This old anxiety is a strange thing. I thought I was doing OK, I thought I was doing really well in fact, until last night. I was going to a dinner and instead of arriving early as I would normally do I was a bit later. So when I walked into the room there were... Continue Reading →
So we're in December and for the first time ever we've put our Christmas decorations up already. Normally I'd have said it was too early but this year I'm looking forward to Christmas, for the first time in a few years. Christmas 2016 was swallowed up with moving a couple of weeks beforehand. I have... Continue Reading →
Following on from my Sligo post which has had thousands of views I've decided to do one about North Mayo. This stunning part of Ireland has also been omitted from the 'Fill Your Heart With Ireland' Global campaign by Tourism Ireland. So here I am to show you that there's nothing to see in North... Continue Reading →
The new advertising campaign from Tourism Ireland was announced yesterday. The global campaign "Fill your heart with Ireland" will begin next month. The first phase will focus on the North and Northwest and that's all wonderful - but they have bypassed Sligo completely. So I'm going to show you that there's nothing to see in... Continue Reading →
That's B's as in Ballina, Bayside and Boyle. Lucy was home for the weekend so we took a trip to Ballina just for the craic. Well no actually it was to visit Jack Fenn's Courtyard Cafe at Belleek Castle in Ballina and to have a look around the shops. I really like Jack Fenn, it's... Continue Reading →
I went to a needle felt workshop today with Alison Hunter - who is an amazingly talented artist. I wasn't sure what to expect and I thought it might involve sewing which would be fine until I explain that I spent most of my time at school skipping that particular class. I'm a different person... Continue Reading →
