It’s the last Sunday of June, and it’s been a busy month, with two birthdays in the family, our wedding anniversary, and lots of other things happening. The weather hasn’t realised that it’s summer though, although we have had some very hot days, and I’ve been out painting the walls on those days, but mostly... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Welcome to what feels like the 100th edition of January 2024 Sunday Thoughts! I hope you are all keeping well, and if you live in Ireland, I hope that you've battened down the hatches ahead of Storm Isha, that's meant to be arriving today. I feel like this year has been my most anti-social to... Continue Reading →
Snow Days in Sligo
It seems like we are promised snow every week during the winter. I'd actually got to the point where I didn't believe the reports. They were right on this occasion, and we woke up on Wednesday morning to a winter wonderland yesterday. It snowed steadily during the day, and it was fairly deep (for Sligo)... Continue Reading →
Sligo Snow Days
We've had two days of snow in the last week. We don't often get snow, so it's nice to see it when we do get it, and I like it if I don't have to go out in it. We have been fairly battered with storms recently, we had Storm Eunice (which wasn't much to... Continue Reading →
Mid-September Morning
I love this time of year, especially when it's a nice day. This morning was just beautiful, I woke up early as the sun was rising and the intention was to go to the gym. As I was driving there and saw the mist on the fields I just couldn't bring myself to be indoors... Continue Reading →
Blue Monday and Icy Tuesday
So yesterday was blue Monday, said to be the most depressing day of the year. I was in good form but my car, on the other hand was not. When I was driving home my car windscreen wipers decided to get attached to each other. I spent quite a lot of time in the hard... Continue Reading →