On Saturday I took Jono to the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, Co. Tyrone. It's about a two-hour drive from here but it's a lovely place and it's years since we've been there. You start the tour in the visitor centre which also houses a cafe, a shop and exhibitions. At the moment there... Continue Reading →
Strandhill
On Tuesday I was on my way into town when Lucy got a call to say her training centre was shut. As the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day we decided to head to the beach. Strandhill is just out of Sligo town and although it's not safe to swim in the... Continue Reading →
The Glen
Today was a lovely day. My friend Martina and I climbed Knocknarea although it was really too misty to get pictures of the lovely views. So in the words of Blue Peter here's some I took earlier. I've wanted to find The Glen for a long time. It's just down the road from Knocknarea but... Continue Reading →
Car boot sales and a Chinese buffet
I haven't had the chance to do a 'normal' blog recently so this is a bit of everything. A couple of weeks ago Lucy had the day off from her course so we went to Enniskillen. The cushions above are from B&M which is a great 'discount' store. It's in the town where Woolworths used... Continue Reading →
The Hunger Games
Yesterday we went to see The Hunger Games 🙂 We've all read the books and couldn't wait to see the film. It really was excellent, so great to see the book bought to life on the big screen. It wasn't as gruesome in the film as I thought it would be but I guess that's... Continue Reading →
Grange St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Also on St. Patrick's Day I went to the Grange parade. Grange is a small town in North Sligo. It was a lovely parade, the Sligo Pipe Band came out to lead everyone through the town. The rest of my photos are here.