tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post471832658313124787..comments2024-03-28T14:33:26.011-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Rhys on PicnicsJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82761300306454907722021-08-22T01:27:50.407-04:002021-08-22T01:27:50.407-04:00Yay!Yay!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45788093328807932062021-08-22T01:27:23.730-04:002021-08-22T01:27:23.730-04:00They wouldn’t dare. :-)They wouldn’t dare. :-)Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64424381419544460702021-08-21T18:21:24.808-04:002021-08-21T18:21:24.808-04:00We had lots of picnics when I was a kid but I reme...We had lots of picnics when I was a kid but I remember that Mom and Grandma who did the work didn't enjoy them as much. As someone who gets all the bug bites and poison ivy, I will join the indoor bunch.Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11647793543157359612021-08-21T18:19:15.473-04:002021-08-21T18:19:15.473-04:00Me, too . . . .Me, too . . . .Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69612836188647740702021-08-21T15:19:41.295-04:002021-08-21T15:19:41.295-04:00Thanks Rhys and Melanie. Melanie, good-luck. I kno...Thanks Rhys and Melanie. Melanie, good-luck. I know that New Haven is a target right now and we are just 40 miles away. I think I'll make some more ice, too.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128026892155650398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42798716109831179032021-08-21T14:21:49.792-04:002021-08-21T14:21:49.792-04:00Ah Judy, that is too bad about the flooding, AC, a...Ah Judy, that is too bad about the flooding, AC, and assorted mess. And now of course, Henri. Sitting here in New Haven, I'm right in the path along with you and Deb Ro--sending good thoughts to you folks!<br /><br />I am a picnic fan myself, especially of the breakfast picnic: coffee in a thermos, a bottle of juice, some cut fruit, and a couple of muffins or scones. Take to beach. Spread out a blanket and enjoy (always with cloth napkins)!<br /><br />Well, I'm off to bring in the outdoor furniture and make more ice!<br /><br />-MelanieMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17946905881136839301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84377683774268731072021-08-21T14:09:24.076-04:002021-08-21T14:09:24.076-04:00Rhys, I have been a fan of John ever since meeting...Rhys, I have been a fan of John ever since meeting him at my little dinner gathering during the Raleigh Bouchercon. Elisabeth, four is the perfect number for our lunch. We can even play cards after, with partners, while the outdoor folk sweat and scratch their bug bites.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13501982494586530392021-08-21T13:52:08.042-04:002021-08-21T13:52:08.042-04:00Add me to that group waving from the screened in p...Add me to that group waving from the screened in porch! Some how I out grew picnics about the time I began college. Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047379987310210498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42686802211804375642021-08-21T13:29:03.659-04:002021-08-21T13:29:03.659-04:00You and John make a good team!You and John make a good team!Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41523711047187061122021-08-21T13:27:42.657-04:002021-08-21T13:27:42.657-04:00I e always dreamed of a picnic hsmper from Fortnum...I e always dreamed of a picnic hsmper from FortnumsJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43680303379835442972021-08-21T13:22:10.836-04:002021-08-21T13:22:10.836-04:00I’m so sorry to hear this, JudyI’m so sorry to hear this, JudyJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59086694194107329652021-08-21T13:21:01.077-04:002021-08-21T13:21:01.077-04:00Oh yes, Hallie. I remember Brie and peaches from a...Oh yes, Hallie. I remember Brie and peaches from a roadside stand in France!Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7416422030430393172021-08-21T13:04:01.516-04:002021-08-21T13:04:01.516-04:00Thanks everyone! Your support is just what I need ...Thanks everyone! Your support is just what I need (which is why I <br />shamelessly spilled) to get my second wind and rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic before the storm hits. Sending you all big hugs!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128026892155650398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49356665978474177062021-08-21T12:58:19.955-04:002021-08-21T12:58:19.955-04:00I guess I should put that on my bucket list, Karen...I guess I should put that on my bucket list, Karen. Everything about your trip sounds lovely!