Category Archives: Summer

La bella Italia

Posted on July 10, 2010 by

I’ll share a secret. I am somewhat of an Italophile. I love all things Italy. The food, the drink, the insanity of their drivers, the incorruptibility of the family unit, and the way that the most important person in Italian mens lives … Continue reading →

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Festival Fever

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

So, it is safe to say that we like our festivals. Four Glastonbury’s in six years, and every Electric Picnic since the first has afforded me a certain wisdom (some would say cynicism) regarding tents, wellies and square meat pies … Continue reading →

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The rose-tinted spectacles of summers past.

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

I took a trip down memory lane today and thanks to a requirement to be in Wexford early this morning anyway, invited (bullied) my friend Fiona and her two little fella’s Max (6) and Felix (2) to join me in … Continue reading →

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