I've decided to do a new feature on the blog about Sligo shops. Now technically Michael Quirke's shop isn't just a shop, Michael is a craftsman, artist and gentleman. He makes his wonderful woodcarvings from his shop and I went in to find out more about him. Michael showed me this photo of his father... Continue Reading →
Sligo L.E.T.S Organic Farm
I had a lovely day today with a unexpected visit to Sligo L.E.T.S Organic Farm Produce today. I had seen my friend Jacintha post a photo of the donkey and asked her where it was. She told me about L.E.T.S and I decided to pay a visit. They are located in Cleveragh near the sports... Continue Reading →
March Monday
This morning started off very foggy. The photo above was taken at 7.30am this morning. Above is another one from 7.30am this morning, the joys of walking the dog early 🙂 When I was in Sligo this morning the fog was starting to lift. The photo above was taken at 9am, it's from The Model... Continue Reading →
Sligo’s 1st Diecast Model and Toy Fair
Today Jono and I went to a brilliant die-cast model and toy fair. It's the first one to be held in Sligo and judging from the amount of people who were there I'm sure it won't be the last. There were all kinds of models on display (although sadly for Jono no model railways....although he... Continue Reading →
Cooking and Budgeting Course
I started a new course last week. It's a Cooking and Budgeting course. Naively I thought it was going to be cooking on a budget but it's not. There are two parts of it; the first part is cooking and the second part budgeting. As the first class fell on Shrove Tuesday we made pancakes.... Continue Reading →
In the news
I know I've posted before about my snowy photo that went viral. Well the Sligo Champion did a brilliant article about it and about me 🙂 They said I was like a one-woman tourist board for Sligo. You can read the full article here. I'm happy to highlight the beauty we have here in Sligo.... Continue Reading →