Over the weekend I went to Manchester with Jono. I will do a proper blog about that later but when I was looking at the Manchester Facebook page someone had suggested that visitors might like to check out the 1940s weekend at the East Lancashire Railway. I'm a real train fan and when I found... Continue Reading →
Irish Food
So what do you think of when you think of Irish food? These days the food is fantastic and there are all kinds of foods on offer which is great. We really are spoilt for choice. Thinking back over the past though and especially when I used to visit my Nan in Galway it was... Continue Reading →
Magnum in Wolverhampton
I had a very short visit to the UK over the weekend to see Magnum playing at the Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton. For those of you who don't know I'm called Magnumlady after a rock band...and I'm still a groupie after 30 odd years of being a fan! The photo above was taken somewhere over Birmingham... Continue Reading →
Seatrails Discovery and Adventure Weekend
On Saturday I took part in a wonderful day with Seatrails. It was for part of their adventure weekend. We met at Streedagh Beach and one of the great things about Seatrails is that even if you go on your own (as I tend to do) there are always people to chat along to and... Continue Reading →
Past – Present – Future
Open Trades Club presents an exhibition of artworks, objects, interventions and archive material reflecting the activities of individuals that associate themselves by arts, crafts, trades and skills. The exhibition entitled PAST - PRESENT - FUTURE, aims to provide an insight into the changing role and composition of open trades club and to speculate on... Continue Reading →
Springtime at Markree
A couple of weeks ago I needed a garden with spring flowers as I had an idea going around in my head for a spring photo. I also needed a small child for the photo. Luckily two people came to my rescue; the first was my friend Mandie and her lovely daughter, the second was... Continue Reading →