Twas ten days before Christmas and all through the house not a present was wrapped and very few were even bought! I’m not at all organised this year, but my favourite phrase ‘it’ll be grand’ springs to mind, and it will be grand. Mind you if I hear one more thing about a turkey I... Continue Reading →
I love donkeys, well I love all animals, and when I saw that Humphrey from the The Sathya Sai Sanctuary was looking for someone to adopt him, I knew that person was me. I don't actually get to own him, it's the Adopt-a-Donkey Scheme, and a minimum payment of €20 a year is recommended. It's... Continue Reading →
I should really have named this blog post focus on Irish drink, but you get the idea. A family member was looking for organic coffee and I like to support local businesses whenever I can, so I ordered from Carrow Coffee and the service was excellent! It arrived so quickly and I was delighted. I... Continue Reading →
I was delighted to meet up with Jamie Murphy, who is the Football Social Responsibility Officer at Sligo Rovers. I've been following Rovers in the Community for a while, and I called into them when they hosted the Havin'aLaugh coffee morning last month. It was wonderful to see such a diversity of people who attended... Continue Reading →
Well, that was an eventful week! Some things were planned, as in Lucy coming over, and some things weren’t planned – like Storm Darragh. It was lovely to see Lucy again, we went for lunch at Funkés – it’s the first time that Lucy has been there and it’s great to have a place with... Continue Reading →
The latest food producer to feature on the blog is the wonderful Jinny's Bakery in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim. Sinead and Pascal Gillard started their family business in 2003, with Sinead (known as Jinny to her family and friends) making just 16 loaves. They were such a success that Jinny’s is now a team of 11... Continue Reading →
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