Slow down and simplify this summer …
Do you ever consider how, as you get older, you actually like the things about an Irish holiday that used to fill you with despair – cool weather, simple food, wearing the same clothes over and over, rarely, if ever, going out in the evenings? The simplicity that restores to you precious time you usually spend fussing about other holiday matters – airport queues and the logistics of travelling abroad – and the opportunity to really unplug. Few choices and hardly any novelty have a way of making you fall back on your own resources. The Irish summer haunts of your childhood, the habits of holidays past, the episodes and experiences, deliver a powerful blast of nostalgia. Swimming every day, frisbee on a windy beach, board games, picnics and cousins coming to stay trump in your recollection the squabbling on a long car journey, kids sandwiched on the back seat, and the inevitable daily bout of boredom. You happily wore the same shorts and T-shirts for two weeks and your mother did not pack an entire “tablescape” to fancify family dinners. Dinner was not complicated and dessert was a block of HB vanilla, Neapolitan or Raspberry Ripple if the local shop obliged. Let us know if you find somewhere special on your travels throughout Ireland this summer – email letters@thegloss.ie.
THIS MONTH WE’RE …
CHECKING OUT: The new outdoor sculpture garden at Kildare Village.
BRUNCHING: In the charming tent at Grangecon Kitchen Bakery and Deli in Co Wicklow, open from 9am-2pm all week, bar Tuesday.
STRETCHING: At Yoga Picnic at Lilliput House, Lough Ennell, Co Westmeath, with leading yoga teachers and holistic practitioners.
BOOKING: Tickets for Dimanche, the internationally acclaimed Belgian theatre production, at Town Hall Theatre, part of Galway International Arts Festival.
SEEING: “Dickie to Richard – Richard Harris: Role of a Lifetime” exhibition at the Hunt Museum, Co Limerick – the life and career of the famous actor.
DINING ON THE GO: With a linen placemat, snacks, spreads and breads. Image; Zara Home.
LOVING LINEN: Swapping cotton bedsheets for linen. It’s heat-wicking and hypoallergenic. No need to iron and it gets softer with every wash. Image; Bedfolk.
EMBRACING: Jorts, longer than cutoffs, with a borrowed from-the-boys vibe. Image; Etro.
CARRYING: Bronze Palma woven beach Landa bag.
WEARING: Jacqueline frayed straw hat from FAO Millinery.
WEARING: Fishmerman sandals can be glam, especially with gold hardware. Image; Mama Praia.
CARRYING: The Simone straw basket bag from Rae Feather.
TAKING TIME: Terracotta Legend Diver watch, Longines, at Weir & Sons.
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