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Castle

03 Wednesday Apr 2013

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a-to-z-letters-cTough to think of what C to go with today. I was at art class this morning so class was almost the C but there wasn’t a photo to go with it. I also found out I won a competition for flights from Ireland West Trad and although there was a photo I won with it wasn’t one taken today. Part of the challenge for me is to take a photo to go along with the challenge…don’t ask me what happens when I get to X or Z!!

Classiebawn CastleSo the C is for Castle. This is Classiebawn Castle in Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo. A really beautiful looking building. I would have liked to go down on the rocks to get a better photo but last time I did that I fell flat on my backside!! So you’ll just have to make do with this photo.

Raghly HarbourCalfI had a walk around Raghly Harbour after my visit to the castle (not in the C mode, although the calf would pass, but I wanted to share these photos with you anyway).

The Road Less TravelledBlue DSCF6461It was an absolutely beautiful day here in Sligo today and I even had a picnic :) Let’s hope the nice weather stays for a while.

Summer in Sligo (at last)

30 Monday Aug 2010

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3, originally uploaded by magnum_lady.

We’ve had a couple of really beautiful days. It’s sods law, the kids go back to school and the sun comes out.

We attempted the car boot sale again yesterday. It was a waste of time. Hardly anyone turns up to look. Some of those that do just look in the door and walk away! We sold two items….wow. Made the grand total of 15 euro. The stall cost a fiver and I split the rest between the kids. Then we went to the clothes recycling bin and got rid of the clothes. I wonder why car boot sales don’t take off in Sligo.

My mum treated her and I to tickets to Tony Stockwell. He is a psychic medium. We saw him in Castlebar a few years ago and he was very good. This time he is coming to the Hawks Well theatre in Sligo on September 23rd so it should be a good night.

Temple House which is nearby is having a great festival on 10th-12th September. I would love to go but can’t afford it :(   I’m trying to win tickets….but so far no luck. I’d really like to see Howard Jones and The Sawdoctors to name a couple of acts.

Sunny Sligo

10 Saturday Apr 2010

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Sunny Sligo, originally uploaded by magnum_lady.

Well it’s been a really lovely couple of days.

I actually managed to get the grass cut today and caught up on all the washing. In the middle of it all we heard the ‘Mr. Whippy’ van so the kids and I piled into the car and whizzed of into the village in search of it….Andy was looking out of the window wondering where on earth we were going. Anyway we found the van and the kids got their first ‘whippy’ ice cream of the year.

I took the photo above at the Holy Well, it’s one of my favourite places in Sligo. So tranquil there and I’m always fascinated by what I call the ‘Wishing tree’. People leave all kinds of things tied to the tree in the hope that their prayer will be answered.


We’ve had lovely comments about our TV3 interview. I’ve just about recovered….although I’m still dreaming that I’m being interviewed…lol. I know some people have had problems viewing the link on the website, so Andy has put it up on youtube. It’s in two parts, I’ll put up the link to it.

Here comes the sun

10 Wednesday Feb 2010

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Here comes the sun, originally uploaded by magnum_lady.

Today has been a lovely sunny day. I actually managed to wash Bertie and get some washing out on the line.

I’ve been a bit accident prone over the last couple of days. Today when I was bringing the washing back in a peg ‘exploded’ and just missed my eye! It did hit me on the head though and blooming hurt.

Yesterday I was busy moving things around because Lucy has changed bedrooms. There was a tumble drier which needed moving and I didn’t want Andy to hurt his back again so I moved it….and ended up with it landing on my foot, ouch.

Today I took Andy to the warfarin clinic in the hospital, luckily there weren’t many people there (and no old ladies smelling of wee). It was icy this morning and we were going to go in Andys car (Christine). She’s called Christine for a good reason. Do you remember the Stephen King film about the possessed car? Well that’s Christine. So true to form she wouldn’t start this morning.
So we ended up going in Bertie. Andy doesn’t like Bertie because he bangs!

The healthy eating is going well. I’ve lost 5.6kg in 24 days. I’ve no idea what that is in ‘old money’ I must look it up. The only downside is that my mother tells me that I look ‘haggered’, it’s so nice to be given encouragement :(

Blue

03 Wednesday Jun 2009

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Blue, originally uploaded by magnum_lady.

We’ve had some really lovely sunny days. It went up to 34c in the garden yesterday…..mad! Never known it be so hot in Ireland.

We haven’t really done a lot because Jono was gearing up for his Junior cert. and we were trying to keep things calm.

Anyway he had his first exam today which was English and he said it went OK. He is in his own room with someone writing for him, so is away from the hustle and stress of the rest of the school which is great. Tomorrow is his 16th birthday…..I can’t believe it, this time 16 years ago I was in Sligo General hospital, watching Melrose Place!
Poor lad has a maths exam tomorrow morning though, so we’ll celebrate in the afternoon.

To all my friends with blogger sites I seem to be having problems reading and commenting, so it’s not that I’m ignoring you….hope it sorts itself out soon.

Saturday Sunshine

21 Saturday Mar 2009

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Saturday Sunshine, originally uploaded by magnum_lady.

It’s been a long day. I picked up mum this morning and we went into see dad. He was being fed by a nurse when we got there, that’s a good sign as he hadn’t eaten for a couple of days. His breathing seemed calmer today, although he is on oxygen all the time now. He is in a ward with 4 other men, they seem very nice. One man is 95! He was sitting on the bed on his mobile phone! He was such a character, laughing and joking with everyone.
Dad was taken off for dialysis so I dropped mum home and rushed around the house like a mad thing trying to catch up on housework.

Everything was fine until 7pm when I got a call from the hospital to say dad was deteriorating so off we go into the hospital again. Dad did look poorly but his blood pressure and heart rate was fine. When the night nurse came on duty she seemed surprised we had been called as she said he was the same last night and was probably just shattered from three days of dialysis and a chest infection. So we stayed for a few hours and came home again. Dad knew we were there but didn’t speak….It’s not very dignified to be suffering in a ward with other people, not fair on dad or the other men.

The photo is because it was sunny and it’s Saturday. I’m shattered now, so off to bed.

It’s a beautiful day

18 Wednesday Mar 2009

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It’s a beautiful day, originally uploaded by magnum_lady.

It’s been a really lovely sunny day here in Sligo today. So I’ve been on 3 walks! Well you have to make the most of it.
I went to Doorly Park this morning….got the camera out and I’m such a muppet I forgot to put the battery in!
When I got home and grabbed the battery I went for a walk, it’s so nice to see flowers and insects around, it’s been a really long Winter.
Then I had to get Jono from school early so we went exploring around Ballysadare, we went to a disused church and climbed down to Ballysadare Falls….only trouble is we sort of got lost and ended up in the middle of a field and had to jump over barbed wire and a stonewall to get back to the lane.
Ballysadare Falls
I don’t think I’ll be blogging tomorrow, we have to get the 6am train to Dublin for Jono’s hospital appointment.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

17 Tuesday Mar 2009

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day, originally uploaded by magnum_lady.

Well it has been a lovely sunny day. Myself and Jono went into Sligo early this morning and had a wander around Mail Coach Road where all the floats and bands were getting ready for the parade.
As usual I took way too many photos, I have put a few up on flickr….more will go up soon. http://www.flickr.com/photos/magnumlady/sets/72157615239194902/
There was a great turn out of various bands and floats, including O’Hehirs bakery, Scouts, Siptu, Coolaney football club, Unknown (Coolaneys rock band), Sligo Samba Band….loads, loads more. It was lovely to see everyone dressed up and enjoying the atmosphere.
There is a short video of the parade here, sorry it’s not great quality:
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