I was out exploring with Sarah from Derelict Nation. This beautiful building was once a convent and in more recent years a nursing home. There is a follow up blog post here. There were a lot of things I wanted to say but I'm aware that people who may have stayed here or family members... Continue Reading →
Saturday in Boyle
Firstly Happy Mother's Day to anyone celebrating it today. We had ours in March although I may bake a cake later....just because 😉 The photo above is fitting for the day that's in it. I was up bright and early to take Jono to the railway station yesterday as he was going to Dublin so... Continue Reading →
Boyle Model Railway
The town of Boyle is launching a model railway. I think this is a brilliant idea, we are big fans of trains in this house. They need help though, especially in the areas of making the scenery, assembling buildings, bridges, general art & craft work. This is a great opportunity to get involved with a... Continue Reading →
Sunday on the Shannon
Just a very quick blog for today. It's a day off the A to Z challenge. Today we headed to Carrick-on-Shannon to go to the car boot sale and have a look around. It stayed mostly dry while we were there which was nice. We didn't get much, there are too many traders at the... Continue Reading →
Down on the farm
After my lovely visit to the Sathya Sai Sanctuary I popped over to Tullyboy Farm in Boyle. They have kindly given us a family pass for our Sligo Animal Rescue/Donkey Sanctuary raffle. The farm was very busy with all the children getting a ride around on the tractor, it gave me a chance to look... Continue Reading →
Back to Boyle
Thursday was the wrap party for Moone Boy in Boyle. I had a really rotten day, my mums dog took ill so I had to bring him to the vet. He needed surgery and I had to pick him up again in the evening. So although I had planned to bring the kids to Boyle... Continue Reading →