Rocket-dog is a winner

I entered a competition on the Homeland Facebook page for Royal Canin dog food. It was a pet photo competition so I entered a photo of Rocket-dog and luckily he won! As he is a rescue dog he decided to donate his prize to Sligo Animal Rescue so we went along today to give the... Continue Reading →

Day trip to Longford

I heard an advert for Iceland in Longford on iRadio a couple of weeks ago. How did I never hear there was an Iceland in Longford?? It's about an hours drive from here so Lucy and I headed over there today.  Iceland, for those who don't know, is a freezer food shop. Lucy was looking... Continue Reading →

Sweet Charity

Last night we went to see Sweet Charity performed by the Sligo Musical Society at the Hawk's Well Theatre. It was a very good show, with a great cast and brilliant songs. I especially liked 'Rhythm of Life'. It was fantasic....well done Dave Flynn and cast! It was quite a long show though at almost... Continue Reading →

Back to Exploring

It's been a while since I've been out and about exploring. Today I got a chance to go wandering. Be warned this is a long post.  The photo above is a Celtic Trinity Knot tree design: planted mid ’80s by the McCabe Family. They planted that whole hill (known as ‘Tormór’) in the mid-eighties, and... Continue Reading →

Happy Pancake Day!

Firstly Happy Pancake Day. As it's a big year of WB Yeats here in Sligo (well worldwide really) I dedicated my pancake to the poet himself...I think there's a bit of a likeness there. It's also my birthday today, I got very spoilt and had a lovely day  🙂

The Blow Dry Bar

I had a lovely treat today thanks to The Blow Dry Bar. Anyone who knows me in real life will know my hair is usually tied back number one because I'm too lazy to style it and number two because it usually looks like I've been dragged through a hedge backwards! As it's my birthday... Continue Reading →

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