What a Glorious Day for a Picnic

Good Day and welcome to the First Wednesday of the Easter Season. It is very much with a sense of mixed emotions that we celebrate this the 4th day of the Octave of Easter. While the whole of the Church mourns the passing of Pope Francis, it is also a time of joy.

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Picnics and Lemonade Ice Tea

Today is National Picnic Day. And as luck (or as I prefer to think) God would have it, this year National Picnic Day falls on a Sunday. It’s the Lord’s Day of Rest. What can be more relaxing and restful then a picnic?

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Mile High Picnic Day

Yesterday was Earth Day. In our house, Earth Day signals it’s time to plant our annual garden. Today we’ll be busy planting our garden most of the day. That’s just perfect since today is also Picnic Day. What’s better after a day of toiling in the garden than to have a picnic in our own backyard?

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Celebrate Picnic Day in Style

Did you know that the word Picnic is from the French word Piquenique? Reaps pris en plein air, dans la natural. In other words Meal taken outdoors, in nature. Picnic. A meal that hearkens back to mid 18th Century al fresco French dining.

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Celebrating National Picnic Day

Yesterday was International Earth Day, and today is National Picnic Day. It was hard to pick a day to share this menu between the two, since having a picnic on Earth Day makes sense. Earth Day, Picnic Day. I went back and forth, but as an American, I had to go with Picnic Day. And let me tell you why.

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