Well tomorrow is the day of the Blog Awards Ireland and the blog made it through to the final of the best personal blog category. To say I'm nervous is an understatement! I'm not great at social events...I can communicate much better from behind a computer 😉 In another way I'm really looking forward to... Continue Reading →
Birmingham
This is a well overdue blog about my trip to Birmingham. I've already blogged about the reason I went, which you can read about here. I have to admit I'm not a great traveller so I was apprehensive about the small plane that Aer Lingus use to fly from Knock to Birmingham. So I really... Continue Reading →
Play Misty For Me
We had quite a heavy frost yesterday morning...so bad I had to dig out the de-icer for the car (I think it's a bit too soon for that!) It was a misty morning but it did make for some great photo opportunities. The photos were taken in Doorly Park at Lough Gill. It's so easy... Continue Reading →
Mayo Sunday
Well what can I say about my trip to Mayo yesterday. Firstly the weather was beautiful. I had to pick up Lucy from Ballina so I decided to head out early and visit the Ceide Fields which I've wanted to go to for a long time. On the way I had to stop in Killala... Continue Reading →
Sligo Saturday
Yesterday in between getting tyres for Gilbert (the car) and dropping Jono to the train station I went to the Sligo Farmer's Market. It was a beautiful sunny day and actually quite warm in the sunshine. I got some lovely herbs and spices from Trimilawn Farm Herbs. They also sell a great range of herbal... Continue Reading →
Sligo Abbey
On Wednesday there was free entry to Sligo Abbey and although I've been there before I couldn't resist another look. This Dominican Abbey survives from medieval days. It was built by Maurice Fitzgerald for the Dominicans in 1252 and was accidentally burnt down in 1414, when a candle left carelessly in the building set it... Continue Reading →
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