It’s the first Sunday of May, the sun is shining, and the birds are singing. The swallows are back and it’s lovely to see them. There’s a real chill in the wind though, but it’s nicer than looking at grey skies and rain. Now that I’ve finished with the weather report, I’ll get on with... Continue Reading →
A Gentle Reminder To Get Your Blood Tested
I’ve been feeling quite tired for the past few months and was thinking about getting my blood tested to see if I was lacking in anything. I finally went to the GP a couple of weeks ago (about an eye issue that I’ve had for 6 months). To cut a long story short, because I... Continue Reading →
48 Hours in Birmingham – Trains, Planes, Greggs and Catacombs
Me and Jono spent the weekend in Birmingham, we were there for the Model World Show, and I managed to do a little bit of sightseeing while we were there too, so I thought I’d write a blog post to tell you all about it. Firstly, we flew from Ireland West, I love this airport... Continue Reading →
Model World LIVE 2025
We are just back from a flying visit to Birmingham, it was to visit Model World, as Jono is a fan of model railways. I’ll tell you more about the rest of the trip in another blog post, but this is just to cover the exhibition. It was on both Saturday and Sunday, we bought... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
A quick blog post today, as I sit waiting for a flight back to Ireland. We took a quick trip to Birmingham for the Model World event at the NEC. It's Jono's first trip since 2018, and it's been a great experience. Ireland West airport is great to fly from. I'll tell you more about... Continue Reading →
The Mill Apartments Revisited – Again
It's over a year ago since I wrote this post about The Mill Apartments, Ballisodare, Sligo. Since then there was mention of the apartments on local media outlets, and there was metal sheeting put up to stop people getting in. This was my original post in 2011 - the apartments were derelict then, and had... Continue Reading →