Hazelwood, Sligo

I went to Hazelwood Forest this morning in search of bluebells. I think I was too early because I only found one. It's a lovely peaceful place, it's easy to see how W. B. Yeats was inspired by the place. I had to wonder why someone had a frying pan in their boat though!

Boats

Yesterday was a lovely calm day in Sligo. I seem to be drawn to boats for some reason, there is something very calming about them. I'd rather be on dry land though. The photo above got into Explore on Flickr yesterday. Explore is something to do with "interestingness"...I haven't had a photo in Explore for... Continue Reading →

Apollonia’s Cake Shop

On my travels yesterday I found a new cake shop in Ballisodare....isn't it funny how most of my blogs these days seem to be about food! Anyway I'm never one to resist temptation so I went in for a look. There were all kinds of goodies from cupcakes to cookies, chocolates to cheeses and gorgeous... Continue Reading →

A weekend in Dublin

On Friday we went to Dublin. Lucy and her friend were going to see Florence and the Machine at the O2. Jono and I just went along for the craic. We stayed at The Gibson Hotel. It was too expensive to book it directly through the hotel's website so I booked it through Roomex.com. It's... Continue Reading →

A Day in Dundrum

On Saturday Lucy and I went to Dublin to have a look at Dundrum Town Centre. Anyone who knows me will know I'm not a shopper so I was a bit apprehensive about the whole shopping bit but I wanted to go to have a look around. I thought the shopping centre was brilliant. Really... Continue Reading →

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