If you are a regular reader of the blog, you will know that one of my favourite things to do is to go off exploring. I love getting up early, hopping in the car, and seeing where the road takes me, I often take detours before I reach my destination. That’s how I ended up... Continue Reading →
It takes a village – community spirit in action
I wrote a blog post about us being without power since the storm. We are on day 6 without power now, and I know we are lucky, and there are people that are far worse than us. I’ve seen such amazing kindness in the community, and I’ve personally had offers of help, and we are... Continue Reading →
Coolaney in the Irish Independent
It was nice to see Coolaney village in Sligo in the Irish Independent Newspaper today. It was an article about the dinosaurs in the village 🙂 They aren't real...phew, but they are really well made by local man Leslie who made them in his spare time. It seems a family of Jackdaws have made a... Continue Reading →
Appointments and auctions
I took this photo this morning from where I parked up near the hospital. The mountain is Knocknarea where Queen Maeve is said to be buried, Jono and I have walked up it a couple of times. It's been a busy couple of days. Yesterday I went to visit the mobile library in the village.... Continue Reading →
Coolaney Summer Festival, 2010
Bette Davis Eyes, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. This weekend is the Coolaney Summer Festival. Coolaney is a small village in County Sligo, which is in the North West of Ireland.....right that's the geography part over 😉 Anyway last night was the 'grand opening'. There were various events taking place including: Picking the shpuds, stacking the... Continue Reading →
Sunny Sligo
Sunny Sligo, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Well it's been a really lovely couple of days. I actually managed to get the grass cut today and caught up on all the washing. In the middle of it all we heard the 'Mr. Whippy' van so the kids and I piled into the car and whizzed of... Continue Reading →