When I was in my old job this plant used to sit on my desk. I would talk to it, water it and generally look after it. In the three and a half years I was there it did nothing. When I left my job I took it with me, 7 months on and it […]
Paranormal Investigation at King House, Boyle
I know some people don’t believe in the paranormal but I’ve had lots of experiences in the past that cannot be explained. Laurence told me about an event taking place at King House so I went along to take part in the investigation. Firstly I have to say it was a lovely group of people. […]
Amazing Achill
I haven’t been to Achill Island in years and the last time I went my hard drive crashed soon after and I lost my photos, my fault as I should have backed them up. I was long overdue a visit back so I headed off bright and early. The light was just as I like […]
Gym’ll Fix It
Well I’ve bitten the bullet and joined a gym. Kilronan Castle have a great deal on off-peak membership and it’s on my way to work – so I’m giving it a try. It’s also in a lovely scenic location (the photo above is the driveway). Summer came – minus the weather, so I sat on […]
Blinded by the Light
During the week meself and himself went to the cinema. This is a very rare event but we heard about Blinded by the Light and we had to go and see it. It’s adapted from the book Greetings from Bury Park, which is journalist Sarfraz Manzoor’s memoir about growing up in Bury Park, Luton. […]
Sheep, Solitude, Sligo
I get itchy feet a lot, as you may have noticed. We live in the shadow of the Ox Mountain range so going right off the beaten track is very easy to do. Sometimes all I want is to be by myself in the middle of nowhere. When I say by myself I mean me […]
