lovely things: v

7 (more or less) lovely things

it hurts bc it’s true

“Ireland on a clear day feels like a crisp, green apple. Perfectly sweet, perfectly ripe. She’s not an all-consuming sun. No, she gives space for air, woven together, they exist in synergy. As we know, she seldom appears, but, distance makes the heart grow grateful. Her presence ever sparks glee. Nothing else matters when she shines her light on the Emerald Isle.” - Summer Sun by Jasmine Hughes

Jasmine’s newsletter made me think about The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin, my fave poem for a very long time.

a creamy pint (or 4) of Guinness at The Scratcher

John Clarke coming to visit

Running into Claire on 5th Avenue

The Number Song - DJ Shadow

A quote from Sunday’s Maybe Baby that reminds me of the advise my Dad gives me a lot when I’m freaking out about making decisions. “Whenever any of us are faced with a huge and difficult decision, I’ve found there is very often not a “right” choice, but merely two sets of opportunities and costs. This is actually a good thing, because it means that no matter which way we go, there will be both joy and loss. This is a fact of life. I think most of our big choices only become “right” in hindsight, through both our commitment to finding meaning in them and in accepting their associated downsides as “worth it.” So regardless of which path you take, I think it will be within your power to make it feel like the right one.”

A coconut marg at Casa Carmen with Joelle & Annabel

“and none   

Thought of the others they would never meet   

Or how their lives would all contain this hour.”