I was invited along to Lissadell House for the Harvest Home for the North West event yesterday. I had to hand out prizes for the adult art competition, I'm delighted I didn't have to judge it as the standard was so high. There was a bit of a scary moment when I arrived at the house and Gilbert (the car) almost got stuck in the mud! Parking in fields in Ireland on a rainy day don't mix.
Lissadell
We had a frosty start to the day here in Sligo. The car was covered in ice this morning, it was beautiful when it cleared though and the sun came out so I went to Lissadell. I was hoping to go to Lissadell House because it's open until October 21st. I got there just after... Continue Reading →
Lissadell
Following on my Raghly blog post on my way back to Drumcliffe I took a detour around Lissadell. I had previously been to Lissadell House and it is a really beautiful place, it was wonderful to see it restored to its former glory. Sadly now due to a court case concerning rights of way the... Continue Reading →
All white
All white, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Today was Andys check up at the hospital. Some of you might know that he had blood clots in his lungs in January. So he's been on warfarin since then......which is a pain because he has to go to the hospital for regular blood tests. It's about a 25... Continue Reading →
Midweek
The final straw?, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Todays photo is drinking straws. I love the colours, not too impressed with the shadow to the right of the photo though. I took my mum to Enniskillen yesterday. We had a lovely day, although we were shattered when we got home. I love the B&M shop, which... Continue Reading →
The Alpine Garden, Lissadell House
Into the Alpine Garden, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. I took Jono to Lissadell House today, it's been a place we have wanted to visit for a while. It was closed earlier in the year due to problems with rights of way. I believe the problems are still ongoing but the owners have come to an... Continue Reading →
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