Bakker Bugle Blog

I have it, on good authority, that rich people hold galas to celebrate how great rich people are. We are parvenues, nothing more than envious bounders who bubble to the skim layer of the teeming masses. So we can, at best, emulate the men and women of quality who surround us.

Thus, we inaugurated our entry into the Square’s echelon with all the class and sophistication we could muster. We took Doug lawn bowling at night.

A few months ago, Laurie sent us abroad with an electrified version of our favorite backyard game, bocce (or, more accurately, boules). We left our regulation equipment in Lake County, in favor of her gift. And now we have the ideal site. Fitzwilliam Square is incredibly dark given that it is in the middle of the city. Its lawn is finely mowed and frequently rolled, and the lighter balls do not damage it.

In Dublin, several tennis clubs include grounds for lawn bowling, the British variation of boules, or pétanque. I can be absolutely sure that there is nothing like the Bugle Boules Club of Fitzwilliam Square. It presently consists of me, Anita, and Doug, but applications may be made in person at Bugle HQ.

We’ll have a brochure available shortly. Until then, please visit our gallery.

Also, have a look at the two sets of photos from Doug’s visit: Set One and Set Two.