Comments on: The Magic of Eating Outside http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/07/18/the-magic-of-eating-outside/ Rejoicing in hope...Romans 12:12 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:40:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/07/18/the-magic-of-eating-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-12331 Mary Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:17:32 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=792#comment-12331 I apologize PROFUSELY for just disappearing on you guys! I've been so busy...and yet found time to miss checking up on all of you! More on that in a post! Thank you, Leticia, and Colleen, for missing me and caring enough to wonder, I appreciate it! Aunt Claire, your explanation is a beautiful and plausible way to explain the picture! And I can hardly imagine not even having FANS to help deal with this heat. We are so spoiled, aren't we? Thank you so much for shedding light on what a Sunday afternoon might have been for Grandma! Juli, your picnic sounds like it was a hit! I have such great childhood memories of evenings at the park, or special parks we'd pay multiple visits to as we criss-crossed America on our summer vacations. We had several favorites that were so nice we would time our driving times to hit them at mealtime! One particular fave was in Holdredge, NE, and last year my hubby and I stopped there on *our* vacation with the kiddos and the park was all updated and changed. Pretty devastating to my childhood memories, let me tell you...but there was still a lake with ducks and geese to feed, and a pavilion across the way with an outdoor Christian concert going on...so it was still special! Yes, let's plan a road trip this fall and find a nice park to picnic together! FUN! I hear you, Andrea! However, we suggested grilling this week to my dh and he about laughed at us. No way was he going back out in the heat...I think it was the day that got to 103, so who could blame him!? I apologize PROFUSELY for just disappearing on you guys! I’ve been so busy…and yet found time to miss checking up on all of you! More on that in a post! Thank you, Leticia, and Colleen, for missing me and caring enough to wonder, I appreciate it!

Aunt Claire, your explanation is a beautiful and plausible way to explain the picture! And I can hardly imagine not even having FANS to help deal with this heat. We are so spoiled, aren’t we? Thank you so much for shedding light on what a Sunday afternoon might have been for Grandma!

Juli, your picnic sounds like it was a hit! I have such great childhood memories of evenings at the park, or special parks we’d pay multiple visits to as we criss-crossed America on our summer vacations. We had several favorites that were so nice we would time our driving times to hit them at mealtime! One particular fave was in Holdredge, NE, and last year my hubby and I stopped there on *our* vacation with the kiddos and the park was all updated and changed. Pretty devastating to my childhood memories, let me tell you…but there was still a lake with ducks and geese to feed, and a pavilion across the way with an outdoor Christian concert going on…so it was still special! Yes, let’s plan a road trip this fall and find a nice park to picnic together! FUN!

I hear you, Andrea! However, we suggested grilling this week to my dh and he about laughed at us. No way was he going back out in the heat…I think it was the day that got to 103, so who could blame him!?

]]> By: Colleen http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/07/18/the-magic-of-eating-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-12325 Colleen Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:49:11 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=792#comment-12325 Love the picture, and post. It's been a quiet, everything okay? Love the picture, and post. It’s been a quiet, everything okay?

]]> By: Leticia http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/07/18/the-magic-of-eating-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-12320 Leticia Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:55:31 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=792#comment-12320 All right, kiddo where are you??? <em>Leticia's last blog post..<a href='http://leticiasworld.blogspot.com/2008/07/baby-brianna-may-she-never-be-forgotten.html'>Baby Brianna, may she never be forgotten...</a></em> All right, kiddo where are you???

Leticia’s last blog post..Baby Brianna, may she never be forgotten…

]]> By: Andrea http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/07/18/the-magic-of-eating-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-12302 Andrea Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:55 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=792#comment-12302 Picnic are always wonderful. I have to say these days I try to convince dh to grill as much as possible anything to prevent having to heat up the kitchen. <em>Andrea's last blog post..<a href='http://helpmates.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/salt-of-the-world/'>Salt of the World</a></em> Picnic are always wonderful. I have to say these days I try to convince dh to grill as much as possible anything to prevent having to heat up the kitchen.

Andrea’s last blog post..Salt of the World

]]> By: Juli http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/07/18/the-magic-of-eating-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-12296 Juli Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:26:48 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=792#comment-12296 Mary...I would love for us to have a picnic sometime...perhaps this fall? Mary…I would love for us to have a picnic sometime…perhaps this fall?

]]> By: Juli http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/07/18/the-magic-of-eating-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-12295 Juli Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:21:56 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=792#comment-12295 Mary, It was fun. I packed water bottles that I used to wet the children's hair to keep them cool, and of course lots of Iced tea to drink. The children loved it! We went to a little park in our town that had a pic-nic table covered under a little shelter, so we were in the shade. The children enjoyed being outside, despite the heat, and would have stayed longer if my husband and I had not been missing the AC. LOl Mary,
It was fun. I packed water bottles that I used to wet the children’s hair to keep them cool, and of course lots of Iced tea to drink. The children loved it! We went to a little park in our town that had a pic-nic table covered under a little shelter, so we were in the shade. The children enjoyed being outside, despite the heat, and would have stayed longer if my husband and I had not been missing the AC. LOl

