'The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.' WB Yeats The sun was shining so the camera got an outing down by the river in Coolaney, Sligo. The insects remind me of fairies and magic. Photography for me is a form of meditation and getting away from it... Continue Reading →
On Baile’s Strand
Yesterday was a brilliant day in Sligo. The Blue Raincoat Theatre Company performed Yeat's On Baile's Strand on Cummeen Strand, Strandhill. It was all very interesting right from the journey over to the play itself. I didn't realise Cummeen Strand was so close to Coney Island and I have a really bad leg at the... Continue Reading →
Só Sligo – so much fun!!! – Part One
I've had a brilliant time at the Só Sligo Food and Cultural Festival and I was going to just do one post but I have too much to say and too many photos to share so I'm going to break it into a few posts. I was delighted to be part of the bloggers' event... Continue Reading →
Dinner Fit For A Poet – A Competition for Food Lovers
When WB Yeats won his Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923, he sat down to dinner in The Grand Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden with distinguished guests and members of the Nobel Academy. What they ate is now a mystery, as the menu for that year is missing from the Nobel Prize archive. Yeats Day, together with... Continue Reading →
Open Mic at Young Yeats
Today I went along to the Yeats Memorial Building for Young Yeats Open Mic event. It's a great idea and is held once a month. People just turn up sing, play music, recite a poem or just sit and enjoy the entertainment and atmosphere. I watched Gary Hynes perform, he was very good. The open... Continue Reading →
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