A bit of a misleading blog post title as I'm still waiting for summer and I'm not really sad but it's feeling like the end of an era. The Sligo Summer Festival is over, the Fleadh Cheoil is over and all the adventures leading up to my Wild Atlantic Wayfarer exhibition are over so I'm... Continue Reading →
Boycott The Blog Awards Ireland 2015
I was delighted when I got an email a few weeks ago to say my blog had been nominated for The Blog Awards, Ireland. I'm not so delighted today when I found out that the Early Bird tickets are €75! This price is meant to be a 'special offer' for those who purchase tickets early.... Continue Reading →
Innisfree
My I is for Innisfree as in the Isle of Innisfree. It's a little Island in the middle of Lough Gill, Sligo, Ireland. I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made: Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honeybee,... Continue Reading →
April!
I was reading John's blog today and I saw his post about an A to Z April blogging challenge. I thought I'd join in the challenge. Today is the start of the challenge and my A stands for April (I racked my brains thinking of that one!!) Well it's still bloody freezing, no one has... Continue Reading →
The Mill, Ballisodare
When we first moved to Sligo there was a lovely old mill in Ballisodare. During the 'celtic tiger' years it was pulled down to make way for 'luxury apartments'. One of the most shocking things I've read this week is a blog about what these apartments are now like. It's well worth a read. There is... Continue Reading →
Hovering
Hovering, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. This photo was taken in the Summer (yes we did have at least one nice day last year). The weather has been lousy today. Not so much April showers as April gales. Jono had an appointment tomorrow but over the weekend I woke up in the middle of the night... Continue Reading →
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