Tag Archives: September

Allotment Adventures: Ma does all the work (again)

Posted on September 9, 2020 by nicdempsey

I’ve not been to the allotment since Friday, when I spent an hour harvesting and left Ma on the plot to weed. I’m doing the same thing today and at the weekend, I’ll go and do some work while Ma … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Two Birthdays and a Quiz

Posted on September 7, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I had such a good weekend that the working week is going to be a bit of a comedown! In the week, we had a virtual birthday party for a friend. I hosted the work quiz, which Ma … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: A Confederacy of Dunces…

Posted on September 4, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Schools are going back, the govt has not got anymore efficient and I’m tired and grumpy! Happy Autumn folks… The Tory party has been hollowed out and filled with Boris Johnson’s vanity. It’s like Thatcher never happened, the … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Summer Exhaustion and Autumn Planning

Posted on September 2, 2020 by nicdempsey

There hasn’t been an update for two weeks and the harvests have been crazy… So much food! This weekend we said goodbye to the french beans, the wind did for the frame and so we pulled them up. Last weekend … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: It Just Keeps Coming…

Posted on October 2, 2019 by nicdempsey

This week it rained, which wasn’t good for anyone’s spirits but was really good for the plot! The produce is still coming but we are more into the leafy, green stage of the year. Every week I think will be … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: You need a spreadsheet

Posted on September 30, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I was completely missing in action last week with a stomach bug! I had a day out and worked from home two days, most of the time I wasn’t working or throwing up was spent sleeping.I also got … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Everybody is making excuses but nothing is getting done

Posted on September 20, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Cameron may have fought Brexit. But it was his policies that made it happen There is a belief around at the moment, encouraged by many of the 21 Conservative MPs recently expelled from the party by Johnson, that … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Autumn is coming

Posted on September 2, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday and September! How was last week for everyone? Mine was fine, there is some change coming down the pipe but we’ll have to see how that goes. The country is a mess but we covered that on Friday! … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Ma Does All the Work

Posted on October 3, 2018 by nicdempsey

This weekend was the Ealing Half, so I was handing out water and left Ma on the plot with a packed breakfast, a flask of coffee and a worklist. She was amazing. We called time on all the summer and … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Bulbs

Posted on September 19, 2018 by nicdempsey

We headed to the allotment on Friday to collect feed and work. We had so much, we took a bunch of stuff to Sarah and Justin and a lot has come up with us to Northumberland. Then we finally got … Continue reading →

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