Sheep, Solitude, Sligo

I get itchy feet a lot, as you may have noticed. We live in the shadow of the Ox Mountain range so going right off the beaten track is very easy to do. Sometimes all I want is to be by myself in the middle of nowhere. When I say by myself I mean me... Continue Reading →

Milltown Woods, Lurganboy, Leitrim

The River Bonet runs through these woods and it's just so peaceful walking around there, listening to the water rushing and the birds singing. There are several walkways, some uphill where you see bluebells and some fairly flat so suitable for all levels of fitness. In among the bluebells I saw a white one, it's... Continue Reading →

O’Rourke’s Table, Leitrim

I was looking for bluebells this week and I saw a post on a friend's Facebook page of a beautiful stairway surrounded by bluebells. I had to go and see this place for myself. It was the walk to O'Rourke's Table. Google maps took me to the wrong place, so after ending up halfway up... Continue Reading →

Homeward bound

I'm sitting at the railway station got a ticket for my destination...a little nod to Simon and Garfunkel there. Today I leave Romania. It's been a very enjoyable and interesting trip and I'm glad I did it. The travelling is something to be reckoned with though. I'm at the station waiting for the train to... Continue Reading →

Lovely Lodz

The blog title doesn't really make sense when you realise that Łódź is pronounced Woodge but anyway. Me and Lucy are just back from a mini break in Łódź, Poland. Andy showed me a photo some months ago of beautiful buildings lit up and the seed was sown - I'd booked a flight quite soon afterwards.... Continue Reading →

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