Just a quick blog....because I'm shattered. The bloody SatNav took me half way around the country to get to Kildare yesterday. We went through 8 blooming counties to get there! Anyway I had a great time.....I didn't win but I knew I wouldn't, I meant some great people though, some that I knew from twitter,... 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 →
Creevylea Abbey, Dromahair, Co. Leitrim
Last week I went to visit Creevylea Abbey in Dromahair. I loved the walkway to it through the trees and was looking forward to seeing what was around the corner. I loved seeing the cows in front of the abbey. I was hoping they would turn around but they weren't obliging me. Creevylea was a Franciscan... Continue Reading →
Sligo Festivals
Well it seemed to be the week of festivals in Sligo. Not just one but two....that I know of. There was the Sligo Summer Festival and the Lunasa Festival. To be honest I lost track of what was happening as part of each festival on Saturday so I just combined all my photos together. It... Continue Reading →
Down on the farm
After my lovely visit to the Sathya Sai Sanctuary I popped over to Tullyboy Farm in Boyle. They have kindly given us a family pass for our Sligo Animal Rescue/Donkey Sanctuary raffle. The farm was very busy with all the children getting a ride around on the tractor, it gave me a chance to look... Continue Reading →
Animals do the funniest things
Well not really the funniest things but I love animals. Rocket-dog seems to have a bit of a thing for cows....here he is getting friendly with a neighbour. I know the photo above is blurred but I think it's very sweet 🙂 Or how about a hare that looks like he's riding a tiny bicycle!... Continue Reading →