I'm shocked, surprised and delighted to have won gold in the Sockies Awards 2023. The Sockies are The Irish Social Media Awards and there were some huge companies and organisations in the final. I’ve been in the final of the Sockies for the last three years and I’ve never attended the event due to anxiety.... Continue Reading →
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
I've had a break from the Facebook blog page, but I'm still getting messages every day. Not nasty ones, these are tourism based ones. I read all the lovely comments and I'm thinking why am I letting trolls ruin what was a really popular Facebook page. I also realise that many of you are missing... Continue Reading →
Inspiring women
I went to the Women's Inspire Network event at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin during the week. This is a network of women in business, or thinking of starting a business. The head of the network is the lovely Samantha Kelly aka the Tweeting Goddess. I've known Samantha online for many years but I got... Continue Reading →
Lovely Lodz
The blog title doesn't really make sense when you realise that Łódź is pronounced Woodge but anyway. Me and Lucy are just back from a mini break in Łódź, Poland. Andy showed me a photo some months ago of beautiful buildings lit up and the seed was sown - I'd booked a flight quite soon afterwards.... Continue Reading →
Eye-conic the exhibition
Another week and a new exhibition. This time three of my photos are in the Eye-Conic exhibition in the Teach Ban Art Gallery, opposite Drumcliffe Tea Rooms. Eye-Conic is an exhibition of MSLETB photography students who studied under the expert eye of Peter Wilcock. Most of the students have completed lever 5 or 6, I've... Continue Reading →