Today was a great day. A totally new opportunity for me to try something different at a silver jewellery making course with the wonderfully talented Tiffany Budd. I really had no idea what to expect but I turned up to a very warm welcome by Tiffany and her lovely dogs. First things first was a... Continue Reading →
From kittens to cake
It's been a busy couple of days, mostly good but something really annoyed me today. Lucy has had to go to a couple of appointments and I really don't understand why some people think they can talk to young people like they are a bit of dirt. It costs nothing to be polite and I... Continue Reading →
My Heritage Week so far
I love Heritage Week. It's run every year at the end of August and is a great chance to see places that wouldn't normally be open to the general public. So far this week I've been on a tour of Coopershill House, Riverstown, Sligo which was very interesting and the first time I've been in... Continue Reading →
A quick catch up
I have another foodie blog to post but didn't want to do two in a row so in between all that eating (and trying to make tomatoes red) we've been out and about trying to make the most of what's left of the 'summer'. I use the term summer lightly as its bloody freezing! The... Continue Reading →
Green Fingers and Green Tomatoes
You might have read that we moved house in June this new house has a greenhouse so I've been pottering about in it. I really have no clue about growing anything but I didn't let that stop me. I planted tomato plants and was expecting them to grow tomatoes immediately...they didn't so I shouted at... Continue Reading →
Kidding around at Beltra Country Market
I had a great morning yesterday at Beltra Country Market. Paul, who is a goat farmer or as he calls himself 'The Goat Man' came along with two lovely goats and told us all about them. I was very lucky as I got to have a try at milking one...I was useless it has to... Continue Reading →