If you read my blog regularly you'll know I had to go to Galway for a hospital appointment last week. The weather is always a bit dodgy this time of year and my appointment was for 8.30am so I found a cheap B and B and went up the night before. On the way I... Continue Reading →
Snow Day
I was in bed this morning listening out for traffic. Usually there is a fair amount of traffic on the road outside our house, this morning I counted two cars. So I dragged myself to the window and sure enough there was fairly deep snow (well for Sligo anyway) so I declared it a snow... Continue Reading →
The first snow of 2015
This morning we woke up to snow in Sligo. I took the first photo on my phone in the back garden - the little white speck is the moon. The next two photos are also taken with the phone. Above is the Garavogue River opposite the council offices. I love the sky in this, a... Continue Reading →
Mooching Around Mayo
Last week Lucy and I went over to Ballina for the afternoon. Lucy really wanted to go to the Penneys there which is a fantastic two-story shop and so much better than the Sligo one. As for me I don't 'do shopping' or when I do I complain about it so I dropped Lucy off... Continue Reading →
A great Christmas present!
The family got me the perfect Christmas present this year it's a gorillapod. A gorillapod is a flexible tripod and is brilliant! You attach it to your camera and can either use it as a low tripod or wrap it around branches, fences or anything else! It's just perfect for me as I didn't want... Continue Reading →
Sales and Sunsets
Yesterday Lucy and I went into town. She wanted to check out the sales and spend the vouchers she got for Christmas. I'd run out of bread and milk 😉 Anyway Sligo was packed! The queue in Penneys was almost back to the door and a lot of the shelves in other shops were empty.... Continue Reading →