Come Dine with Me Ireland are coming to Sligo/Leitrim in February and are looking for foodies to take part!! If you or anyone you know would like to take part then please email cdwmtv3@itv.com, or visit http://www.tv3.ie/dine ASAP for an application form (& all T&Cs) or call and leave your name, age and contact details:... Continue Reading →
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 27,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances for that many... Continue Reading →
Christmas Questions
Thanks to Kim (Pass the Potatoes) for posting this. Here are my answers: Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Well I'm allergic to eggs so it wouldn't be Egg Nog. I'm not a Hot Chocolate person either so I would pick Baileys or tea. Coloured lights on tree/house or white? I like both. This year... Continue Reading →
Shopping in Dublin
I took the kids to Dublin last week to do some Christmas shopping. There's always a great atmosphere there and lots to see and do. We saw this lovely man who I think is the real Santa 🙂 We had to pick the day when there were a lot of protests on. So O'Connell Street... Continue Reading →
Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds – The New Generation
It was announced at a press conference in London on Friday that there will be a 'new generation' of Jeff Wayne's wonderful musical version of The War of the Worlds. Liam Neeson will take over Richard Burtons role as George Herbert the journalist. There will be a new double album released in June 2012. The... Continue Reading →
The Hunger Games
Just a quick blog to post this video up. It's the official trailer for The Hunger Games. I read the books and they were fantastic (even though they are aimed at teenagers). I can't wait to see the film 🙂 Roll on March.