A Saturday Morning in Swinford

Swinford in County Mayo isn't too far from home, and revisiting the Swinford Indoor Market has been on my list for a while. It's been years since I was there, and I'd also spotted a new café in town called Chocomelt. They may as well have called it Magnumlady's Café. There was only one thing... Continue Reading →

Marvellous Markets

This weekend was a busy one for me. I visited two markets in Sligo. The first one was on Saturday morning at Beltra. As the saying goes: Buy Local. Buy Irish. Buy Well.  When you buy from a local market you are supporting local people and also buying fresh produce and unique art and crafts.... Continue Reading →

Carrick on Shannon

Carrick on Shannon, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. It's a bank holiday weekend here. My mum finds the weekends very long since dad died. So today I took her and Jono to Carrick on Shannon. There are two markets there and a car boot sale. It was very cold though, so we didn't hang around for... Continue Reading →

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