Social media gets a lot of bad press, and I know there is a lot of toxicity online, but there is also a good side to social media, and today a couple of lovely things happened, that wouldn't have happened if I wasn't online. I was in Boyle to meet Alan, who did a beautiful... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
After 11 weeks of January, it's finally the last Sunday of the month! Yay! I hope you are keeping well and for those of you in Ireland, I hope the storms haven't affected you too much. We've had almost a week of storms. First was Storm Isha which left us without power and phone signal... Continue Reading →
Some of my favourite Sligo Shops and Businesses
I've written the post of suggestions of favourite businesses and I thought I should really do my own, although I can't include every business that I like and use, but these are the ones that I love - in no particular order. Services Sligo Credit Union. They have saved me on a couple of occasions,... Continue Reading →
Some of the Favourite Businesses in Sligo
This post was compiled in January, 2023. I'm updating it now, so if you have any suggestions just let me know. I put a call out on my social media channels and on The Heart of Sligo Facebook group to find out what people's favourite businesses were in Sligo and I was inundated! Most of... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Welcome to what feels like the 100th edition of January 2024 Sunday Thoughts! I hope you are all keeping well, and if you live in Ireland, I hope that you've battened down the hatches ahead of Storm Isha, that's meant to be arriving today. I feel like this year has been my most anti-social to... Continue Reading →
Snow Days in Sligo
It seems like we are promised snow every week during the winter. I'd actually got to the point where I didn't believe the reports. They were right on this occasion, and we woke up on Wednesday morning to a winter wonderland yesterday. It snowed steadily during the day, and it was fairly deep (for Sligo)... Continue Reading →