By Diane Forrest
I used to dream of having a wonderfully romantic
picnic beside a stream, sitting on a red checkered blanket under an old oak
tree, with my guy laying his head on my lap as I read romantic poetry to him
until he drifted off to sleep. Sadly, I
never had that romantic lunch by the stream, but there are many other types of
picnics you can experience.
A picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure
excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors, ideally taking place in a
beautiful landscape. Picnics are often family-oriented but can also be an
intimate occasion between two people, or a large get-together, company picnics
and church picnics. On romantic and family picnics a picnic basket and a
blanket are usually brought along. Outdoor games or some other form of
entertainment are common at large picnics. Formerly, picnic meant a potluck, an
entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table for
all to share.
Picnics are extremely popular all throughout the
spring summer and fall but during the month of July you see picnics everywhere
and I do mean everywhere! One of the reasons why picnics are so popular in July
is because a large number of families take their vacations in July and spend
much of their time outdoors enjoying the warm weather and having picnics out of
a basket or having outside picnics while grilling BBQ on the grill.
A friend of my was from a large Italian family, and
every Sunday after church his family would meet by the lake and share lunch,
play games and send homemade boats into the water to race against other family
members. He remembers fondly these Sunday
picnics and wishes to share these experiences with his grandchildren some day.
July is National Picnic Month, you still have plenty of time to pack a sandwich in
a bag and sit on a park bench, or plan a romantic outing with a picnic basket
filled with wine, fruit and cheese, or even a family day out with some fishing
poles, a grill and some hot dogs. It doesn’t
matter what you have, or where you go,
the important thing is the memories you make that will last a lifetime.
[Photos from Google]
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