Long ago, I attended a gem of a place called school. I realise I’m only out of education three months, but I’m talking about a while back. And whilst most mornings we would (all 6 of us) fit into the back of my childminder’s tiny car (we were who sardines in a tin got their … Continue reading
I’m not a fan of funerals, as things go. But I was at one today that was different from any funeral I’ve ever attended. I won’t say much about it, except to acknowledge that I have never seen quite such a high percentage of the community with a great story to tell about somebody. I’ve … Continue reading
How are you? You haven’t seen or heard much of me in the last few months, which is mainly down to the fact I’ve been living with my nose in a mixture of books and pillows, and boy did it pay off for I am finished and graduated- hip hip hooray! Now admittedly I did … Continue reading
So recently (actually quite a long while ago but I’m nothing if not a procrastinator), we had a 20 mile cookalong. I had Jennifer down to sample all the delights of the locality, but whilst we had a gap in the cooking time, we decided to have a wee stroll around the gardens. It just … Continue reading
As you know from my previous post,we have a Hannah monster person thing doing the Leaving Cert. She shall henceforth be known as ‘The Leaving Cert’ in order to generalise to the population as a whole. Well it’s been a trying time to date, and I’m fairly sure that she has officially lost the plot as … Continue reading
This started out as another Hannah based post, but bless her she’s starting to think before she speaks (contrary to popular belief) and so I’m adding one in from everyone in the audience! Part 1 here Midnight Mass, Priest comes out to the altar. Hannah: Who’s that?! Sarah: Hannah, you cannot write an english answer … Continue reading
When one has a chocolate cookalong, one of his or hers dessert must consist of a serious amount of Chocolate. And who better to turn to than Nigella. She is a goddess when it comes to kitchen treats, and let me just tell you, this one is no different… I’m glad I waited this long … Continue reading
Well good morning all. The clocks have gone forward an hour and I was rather late to sleep but it’s still morning and not afternoon. Before I go off and start packing the suitcase I am living out of for the next 6 weeks, I had to come on and say: It’s my BIRTHDAY. Not … Continue reading
I am busy. I did not expect to be this busy. At the minute, I have to finish an eportfolio, fix up my psychiatry public speaking, organise a trip down to waterford to spend an hour in the hospital getting some information, write up a case presentation, and of course I must study! But yet … Continue reading
Hello hello and Happy Paddy’s day to all! I’m not going to post much today. Delighted to announce I got chosen as the SO Sligo new Irish menu competition winner, hurray! So now I am going to a few different places over the weekend, and shall update via twitter and here. Can’t wait to see … Continue reading
Cake in the country 