The Holy Well

The Holy Well is one of my favourite places in Sligo. I'm not religious at all but I find such a sense of peace there. People light candles for prayers or wishes. I lit a candle for a friend yesterday. I had to laugh at the sign that says 'Don't drink the water' but there... Continue Reading →

Play Misty For Me

We have had fairly mild weather here in Sligo over the last few days. Today was very misty and foggy though. I spotted the scene above after dropping the kids off to their courses and on the way to my mums. I had to pull over to take a few photos. These photos were taken... Continue Reading →

Snowy Sligo

Our mild weather turned cold yesterday night and we woke up this morning to snow. I had to hang around this morning so I went to Doorly Park again. Benbulben looked lovely with the snow. I fed the ducks...the seagulls joined in as well. I wasn't the only one with the idea of feeding the... Continue Reading →

Back in the saddle again

In November I won a competition on twitter for a riding lesson at Markree riding stables. It's almost 30 years since I was on a horse so although I used to go on a weekly basis I'm more than a little rusty. So I was a bit apprehensive today when I set off for my... Continue Reading →

Knocknarea, Sligo

On Thursday I decided to climb Knocknarea mountain in Sligo. I've done it twice before and it's more of a walk than a climb so I thought I'd go for it again. It started out as a lovely day, the sun was shining and it wasn't too cold. It turned out not to be the... Continue Reading →

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