It's back to earth with a bang today after leaving my comfortable bubble of the theatre world. I was part of Sligo Acts at the Hawk's Well Theatre. Basically around 40 members of the public signed up to be part of a stage show. After around 16 hours of rehearsals we produced an evening of... Continue Reading →
The Croagh Patrick Walking Festival
There's a wonderful event taking place in County Mayo next month. If you want to explore the beautiful rolling landscape of The 61km long Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail, meet fellow walkers and find about more about this beautiful area this is well worth checking out. The Croagh Patrick Heritage trail starts from the town of... Continue Reading →
Feeling the love
So it's Valentine's Day - usually a hallmark day but today has been absolutely wonderful. Firstly it was Bloomin' Fabulous Vintage Tea Party in aid of the Sligo Rape Crisis Centre. I made a hat - it was pretty shite to be honest but I tried. I made the SRCC logo and a little teapot... Continue Reading →
Valentine’s Day Vintage Tea Party Sligo
Bloomin Fabulous, in association with Anderson's Grill and Bar will host a Vintage Tea Party Fundraiser for Sligo Rape Crisis Centre this Valentine's Day at Andersons beautiful new venue on Kempton Promenade. There is an afternoon of imagination and wonder planned for all attendees filled with music, old fashioned romance, theatre, poetry, and tea. Bloomin... Continue Reading →
Happy 9th Birthday to the Blog
Well it's hard to believe that my little old blog is 9 years old! Those years fairly flew. The blog started as a place to get thoughts out of my head during a time when there was a lot of illness in the family and has kind of come full circle. I still blog about... Continue Reading →
Don’t have a Blue Monday
Tomorrow is Blue Monday, apparently the most depressing day of the year. Christmas is over, the decorations are down, the bank accounts are empty, the days are short and the weather is shite.....but it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom. Our Havin'aLaugh coffee morning is on tomorrow at The Blind Tiger, Stephen's Street... Continue Reading →