L. Lee

Picnics in Paris

My favorite summertime activity is picnicking.  Give me a park, or at least a patch of grass, and I will plop my blanket down anywhere.  Everything tastes a little different when you’re picnicking, a little more delicious.  Even plain old tuna sandwiches are given a boost by dining al fresco. 

A quiche in Nice, France

Caprese and Ham & Cheese sandwiches for Bois de Boulogne, Paris.  (made from that morning’s baguette!)

Greek take-out in Craig Park, Brea, California

An impromptu picnic of sweet strawberries and a sandwich at Hyde Park, London

You never know when a dog will take a dip in the lake

I haven’t yet taken a picnic onto a rowboat sadly.  the thought just oozes romance and anne of green gables

I love spying on people picnicking.  One of my favorite things is drooling over what other people have brought to eat. 

And of course I love my own friends, who always indulge me with good food and excellent stories

Already dreams of these

These strawberries were exactly as good as they looked.  I normally do not like eating strawberries plain, but I could not turn my backs on these small, perky, fire engine red sweeties.  There were loads of sellers on Portobello Road selling them, and they made sure to point out that their fruits were grown in England.

I meant to save the strawberries for home, but later that day, I made an impromptu picnic of them with a sandwich I picked up at Hyde Park.  It was sublime.