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 →
Can you help Sligo animal charities?
My friend Susan has come up with a great idea to help Sligo animal charities this Christmas. She is running an Animal Shoebox Appeal in aid of: Sligo Animal Rescue, Kath's Kitty Corner, Little Wings Bird Sanctuary, Precious Paws & Sathya Sai Donkey Sanctuary. If you can't fill a shoebox of goodies any donations of... Continue Reading →
Clever dogs and a clever chicken
Today was a really lovely day. Little Wings Bird Sanctuary organised Cinderella performed by dogs. Autumn above was Cinderella, she and all the other dogs were just brilliant. Very talented dogs and owners. There were the ugly sisters (aw bless), Fairy Godmother, the wicked stepmother and they all went to the ball. I took some... Continue Reading →
Dublin Zoo with Canon and The Sunday Club
Canon-Ireland in conjunction with The Sunday Club ( a unique club for Sunday Times readers) had a photography masterclass at Dublin Zoo this weekend. I was trying to win tickets but wasn't lucky. Lucy got invited along though and I was her +1 so off we headed yesterday morning on the 7am train from Sligo... Continue Reading →
Kidding around at Beltra Country Market
I had a great morning yesterday at Beltra Country Market. Paul, who is a goat farmer or as he calls himself 'The Goat Man' came along with two lovely goats and told us all about them. I was very lucky as I got to have a try at milking one...I was useless it has to... Continue Reading →