Happy Sunday. It’s been the loveliest week. A week of mostly beautiful weather; bright sunrises and misty mornings. I love mornings like that, it’s been cold, but the joy of warming up after exploring is wonderful. The Irish Hot Air Ballooning Championships took place in Lough Key Forest Park. Due to weather conditions they didn’t... Continue Reading →
Meet Humphrey – My ‘donkey’
I love donkeys, well I love all animals, and when I saw that Humphrey from the The Sathya Sai Sanctuary was looking for someone to adopt him, I knew that person was me. I don't actually get to own him, it's the Adopt-a-Donkey Scheme, and a minimum payment of €20 a year is recommended. It's... Continue Reading →
Donate your wedding dress for a wonderful cause
My friend Faye has come up with a wonderful idea, and I'd love your support for this, and for you to spread the word if you can please. Faye and her helpers are aiming to collect 250 wedding gowns and 1000 other items of Wedding/Communion wear. These will be for sale on October 22nd at... Continue Reading →
Charity Art Auction Call Out
I was scrolling through Instagram, and I saw a post by the very talented Sligo based artist David Gavin. David Gavin with Emma Stroude's painting David, along with Colm and Deirdre Brennan and Peigin Doyle is helping to organise a charity art auction for the Multiple Myeloma Ireland Northwest group. The charity is one that... Continue Reading →
Paintings for Sale
I have a lot of paintings all over the place. I'm going to sell them for a number of reasons, I'd like to help charities so 50% of all sales will go to Flourish. I'd also like to buy some more paint and canvases. Have a look and if there's anything you are interested in... Continue Reading →
The Flourish Monster Raffle and Coffee Morning
The big day for the Flourish Monster Raffle and Coffee Morning is tomorrow (May 3rd 10am - 12 noon) in The Blind Tiger, Stephen Street Carpark, Sligo. If you’ve been a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know about my mental health issues. I’ve written in length about them over the years. At my lowest... Continue Reading →