A few weeks ago after our lovely visit to Ange's Cottage we stopped off at Dereen Wood. Lucy took this photo of me and I saw a post on The Migraine Association of Ireland website for a competition for those with chronic pain. So I entered the pic just for the hell of it and... Continue Reading →
I’m not alone
Earlier today there was going to be a pity party of a blog post. That's what not sleeping at night does. Following on from my post about 'Who am I?' at 2am my negative thoughts told me I was a loser....yes thanks for that. I finally got to sleep at around 5am and when I... Continue Reading →
The Sound of Silence
Oh yes I'm wide awake - and I'm on my phone. I'll never learn! I actually had four decent nights so that's a start. In a lot of ways things are picking up, in other ways things are exactly the same - or even regressing. I think I was naïve when I started the coffee... Continue Reading →
Sligo Acts
I went along to the Hawk's Well Theatre yesterday for the introduction to Sligo Acts. This is a great new project by the theatre to give members of a public a chance to appear on stage. It's open to all so there were people who had acting experience and people who were beginners. I was... Continue Reading →
Mary is a winner!
Congratulations to Mary from Aclare in Co. Sligo who was crowned the National Winner in the Brown Bread Baking Competition! (yes there is such a thing!) The National Brown Bread Baking Competition was held in association with the National Ploughing Association (NPA) and the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA) in September 2017. All four judges agreed... Continue Reading →
Who am I?
A conversation came up this week about this topic. Not just 'Who am I?' but who is anyone? I have to say I was stumped to come up with an answer! Of course I'm Val Robus but Val was the name I was given and Robus is the name I married into. So who am... Continue Reading →
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