Lovely Sligo

One of the things I love about Sligo is how interesting and diverse the place is. Take yesterday for instance. In the morning we went to the Farmers market and into Connacht Gold to check out the new coffee shop which is run by Drumcliffe Tea Rooms and is fab. A great addition to the... Continue Reading →

Photos

Sorry I've been a bit quiet lately. There has been so much going on and we have had a heatwave! So I've been making the most of the weather and been gardening. The photo above was taken last night, I had to drop Lucy into town and saw this scene on my way home so... Continue Reading →

Gortarowey

Last night on twitter I was rambling on about where I was going to explore. I'm always looking for new places....but I thought I'd have to go back to one of my old haunts until my twitter friend Vanessa told me about Gortarowey. It's just after Yeats Tavern, a right turn heading to Barnaribbon. It's... Continue Reading →

Coopershill Venison Farm

On Saturday morning as part of the So Sligo Festival I went to Coopershill in Riverstown for a tour of their Venison Farm. I've always wanted to go there as I have failed miserably at getting a photo of a deer....mainly because on the two occasions I've seen them I haven't had the camera with... Continue Reading →

SaucepanKids Cooking Demonstration

Saucepan Kids is a great new website inspiring and encouraging kids to grow and cook their own food. They had a 'cooking with kids' demonstration in Source Sligo Cookery School. We were shown how to make fresh herb pesto. With herbs grown from the Saucepan Kids garden. It smelt amazing and tasted wonderful. It's also... Continue Reading →

Só Sligo Food Festival 2012

The So Sligo Food and Cultural Festival was on this weekend in Sligo. It's always an enjoyable event with plenty to see and do. I attended a tour of Coopershill Venison Farm in Riverstown which I'll blog about it another blog. I also went to a cookery demonstration by Saucepankids which I'll cover in another... Continue Reading →

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