Haven't spent a weekend in Sligo for at least 6 weeks (no harm in that)

Therefore no weekend cuppa & biscuit in bed

...until this morning

And because we were in Enniskillen yesterday they're nice Border Biscuits
ones 😊

I climbed the stairs to 101 Talbot for the first time 34years ago, including the day I waited on my Engagement Ring to be sized (1st time 'round)

Alway my last stop heading to Busáras before I could drive

And then life changed, I forgot how good it was

And now it's gone.. 😔

What's with all the 'Murican poets?

My last tweet has garnered a dozen (& counting) poetic responses...

A new type of Bot?

The sky outside my window right now - post the actual sunset

Had to mute #MasterchefUk on the TV to go out and savour the moment😍

They're cooking on fire, the sky over the Atlantic is on fire too!

The optimism that we won't light the fire for the next few months....

You can have all the fancy salad leaves in the World - but you can't beat a good old fashioned 'head of lettuce'

Slug watch worked. My perfect heads almost ready. Can't wait to slap some between sliced pan & good old fashioned Salad Cream (not Mayonnaise)

Bring back the Retro!

My Mother was the Queen of curly parsley

Cathal leonard P O T A G E R
has now been bestowed with the title of King

Parsley Soup

Read that again

Parsley Soup...

with the most delicate smoked Halibut

A nostalgic taste of love for me

We need to give Parsley more credit & love

I may be a little tipsy (blaming Maire McHugh🍷)

However, I've just eaten something that I'd expect a delicious cloud would taste like

Goats cheese with celery leaf, artichoke & olive

Summer has arrived in Skerries in the most delicious way 🌞

P O T A G E R

Day 2:

No breakfast..

Starving.. 😉

P O T A G E R

Remember this post re CustomshouseBaltimore Ahmet Dede last week?

Yesterday, a little affirmation as to why there's a step up to The MICHELIN Guide ⭐️⭐️ level restaurants

Again, the sum of all parts equalled perfection ⭐️⭐️
Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen Mickael Viljanen

That soufflé 🥰

We must learn to see the beauty, softness, tenacity & toughness of dandelions.
They feed many insects/birds. Nutritionally rich for human&animals.
Often grow where nothing else will.
A field of dandelion can show the soil is sick/compacted, so they’re also a diagnostic plant

No breakfast

Starving

And then I wasn't

The birthday treats and eats continued today

Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen

I've waited almost 10 years for a Soufflé to surpass my last memorable one

Todays's did just that, as did the exquisite lunch menu & faultless service

The MICHELIN Guide

As a child, Charles Mitchell was the constant - delivering good & bad news in an inimitable fashion on RTÉ News RTÉ Radio 1

As an adult Bryan Dobson has been that constant

So much history, so much news - good, bad, happy & sorrowful

Wishing you a happy retirement Bryan

With the birthday looming, felt really old choosing from the menu Bridgefoot House Sligo tonight

Silly me🙄

Should've known Alan Barrins Mackerel Pate and Prawn Cocktail wouldn't be anything remotely like the retro dishes from yester year

That Pickled rhubarb & apple jelly😍

...and just like that the sunset skies are back🥰

No filters, no embellishments, just Mother Nature at her best

#Sunsetphoto
#WildAtlanticWay

Not a tradition I was used to until I moved to the North West

Last night my lovely neighbour placed yellow flowers on window sills and thresholds to bring us luck and protect us from the fairies 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♂️ ❤️

#IrishTraditions
#Bealtaine
#MayDay

Know my favourite favourite?

Another reason to ❤️ P O T A G E R and another reason to plot and plan to get home on a Wednesday/Thursday....

Last Saturday night:

The plan was to visit Saint Francis Provisions, have some nice wine and a few nibbles

However, the best laid plans of mice and men....

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Not quite sure how this happened - but I'd forgotten I'd bought a wedge of Valedeón in Sheridans last Thursday🥰

So to finish off a perfect weekend we're having one of my favourite cheeses with rough & ready accoutrements - honey and Krackawheat

Oh, & a drop of wine...

'Our' birthday cake travelled well 😋

Car unpacked, cake cut and kettle on

Thank you once again Meeran manzoor for making the weekend so special in so many ways ❤️

The cake & cuppa - a perfect ending to a perfect weekend