Our little procession, bagpipes leading the way, was a cheerful parade in itself.
Servers at the no-reservation, no-credit card Cooke's In are, like the restaurant itself, cheerful, fast moving, hard working, unpolished and especially on frantic nights, sometimes overwhelmed.
Was it a room full of women laughing, bonding and sharing solutions — or a liberal woman reporter attacking the event and taking it to a dark place that does not exist?" Here is another Republican trope: that talking about enduring issues of gender or racial equity in anything but cheerful, grateful tones is itself sexist or racist.
Above all, the piece, like its predecessor, is a love-letter to theatre itself and the cheerful chaos involved in putting on a play.
"We want [the dragon] itself to feel light, cheerful, full of energy and a lot of hope -- even with joy.
At a time when so much new art is so meticulously packaged and commercial, his cheerful messiness is a political statement in itself.
Zandvoort itself is pretty tacky, in a cheerful way, with crowded tented pavilions along the beach.
It's not beautiful, but it's cheerful and welcoming and it doesn't take itself remotely seriously.
The dish was saved by short, crisp lengths of rhubarb under bits of preserved ginger, a cheerful wink at spring, and by the duck itself.
I constantly meet highly educated people who speak English; cheerful and friendly people – which is amazing in itself, given the level of terror the night brings.
