Tag Archives: October

Tomato Soup

Posted on October 20, 2022 by nicdempsey

At this time of year, the amount of soup I eat/drink increases, it’s the best way I know of using up veg, the ‘kitchen sink’ soup is my thing. At the moment, soup is my go to dinner for the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Plant All the Things

Posted on October 19, 2022 by nicdempsey

So the last couple of weekends on the plot have been busy. We’ve (mostly Ma) cleared a lot of the summer beds, in the outdoor beds, the cherry tomatoes and summer and winter squash are gone, in the polytunnel, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Sleepless in Ealing

Posted on October 17, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s been busy at work and I’m trying to be proactive at home. It feels like I have to finish all the things before more birthdays and Christmas come along to hit me in the face! Over the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Rest

Posted on October 5, 2022 by nicdempsey

Last weekend, Ma and I looked at the weather forecast and decided that there wasn’t going to be much allotmenting. I had planned to spend some time on Saturday but got side tracked by the mice, I spent about an … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Return of the Mice

Posted on October 3, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week we had our first cold snap of the autumn. Not cold enough to require heating but colder than it’s been. As ever in Autumn I was on alert for mice trying to come in their usual … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Ain’t No Man – The Avett Brothers

Posted on October 31, 2021 by nicdempsey

This is older but it was mentioned in a book I was reading recently and I remembered that I liked it.

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Friday Links: Wanting it all ways

Posted on October 29, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The weather is miserable, the budget was bad, COP26 is going to be a disaster, Cumbria is flooding…it’s nearly November and the country is being run by clowns. Here are this week’s links Boris Johnson is no green … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Make Friends with an Engineer

Posted on October 27, 2021 by nicdempsey

We finally have a polytunnel! Richard and Sue came on Saturday and Richard with some help from me and Sue, put it together. Richard also fixed the sides of the new flower bed that will be next to the polytunnel … Continue reading →

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Reading Squee: English Pastoral – James Rebanks

Posted on October 26, 2021 by nicdempsey

I got given a book token this year. I cannot express how delightful it is to have money to spend on books and not having to feel at all guilty about it is. I bought English Pastoral in part of … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Poorly

Posted on October 25, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I spent most of the week feeling off, I was extremely tired, felt like I had a cold without the cold symptoms and had the rash under my chin and on my neck that I usually have when … Continue reading →

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