I went along to the Riverside Hotel today to see their Christmas market. I also got to see Santa and Mrs. Claus. The highlight for me was getting kissed by this alpaca! It came marching over to me and kissed me on the nose! Such a lovely, friendly animal. There were a lot of other... Continue Reading →
10 ½ things to do in Sligo
With the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann starting this Sunday I thought I'd do a list of things to do for visitors coming to Sligo. I'm not going to mention the Fleadh events because you will all know about those but these are ones that visitors might not know about. All are my personal recommendations and they... Continue Reading →
Magic at Strokestown Park
I made a return visit to Strokestown Park as part of my Wild Atlantic Wayfarer project. Although Roscommon isn't on the Wild Atlantic Way it's one of the neighbouring counties and is well worth a visit. I didn't go on the house tour this time as I've covered it on a previous blog post. So... Continue Reading →
Glamping on the Wild Atlantic Way
When I went to Erris in Co. Mayo I went glamping! I'd never been before so I had no idea what to expect. Laurence, who runs the Belmullet Coast Guard Station on the stunning Claggan Island, offered me a night in one of the luxury wooden pods he has. Glamping is glamorous camping - so... Continue Reading →
Rocket-dog is a winner
I entered a competition on the Homeland Facebook page for Royal Canin dog food. It was a pet photo competition so I entered a photo of Rocket-dog and luckily he won! As he is a rescue dog he decided to donate his prize to Sligo Animal Rescue so we went along today to give the... Continue Reading →
Skating and Squirrels
This morning started off very icy. It was so bad that when I 'walked' Rocket-dog we ended up re-enacting Ravel's Bolero. I did such a great triple salco I'm thinking of embellishing my reflective jacket with sequins so I can really look the part! I think the village people will love it. (Village people as... Continue Reading →
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