Back in the saddle again

In November I won a competition on twitter for a riding lesson at Markree riding stables. It's almost 30 years since I was on a horse so although I used to go on a weekly basis I'm more than a little rusty. So I was a bit apprehensive today when I set off for my... Continue Reading →

Knocknarea, Sligo

On Thursday I decided to climb Knocknarea mountain in Sligo. I've done it twice before and it's more of a walk than a climb so I thought I'd go for it again. It started out as a lovely day, the sun was shining and it wasn't too cold. It turned out not to be the... Continue Reading →

Doorly Park, Sligo

I had a walk around Doorly Park during the week.  I love how the place looks when we actually get to see a bit of sun....which is a rare occurrence in Ireland. It's a popular place for people to walk and now as well as the walk there is also the outdoor gym. Before Christmas... Continue Reading →

Easter in January

Yesterday we had a bit of snow in Sligo. Luckily it wasn't too bad and only lasted for the day...just as well because I'm back to being 'mum's taxi' today. The snow really didn't stand a chance as we had a storm last night. Quite a lot of homes lost their electricity. Luckily we were... Continue Reading →

Swap Sessions, Sligo

On Wednesday evening we went to Shells Cafe, Strandhill for the Swap Sessions in Sligo. It involved everyone clearing out their wardrobes and donating anything they no longer wanted and 'swapping' it for other clothes. It was all in aid of Motor neurone disease so it was for a great cause. There were some lovely... Continue Reading →

Bank Holiday Tuesday

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. We did :). My mum came over for dinner on Christmas day. We had turkey, chicken and ham plus all the trimmings. Rocket-dog was very pleased with his pressies. He couldn't understand why there were no more under the tree yesterday morning. I ordered the kids some... Continue Reading →

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