunrise today was at 6:23. It’s sort of taken me by surprise, at the weekend I reset the light lamps! I finished a cross … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Football Season

Posted on August 24, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I know that it’s only been a month since the World Cup, but football provides me with a rhythm. There have been a couple of unexpected results I’m hoping that Chelsea vs. Fulham isn’t one of them! The … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Too much summer

Posted on August 17, 2026 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! At some point last week, I became older than my father ever was. It’s been on my mind as I came up to this birthday and because my dad died 4 days after his birthday it’s been easy … Continue reading →

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