You Don’t Know What You’ve Got Till It’s Gone
It’s been a difficult few weeks at work. Lots of rumour, worry and it turns out a lot more stress than I realised. Everything came to a head this week and I finally knew that everything thing was going to be OK and that my job was safe. Once this sank in fully I really…
The Final Family Event Of The Year
I wrote my last post on a Saturday morning when laziness overcame motivation. The weather forecast was for a band of very heavy rain and thunderstorms overnight Friday, bad enough to issue an Orange weather warning from 1-7am. I figured there would be lots of surface water and crap on the roads Saturday morning so…
Be Kind To Your Knees, You’ll Miss Them When They’re Gone
After my aborted walk in Inishowen on Sunday I was quite pissed off with the lack of fitness and tiredness I had felt. I got it into my head that my lack of exercise over the last couple of months was to blame and that the struggle was down to lack of leg strength. Somehow…
Not Worth a Damph
Today’s original plan was to complete a Club Hike to the highest point of the Bluestacks at 674m. However, with thunderstorms and heavy rain in the forecast the decision was made yesterday afternoon to call it off. Looking at the forecast this morning I thought that was a bit over-cautious and decided I had a…
Two For The Price Of One
Sawel or in Irish Samhail Phite Méabha. This translates to ‘the likeness of Méabh’s vulva’ proving once again that Irish men have always been obsessed with female body parts! Sawel at 678m is the highest summit in the Sperrin Mountains, the 8th tallest in Northern Ireland, the tallest in Northern Ireland outside of the Mournes…
Irish Blogger Conference
Finally got the pleasure of meeting Declan aka The Unironedman for a few drinks and a lot of blather at his local. Great night made even better by meeting his lovely wife Saoirse ❤️ As an extra bonus I also had the honour of meeting Bonnie and Odi although I think Odi remained very underwhelmed…
Running on Empty
This week was an unplanned experiment to see how I can cope with about 60% of my normal sleep. Official results are still pending but I can say for sure, it wasn’t pretty! I started the week with about 5 hours sleep, getting up at 4:30am on Monday morning to leave the boys to Belfast…
This Week It Has Mostly Been Raining
While the whole of Ireland is under a hosepipe ban and the South and East of the country are concerned about soil moisture contents and crop growth, it’s Summer as usual in Donegal! It’s warmer and probably drier than during the Winter but for some reason it feels harder to get out when we’ve been…
Faster Than The Speed of Night
I know we say it all the time but this year is flying. It seems like no time at all since my last post which was just over three months ago, or to put it another way, one quarter of the year. It’s been an eventful 3 months for me but it’s taken me a…
