I haven't had the chance to do a 'normal' blog recently so this is a bit of everything. A couple of weeks ago Lucy had the day off from her course so we went to Enniskillen. The cushions above are from B&M which is a great 'discount' store. It's in the town where Woolworths used... Continue Reading →
A weekend in Dublin
On Friday we went to Dublin. Lucy and her friend were going to see Florence and the Machine at the O2. Jono and I just went along for the craic. We stayed at The Gibson Hotel. It was too expensive to book it directly through the hotel's website so I booked it through Roomex.com. It's... Continue Reading →
A Day in Dundrum
On Saturday Lucy and I went to Dublin to have a look at Dundrum Town Centre. Anyone who knows me will know I'm not a shopper so I was a bit apprehensive about the whole shopping bit but I wanted to go to have a look around. I thought the shopping centre was brilliant. Really... Continue Reading →
Easter eggs and graffiti
The Ulster Bank in Sligo got 'decorated' yesterday. WB Yeats did as well, although the paint was washed off him today when I got to take the photo. I know there is a backlash against the banks at the moment but I don't agree with graffiti on buildings and statues. It's different to see graffiti... Continue Reading →
Dublin in December
The kids had money for Christmas which was burning a hole in their pockets so against my better judgement I took them to Dublin to have a look at the sales. I think when it comes to shopping I have the bloke gene. I can't see the fascination in traipsing around the shops for hours,... Continue Reading →
Bank Holiday Tuesday
I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. We did :). My mum came over for dinner on Christmas day. We had turkey, chicken and ham plus all the trimmings. Rocket-dog was very pleased with his pressies. He couldn't understand why there were no more under the tree yesterday morning. I ordered the kids some... Continue Reading →