We were invited to the launch of the Tullow Show on Thursday night. We were somewhat intrigued as we’ve never been invited before. The invitation came to ‘Mr & Mrs Brian James’ so it couldn’t have been because of my book as I’ve Lorna Sixsmith on it. Brian decided he’d come along which surprised me somewhat but he’d know some of those there and it isn’t the busiest time of the year.
The Tullow Show is being held on 17th August, [...]
I was at the Golden Shears Festival today, the first of four days. It’s located in Gorey, on a relatively small site and has a lovely atmosphere.
Margaret and her Good Food Ireland team have done a wonderful job of the catering – there isn’t a chip van in sight or any stuffy hot marquees jam packed with sweaty [...]
It has been a busy weekend and I have to admit I’m pretty tired. If I had got any notions about judging a competition in front of over a thousand people or organising a blog awards, I was brought back to earth with a bump anyway today as Brian needed me in the loader to lower him up and down when he was painting a shed. The glamour!
The [...]
I’ve a very busy weekend ahead. Tomorrow night, I head to Armagh to judge the ‘Farmers Wants a Wife’ competition. It is in aid of charity and ten farmers will be interviewed and do a ‘party piece’ before a crowd of over 300 people.
The president of the YFCU and I are judging and if I remember correctly, our scores will account for 30% of the marks – [...]
Some of our favourite days out locally include going to The Forge for lunch and Altamont Gardens for a run around. The Forge is a restaurant located on the main road between Ballon and Bunclody and serves up really good home cooked hearty food. W loves the vegetable soup so has that as a main course with two rolls and K always goes for the beef with a yorkshire pudding. They now have a cafe at [...]
