Tag Archives: September

Allotment Adventures: Harvesting

Posted on September 8, 2021 by nicdempsey

We didn’t do much this week, I was tired and needed to shop. So we came and watered (which was a mission in and of itself) and harvested. The beans and cukes are winding down but the summer squash is … Continue reading →

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Time for some goals

Posted on September 7, 2021 by nicdempsey

Last week, I finally reached my limit with the effects of peri menopause and got a prescription for HRT (and if anyone like would like to hear me rant about how annoyed I was to discover that one month is … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: September

Posted on September 6, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last  week was tiring for lots of reasons. There is the ongoing trash fire that is the world right now. The Texas abortion law and the Supreme Court just refusing to do anything about it, the sorry state … Continue reading →

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Friday Links:

Posted on September 3, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Why soil is one of the most amazing things on Earth. This is so good and why I’m trying so hard with no dig and building the soil. The rise of period pants: are they the answer to … Continue reading →

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Preserving the Plot: Quick Pickles

Posted on September 2, 2021 by nicdempsey

It took an age to get any cucumbers but we’ve had 22 in two weeks! I love cucumbers, but this is a lot, my sister in law is having the same issue, my brother says they are eating them in … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: A tidy up

Posted on September 1, 2021 by nicdempsey

We had two days this weekend. So we started with coffee on Saturday morning and a plan of attack. Ma started at the back and I started at the front. My weeding job was easier because the soil at the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Last of the Tomatoes

Posted on September 30, 2020 by nicdempsey

I picked all the tomatoes last Friday, and another eight squash and the last cucumbers. The weather has changed and it’s getting colder so I didn’t want to go away for the week and lose the last of them. I … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: North

Posted on September 28, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m very happy to report that this week, I’m not at work. Yesterday, we walked to Warkworth and today we are headed into Alnwick and to my happy place, Barter Books. We have plans to go to Hauxley … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: September – Earth, Wind and Fire

Posted on September 27, 2020 by nicdempsey

Because I couldn’t let September go by without putting this up!

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Friday Links: Headless Chickens

Posted on September 25, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This is late, but here are this week’s links… Matt Hancock, could you honestly think of no one better to run test and trace? Working from home could be keeping Covid-19 at bay – for proof, look at … Continue reading →

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