We went to Carrick-on-Shannon today for the first car boot sale after Christmas. We were hoping it would be a really good one...but it was rubbish. The weather probably didn't help, it was misty and raining a bit and it was blooming cold. So we decided to go bowling, we haven't been in years. I... Continue Reading →
Nature Walk by Birdwatch Ireland
There was a great turn out today for the Nature walk by Birdwatch Ireland (Sligo branch). My thanks to the organisers for a very interesting walk around the Sligo IT. It was held as part of Science Week. Unfortunately most of the birds and animals didn't oblige us (although we did see blackbirds and pied... Continue Reading →
Sligo Saturday
Yesterday was a lovely day in Sligo. The shopping centres came to life with the sounds of choirs taking part in the Sligo International Choral Festival. As if that wasn't enough there were also lots of activities taking place as part of Craftfest Northwest. It was great to see the artists at work. We have... Continue Reading →
Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour
We had a few days in the UK last week. We were actually heading to Hull but it was easier to fly from Knock to Liverpool and with us being fans of The Beatles we had to see a few of the sights. Of course we were relying on the not so trusty SatNav so... Continue Reading →
SUP!
I had a great experience during the week where I walked on water! Who would have thought it possible? I have been watching David from SUPforall's Facebook page with interest, it always looks like everyone has a great time and I got my chance to try it on Wednesday. If you don't know what SUP... Continue Reading →
Birmingham
This is a well overdue blog about my trip to Birmingham. I've already blogged about the reason I went, which you can read about here. I have to admit I'm not a great traveller so I was apprehensive about the small plane that Aer Lingus use to fly from Knock to Birmingham. So I really... Continue Reading →