I've had trouble sleeping recently so I was awake for a few hours during the night. This was the view out of my window at 5am. I finally got to sleep for about an hour until it was time to get up, luckily tiredness hasn't hit me yet. I walked Rocket-dog at around 7am and... Continue Reading →
Back to Boyle
I went to Boyle yesterday for the Bank of Ireland expo. On the way I managed to stop and take a photo of the waterfall that is along the N4. I've often wanted to stop but never had a chance before, I had the gorillapod so I put the camera on it to stop me... Continue Reading →
Sweet Charity
Last night we went to see Sweet Charity performed by the Sligo Musical Society at the Hawk's Well Theatre. It was a very good show, with a great cast and brilliant songs. I especially liked 'Rhythm of Life'. It was fantasic....well done Dave Flynn and cast! It was quite a long show though at almost... Continue Reading →
Back to Exploring
It's been a while since I've been out and about exploring. Today I got a chance to go wandering. Be warned this is a long post. The photo above is a Celtic Trinity Knot tree design: planted mid ’80s by the McCabe Family. They planted that whole hill (known as ‘Tormór’) in the mid-eighties, and... Continue Reading →
Seeing things
I was too early for Beltra market this morning so I headed down to Portavade beach (which is on the same road as Dunmoran). It was lovely with the sun shining and when I got out of the car I was delighted to see a seal. I spent about ten minutes waiting to see if... Continue Reading →
Jesus Christ Superstar, burgers and the basin
That's possibly one of the longest blog titles I've ever used! Last week we went to see Jesus Christ Superstar at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre in Dublin. I saw the Sligo Fun Company perform this show 6 times...so you could say I'm slightly obsessed. To be honest though I was disappointed - the sound... Continue Reading →