I'm preparing an exhibition of portraits for the forthcoming Spike Sligo festival (8-12 April). I'm looking for people from Sligo who met Spike and have a story to tell. "Since we started the spike Sligo project we keep meeting people who say "oh I met spike once..." There's a real warmth and range of personal... Continue Reading →
Skating and Squirrels
This morning started off very icy. It was so bad that when I 'walked' Rocket-dog we ended up re-enacting Ravel's Bolero. I did such a great triple salco I'm thinking of embellishing my reflective jacket with sequins so I can really look the part! I think the village people will love it. (Village people as... Continue Reading →
Sligo Skies and the Swagman
A bit of a random blog title but I was trying to think what to call it and was giving myself a headache! This morning started off with the ground covered in hailstones and ice, watching Jono and Lucy walk to the car was like watching the march of the penguins! I should have filmed... Continue Reading →
Storms and shoes
After the snow yesterday we had the storm today (and last night). Storm Rachel battered Ireland, although to be quite honest it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be - although I'm told I slept through most of it! We managed to survive the storm, the same can't be said for... Continue Reading →
Snow Day
I was in bed this morning listening out for traffic. Usually there is a fair amount of traffic on the road outside our house, this morning I counted two cars. So I dragged myself to the window and sure enough there was fairly deep snow (well for Sligo anyway) so I declared it a snow... Continue Reading →
The first snow of 2015
This morning we woke up to snow in Sligo. I took the first photo on my phone in the back garden - the little white speck is the moon. The next two photos are also taken with the phone. Above is the Garavogue River opposite the council offices. I love the sky in this, a... Continue Reading →
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