]]> By: Claire Winter http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/07/18/the-magic-of-eating-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-12286 Claire Winter Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:08:16 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=792#comment-12286 Mary Lynne, I regret to say that I do not know the story behind my mother & her sisters in this particular picture. And, it is too late to ask her and so we will just have to imagine that they enjoying each other as they were relaxing on a Sunday afternoon. I am pretty sure this picture would have been taken on a Sunday afternoon as they were still dressed in their Sunday best after attending church in the morning. I do know that on Sunday afternoons the family had a lite lunch which they called "fesper". It would have consisted of some lunch meats,cheese,zwieback (double buns)& coffecake. This lite lunch was served at 5 pm. Also a fruit was added to this lite menu and in the summer time when the apples were plentiful, that would have been the fruit of choice. Since there were no fans to keep one cool in the house, how fitting it would be to eat outside in the shade and finish off the lite meal with an apple. I know many Sunday afternoons the family either had company or visited relatives or friends. And someone in those early days had a camera or we wouldn't be able to see this picture today. Thanks for reminding me of that picture, Aunt Claire Mary Lynne,
I regret to say that I do not know the story behind my mother & her sisters in this particular picture. And, it is too late to ask her and so we will just have to imagine that they enjoying each other as they were relaxing on a Sunday afternoon. I am pretty sure this picture would have been taken on a Sunday afternoon as they were still dressed in their Sunday best after attending church in the morning. I do know that on Sunday afternoons the family had a lite lunch which they called “fesper”. It would have consisted of some lunch meats,cheese,zwieback (double buns)& coffecake. This lite lunch was served at 5 pm. Also a fruit was added to this lite menu and in the summer time when the apples were plentiful, that would have been the fruit of choice. Since there were no fans to keep one cool in the house, how fitting it would be to eat outside in the shade and finish off the lite meal with an apple. I know many Sunday afternoons the family either had company or visited relatives or friends. And someone in those early days had a camera or we wouldn’t be able to see this picture today.
Thanks for reminding me of that picture,
Aunt Claire

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/07/18/the-magic-of-eating-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-12283 Mary Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:56:43 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=792#comment-12283 Aw, Juli, I'm so happy--like Beck says, though, eating outdoors does sound good in theory, sometimes the bugs and heat have their way...I hope they didn't interfere with your fun outing! How'd it go? I was thinking about setting up the card table out under the trees later...but it's over 100 degrees out there right now! The girls are enjoying it in the pool--best place to be in this kind of summer heat! Let's do a picnic together sometime~!!!!!! Leticia, thanks for your comments about my grandma's photo! I've always wished it was better quality, it's such a moment they captured! I wonder if they were just enjoying an orchard treat, or a picnic, or taking a break from processing apples...wish Grandma were still alive to tell the story! I'm so glad you have access to a peaceful country get-away! I take for granted what we have here...though I know many city folks wouldn't understand why I love it so. Beck, outdoor kitchens and the like sound so romantic, don't they? Lol. But my air conditioning keeps me realistic!! (Somewhat...) It is amazing how much comfort a little shade brings on a hot day...esp where we live, there is always wind or a breeze, even if it is just moving the dry air around. Aw, Juli, I’m so happy–like Beck says, though, eating outdoors does sound good in theory, sometimes the bugs and heat have their way…I hope they didn’t interfere with your fun outing! How’d it go? I was thinking about setting up the card table out under the trees later…but it’s over 100 degrees out there right now! The girls are enjoying it in the pool–best place to be in this kind of summer heat! Let’s do a picnic together sometime~!!!!!!

Leticia, thanks for your comments about my grandma’s photo! I’ve always wished it was better quality, it’s such a moment they captured! I wonder if they were just enjoying an orchard treat, or a picnic, or taking a break from processing apples…wish Grandma were still alive to tell the story! I’m so glad you have access to a peaceful country get-away! I take for granted what we have here…though I know many city folks wouldn’t understand why I love it so.

Beck, outdoor kitchens and the like sound so romantic, don’t they? Lol. But my air conditioning keeps me realistic!! (Somewhat…) It is amazing how much comfort a little shade brings on a hot day…esp where we live, there is always wind or a breeze, even if it is just moving the dry air around.

]]> By: Juli http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/07/18/the-magic-of-eating-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-12281 Juli Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:40:35 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=792#comment-12281 Mary...I wanted to let you know that you inspired me to pack a pic-nic this afternoon and eat out with my family! I have packed ham and cheese sandwitches, home-made bread and butter (for Megan, who does not like sandwitches.) Baby carrots, banana bread, iced tea, water and for a treat one hersheys candy bar to split between us. (That way we don't eat too much candy.) LOL Thanks for the wonderful post. Hugs. Juli Mary…I wanted to let you know that you inspired me to pack a pic-nic this afternoon and eat out with my family! I have packed ham and cheese sandwitches, home-made bread and butter (for Megan, who does not like sandwitches.) Baby carrots, banana bread, iced tea, water and for a treat one hersheys candy bar to split between us. (That way we don’t eat too much candy.) LOL Thanks for the wonderful post. Hugs. Juli

]]> By: Beck http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/07/18/the-magic-of-eating-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-12280 Beck Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:12:29 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=792#comment-12280 I love eating outside in theory, although it's always buggy here if the weather is warm enough. <em>Beck's last blog post..<a href='http://frogandtoadarestillfriends.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-am-so-proud.html'>I am SO proud.</a></em> I love eating outside in theory, although it’s always buggy here if the weather is warm enough.

Beck’s last blog post..I am SO proud.

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