I should really have called this blog post Easter Sunday Thoughts. Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate. Today is also the last day of March, and the clocks went forward too. I have to brave standing on the table to change the kitchen clock, all in good time. March was a strange month,... Continue Reading →
Afternoon Tea at From The Ground Up,Tubbercurry
If you follow the blog you'll know that I'm a big fan of Afternoon Tea, well, I'm a fan of cake in general to be honest, so I was delighted to see another place in Sligo serving it. From The Ground Up 2020 recently launched their afternoon tea offering, I had to book it, so... Continue Reading →
Killaspugbrone, Strandhill
It was a beautiful, sunny day on Friday and I had an hour to spare so I decided to pay a visit to the ruins Killaspugbrone Church near Strandhill, Co. Sligo. Killaspugbrone is one of the 'Sligo Walks' and is part of a longer looped walk which you can find out about here. I usually... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Happy Sunday to all you lovely people out there. I hope you are all keeping well, and if you are in Ireland I hope you are enjoying the four seasons in one day weather, and the huge hailstones! We have had a couple of lovely sunny days though, and I even managed to get some... Continue Reading →
They might be giants
The title is a nod to a band - bonus points if you can name one of their songs (which also happens to be one of my favourites). Anyway I'm off tangent already! I met up with a lady from the McWilliam Park Hotel and she was telling me about the 'Land of the Giants'... Continue Reading →
The Mill Apartments, Ballisodare, Sligo – Revisited
It’s hard to believe that we are in the midst of a housing crisis and yet in Ballisodare there is an apartment block that has been sitting empty for years. I’ve read several articles that state there are between 60 – 80 apartments, it’s hard to find out the correct number, but surely that could... Continue Reading →