Saturday was picnic day and of course after the weather having been great all week, was terrible when we woke up. We needed to make a split decision - have everyone round to ours or go for it on the picnic and hope the rain stopped for the afternoon. Now I don't know about you but seeing the carnage one 11 month old can bring to a living room, there was only one option as far as I was concerned.
Living rooms
Places you feel protective about
Limited space to charge around in
Full of expensive electrical stuff to eat / throw / lose
Spillages soak into your nice tasteful cream carpet
Sharp edges
Enticing plug sockets
Parks
Places the council feel protective about
Unlimited space to charge around in
Full of inexpensive natural stuff to eat / throw / lose
Spillages soak into the grass
Occasional sharp bits about
No plug sockets
I wasn't entirely happy with how members of the general public would perceive a thirty something man in a raincoat setting up bunting and trays of food near a playground to entice kids over but.......I wasn't arrested and as soon as everyone arrived the sun came out. There were such a nice group of people there. I'd made a couple of summery playlists, everyone was very chilled, their kids loving being outside. It was one of my favourite days of the year so far.
