A few weeks ago it was my fathers 75th birthday.....a cool hot summers afternoon....all my family gathered for a celebratory dinner with a select few going for drinks afterwards! This is how it felt as I relayed it to my sister-in-law!!!
You can't beat it, sitting in a beer garden sippin' on beer, havin' a chat with old friends...forget about the worries of the world for a few hours....reminiscing about the old days...do you remember that time you???....whatever happened to that fella we used to see all the time???....is it that long ago???.....God how the year's fly by!!!
A bit of sunshine, cool beer, conversation.....these are the ingredients for nostalgia....when there mixed carefully, slowly and with care the end result can be delicious....caca milis for everyone!!!
Sunday afternoons during the summer always used to consist of the usual tried & tested routine of heading to your favourite watering hole maybe to discuss the night before or just to unwind before another hard weeks slog in the job!!
Are those days gone forever?....well if you just happened to be up Barrack Street yesterday afternoon around 5p.m. the queue outside TB's would let you know that everyone still likes to unwind....it's not just me who likes to kick off on the Sabbath!!!!
Walking through the dark bar just as the doors open..... letting your eyes adjust to the light ....what are you having?....tis my call.....I'll follow ye out to the garden....get the drinks...hands full of ice cold bottles of beer......walking slowly through the bar to the outside .......rays of sunlight guiding you.......checking to see where they are seated...good spot....sit down & let it all hang out!!!
Are you there Roisin ....can you feel it?....taste that beer.....hear the clink of the ice.....AAAAAHHHH!!!
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Fascinating you should be published. Send me some more and there could be a contract.
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