It's been a busy week so not much time for blogging. It was Lucy's 17th birthday on Wednesday. Where do the years go? She had a half day from her course so we went for lunch and got our nails done. It's the first time I've ever had my nails done. I made Lucy's cake,... Continue Reading →
Coolaney Summer Festival, 2012
Well it was a really busy weekend for me. I was taking photos of the Coolaney Summer Festival. Luckily the weather wasn't too bad...it could have been worse. Mind you it could have been better! There were loads of activities for all the family. Including a road race, sketch walk, nature trail, Olympic sports day,... Continue Reading →
Shelly River Boat Race at the Cairde Festival, Sligo
Cairde is Sligo's annual arts festival celebrating diversity. The festival takes place for one week each year in July and Sligo comes alive with an excellent range of music, theatre, dance, children's and family events, visual art and more. Last night was the opening of the festival. The Shelly River Boat Race was the first event.... Continue Reading →
National Play Day at Doorly Park
Yesterday was National Play Day at Doorly Park, Sligo. To be honest I didn't know a thing about it until Farmer John from Farmyard in your Schoolyard told me about it. That's one thing I would like to change about Sligo....where some things are kept a secret. Anyway there were some families there so obviously... Continue Reading →
Bag a bargain at Cairde Arts Festival Big Auction
The Cairde Festival takes place from June 30th - July 8th this year. It's always a great festival with loads to see and do for the whole family. Some of this year’s highlights include Yungchen Lhamo in concert with Liam O’Maonlai, Madu, Delicious O’Grady, The Cool Mules, Papagena Puppet Theatre and a whole lot more.... Continue Reading →
SaucepanKids Cooking Demonstration
Saucepan Kids is a great new website inspiring and encouraging kids to grow and cook their own food. They had a 'cooking with kids' demonstration in Source Sligo Cookery School. We were shown how to make fresh herb pesto. With herbs grown from the Saucepan Kids garden. It smelt amazing and tasted wonderful. It's also... Continue Reading →
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