Cooking and car boot sales

Chocolate and cream cake, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Over the last few days I appear to have turned into Nigella Lawson. First I made a sponge cake with jam and cream, then I made a banana and pecan cake. Followed by a paella. The next day I made chicken curry and today I made the... Continue Reading →

August in Sligo

  We had no electricity today. It was fun and games trying to make toast over the gas hob. It was a dark old day so we decided in the end to go into town. I had a voucher for The Tobergal Cafe that I won in a photo competition for the SO Sligo food... Continue Reading →

RTE weather calendar

Misty Morning, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Yes another blog post....and yes this photo again. I know I've blogged it before. I got a phonecall today from RTE to say my photo is going to be in the RTE weather calendar.....so I'm delighted about that. The calendar comes in the RTE guide in December but they... Continue Reading →

The Harlequin Hotel

  Last month I entered a competition on facebook to win a break at the Harlequin Hotel in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. All I had to do was refer friends to them....so I did and I won 🙂 We headed off last week and had a lovely time. The hotel is really nice, the beds were... Continue Reading →

Singing in the rain

Singing in the rain, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. It looks like we had our Summer yesterday. So we were busy in the garden (although I'd rather have been at the beach). Today we are back to the rain, hence the umbrella photo above. You have to have something cheerful to look at in this kind... Continue Reading →

A proud day

A proud day, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. I got to see my photos in the exhibition today at the Capture Gallery in Sligo. I'm like a proud mammy 🙂 If anyone would like to vote you can click here.

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