Welcome to The Club v3.3 Summer 2023

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Summer Joy
The wonderful joy and carefree bliss
we all felt as children when it was
picnic time can not be replaced by any
toy, game or gimmick today. Can you
remember those feelings? I know I can.
The sun felt kinder, the grass looked
greener and the blue skies were oh so
blue it felt like you could swim in them.
Our annual family picnics were held
in Woodstock at Waterworks Park. We
had to have a big open space like that,
to accommodate all of us. There were
moms and dads, aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews and cousins twice removed
(whatever that means) and that easily
added up to over 100 folks sitting down
to a sumptuous picnic lunch, games
and gossip.
Each year, you had to endure the
endless string of relatives commenting
how big you had grown since last
year, and which one of the group you
belonged to and my goodness how the
those freckles had nearly taken over
your face, before you could sit down to
a feast fit for the king.
Everyone brought creamy potato
salad, crispy scalloped potatoes,
macaroni salad, sliced ham, fried
chicken, spicy baked beans, threebean
salad, pickled and devilled eggs,
sweet pickles, dill pickles, bread and
rolls, relish trays with celery, carrots,
cheeses, salmon sandwiches, egg salad
sandwiches and plenty of strawberry
Freshie to wash all of it down. There
wasn’t an empty space to be had on
your plate once you started down that
long line of delicious treats. You learned
really quickly who made the best baked
beans or the best fried chicken and you
praised their accomplishments (haven’t
eaten this good since last year) so they
would make the same thing next year.
Of course there were always
innovators who produced some new
dish each year, and wanted everyone to
try (just a bit) but it was a long stretch,
to think it could replace the tried and
trues we had enjoyed for years. My
theory is, it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
After you had done true justice to
the first course, and were sure you
couldn’t possibly eat another bite, you
caught a whiff of the dessert table. Now
that was perfection to see all of those
angel food cakes with soft whipped
frosting, lemon meringue pie with real
by Agnes Burroughs • from Daytripping July-Aug 2012
shoe,
meringue, sweet apple pie, dark
chocolate cake with frosting,
marshmallow fruit pudding,
chocolate chip, butterscotch and
peanut butter cookies, pecan
squares, butter tarts, pumpkin,
custard, raisin, blueberry,
strawberry and rhubarb pie, all
set out like a bake shop just waiting
to be savored. Some of the desserts
had come a long distance, and were a
little worse for wear, but we polished
them all off no matter how slanted or
squished together.
How could you possibly eat another
bite? Give us a few hours of running
around the park, playing a few games,
trying out the swings, slides and teeter
totters, and we would be right back
over at that picnic table begging for a
piece of pie or a rice krispie square to
munch on.
After all that food you would think
you would be in a sugar coma, but no,
we were right ready to start the games,
once the ladies had the tables sort of
cleaned up and the food was safely put
back into coolers. There were potato
sack races, kick the shoe, hide the
two legged races, water balloon
toss, hard boiled egg race, hammer and
nail challenge, and lots of races just
for the sheer fun of running. Everyone
got a prize whether they won or lost.
All the kids got coloured balloons, ice
cold freezies, peanuts in the shell and
rolls of rainbow Lifesavers. The men
always had a friendly game of baseball,
or played horseshoes. After the games,
the ladies, having worked most of the
previous day to get ready for today, sat
down and enjoyed a well deserved rest.
The children never seemed to tire
of finding something to keep them
occupied, from playing in the water to
chasing after balls and balloons. All too
soon, it was time for a light snack and
time to pack everything away for the
journey home with promises to meet
next year, same time, same place.
Summer 2023 “Here’s Johnny!” -The Shining, 1980
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