Tag Archives: November

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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Allotment Adventures: start Again

Posted on November 4, 2026 by nicdempsey

I was at the allotments both days this weekend and I even got some work done! There’s no getting around it, the plot is a mess and I’m going to spend the next three months or so tidying up. I … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Halloween Pumpkin Walk

Posted on November 3, 2026 by nicdempsey

This is mostly going to be a picture post but the team organising this absolutely knocked it out of the park. We had a new route through, which meant that the 3,000 people who’d bought tickets to the event had … 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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Allotment Adventures: The Best Laid Plans

Posted on November 27, 2025 by nicdempsey

I had last Friday earmarked for allotment and it didn’t go well. The trains were balked, so it took me ages to get home, then I had a ton of stuff to sort, then I had to go to the … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany : Cold Snap

Posted on November 24, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! The unseasonably warm November weather ended last week and I woke up energised. I hate that it’s dark when I get up but I love those sunny, crisp days. We’re back to single figures again and until it … Continue reading →

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Recommended: Being a Aunt

Posted on November 22, 2025 by nicdempsey

Ok so this isn’t really a thing that you can do anything about as the status is completely dependent on other people doing stuff. That notwithstanding 16 years ago today, my brother and sister-in-law brought the eldest nephew into the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A Little Bit More Work

Posted on November 19, 2025 by nicdempsey

After an unintentional week off, I was back for some gentle allotmenting. My back is still not fabulous and it’s really hard to work out what to do to help it (I can’t stop carrying wheelchairs downstairs or sleeping on … Continue reading →

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Tidying up and a slow decluttering of my space

Posted on November 18, 2025 by nicdempsey

One of the reasons that looking after Mum has been so easy is that she is not a hoarder, she doesn’t collect random stuff and she it ruthless about throwing things away. My Grandad was the same and when he … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: November settling in

Posted on November 17, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I was completely missing in action from the blog last week because I was busy. I had a migraine on Sunday and that is when I do the bulk of these posts, and I just didn’t catch change … Continue reading →

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