I love seeing communities in action and was delighted when I saw a post last month advertising the Cluanín Community Co-Op Shop. I went along to find out more about it and find out how people can get involved. The shop is located in the Leitrim Sculpture Centre on Main Street, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim, and... Continue Reading →
Glass Class with Graham Reid
Today was a brilliant day, you'll know if you regularly read the blog that I've discovered a creative side to me. I've always been interested in arts and crafts and even more so in trying them out for myself. So today I went to a glass bead making class at Graham Reid Design. ... Continue Reading →
The Old Deanery, Killala, Co. Mayo
On my journey to Erris last week I stopped off at Killala along the way to meet up with Liz and Tony who run The Old Deanery Holiday Cottages. The cottages are located overlooking picturesque Killala Bay at the front and the majestic 12th century Round Tower at the back. Killala is pretty little village... Continue Reading →
Freezing and Fund It!
I've had trouble sleeping recently so I was awake for a few hours during the night. This was the view out of my window at 5am. I finally got to sleep for about an hour until it was time to get up, luckily tiredness hasn't hit me yet. I walked Rocket-dog at around 7am and... Continue Reading →
Rathcormac Food and Craft Market
Rathcormac is the place to be every Saturday when the wonderful food and craft fair takes place. It's on from 11am-4pm in Branley's Yard, Rathcormac which is just between Sligo town and Drumcliffe. There is a wonderful atmosphere, brilliant stalls, friendly faces, live music, tasty food, the best of everything. It's great to be able... Continue Reading →
A week of firsts
It's been a busy week with a lot of firsts for me. The biggest was probably my exhibition which started yesterday and runs until October 25th. I'm really not great with people so I thought I could just put the pics up and not be there. I was convinced otherwise though (thanks friends!) so I... Continue Reading →