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128026892155650398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43468791697613010242021-08-21T12:34:55.428-04:002021-08-21T12:34:55.428-04:00John, Hank, and I will wave to the rest of you fro...John, Hank, and I will wave to the rest of you from inside, or possibly a screened-in porch, as you swat the crawling and flying bugs. We will be sitting on our comfy cushions as you wiggle around trying to find a spot where something isn’t jabbing you in the butt. And, we will dab our mouths with cloth napkins and pass each other a side plate to use. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48687921780963033782021-08-21T12:25:26.396-04:002021-08-21T12:25:26.396-04:00When I was in high school my family moved to New O...When I was in high school my family moved to New Orleans. I met my best friend there. She and I would ride the bus downtown and walk to the French Quarter. We'd buy half a muffaletta at Central Grocery, then go down the block to MacKenzies bakery and buy treats and a drink. We'd take it all to Jackson Square and have our picnic. Sweet memories.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14142429734434191212021-08-21T12:22:46.001-04:002021-08-21T12:22:46.001-04:00Our most enjoyable picnics have been impromptu whi...Our most enjoyable picnics have been impromptu while we were traveling. Visiting wineries and buying a bottle and a cheese plate to eat on the grounds. Buying crackers, cheese, Twinkies, etc to eat at a state park. We've had picnic baskets in the past, classic wicker, backpack style, you name it. And they've always turned out to be too awkward to deal with if you're going to walk very far. Give me a couple of tote bags or grocery bags and we're good!Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48673132442933514542021-08-21T12:21:04.156-04:002021-08-21T12:21:04.156-04:00Hank,
When I had a picnic in England, we never en...Hank,<br /><br />When I had a picnic in England, we never encountered bugs. No idea why.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89805226457891135792021-08-21T12:19:46.847-04:002021-08-21T12:19:46.847-04:00RHYS,
Picnics are wonderful! On my first trip to...RHYS,<br /><br />Picnics are wonderful! On my first trip to England with my Mom(my Mom visited England once years before I was born), we would buy sandwiches like Tuna fish and dill at Boots Chemist shop and we would have picnics either in a public garden or near the River in Cambridge. There were also pubs near the river and there were picnic tables outside pubs. We would have picnics outside the pubs far away from the cigarette smoking. <br /><br />Sand in sandwiches?? it sounds like John had a bad experience having a picnic at the beach?<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22728450979287354102021-08-21T12:17:44.283-04:002021-08-21T12:17:44.283-04:00Now those sound like picnics I could love!Now those sound like picnics I could love!Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38525769364821735572021-08-21T12:12:56.763-04:002021-08-21T12:12:56.763-04:00Lunch packed up in a weekday and taken to the park...Lunch packed up in a weekday and taken to the park on summer days. It was the three Dale kids, the two Van Aalst kids with our moms. Lunch at a picnic table, under a tree. Shared sandwiches. Mom cut her sandwiches cross ways and Tante Nancy diagonally. For some reason it made a "big" difference to Diana and me which way our moms cut out sandwiches, we just had to share a half with each other. And I haven't thought about those sandwiches in years. :)Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39214858554324311752021-08-21T12:06:28.413-04:002021-08-21T12:06:28.413-04:00I'm pretty sure I shared the recipe way back, ...I'm pretty sure I shared the recipe way back, but happy to do it again. Julia might let me on in her next round, then she can video my boning skills!Celia Wakefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880208621796600180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38265996910702119552021-08-21T12:01:50.515-04:002021-08-21T12:01:50.515-04:00Julia, I'll go in with you on the hamper. And ...Julia, I'll go in with you on the hamper. And so many London parks in which to picnic!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55691203973448049012021-08-21T12:00:49.779-04:002021-08-21T12:00:49.779-04:00I'm so sorry you're going through this mes...I'm so sorry you're going through this mess, Judy. What a hassle, as well as being uncomfortable and inconvenient. <br /><br />Fingers crossed for safe passage of Henri to your area and Deb Ro's! Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46568449056071244142021-08-21T11:58:35.768-04:002021-08-21T11:58:35.768-04:00Hallie, the "ground-get-up" made me laug...Hallie, the "ground-get-up" made me laugh. Ruefully.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.com