Well you'd never have thought it was November! It was a beautiful morning here in Sligo. I had a couple of hours to myself so I went to Strandhill. First stop was Shells Cafe for breakfast....I had a lovely cherry scone, it was fresh out of the oven and delicious. After a quick walk along... Continue Reading →
Stormy Strandhill
We had a stormy day today, not as bad as we were expecting but very blustery. I went down to Strandhill after I dropped Jono at his course. I was kind of hoping the waves might be better but it wasn't to be. The sand was blowing off the dunes though. I had a nice... Continue Reading →
Strandhill
The first place we took Andy's dad to was Strandhill. It's a lovely place about 15 minutes drive from our house. It's not safe to swim in as there are strong undercurrents. It's lovely to walk along the beach and watch the surfers. There were lots of jellyfish washed up along the beach. Some of... Continue Reading →
Bank Holiday Monday in Sligo
It was a bank holiday here yesterday so we went to a Fete in Strandhill. It was great. Only 2 euro to get in for adults and free for children (even my kids got in free). There were farm animals including goats, sheep and even a wooden cow. Lucy liked the Silky Bantams they were... Continue Reading →
Strandhill
Strandhill, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. I can't begin to tell you what a lovely afternoon I had today. You will all know that I'm on twitter and there are a few of us Sligo folk on there. So one of the men on there decided to arrange a 'tweetcaffe' (twitterholics anonymous as I call it), where we... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Lucy
Ouch, poor Lady Gaga, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Today is Lucy's birthday. She is feeling much better so we were able to go out today. My Aunt and Uncle are over from Spain. So they took us out to Bella Vista in Strandhill for lunch. It was nice, but very cramped. Also there were only... Continue Reading →