tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post532860044120994118..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): The picnic memoirsMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-12002985607896696432019-06-20T11:36:30.703-04:002019-06-20T11:36:30.703-04:00xxxxxxxxxxxxMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-40083084276395573762019-06-20T11:36:16.493-04:002019-06-20T11:36:16.493-04:00Hi Melanie (you can search your inbox for past ema...Hi Melanie (you can search your inbox for past emails, I think) - thank you! My dad actually disdained Father's Day (he was good at disdain!), but yes, I certainly did and do miss him, very much. Thank you for reminding me about this post, it does have some Ideas. Much love...Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-57483105514990642812019-06-18T22:21:33.992-04:002019-06-18T22:21:33.992-04:00I seem to have lost track of your email -- I was t...I seem to have lost track of your email -- I was thinking of you this past weekend. I was missing my Dad and expect you were missing yours as well. The "first time withouts" are challenging. <br /><br />Also as I was thinking about you, I remembered this post (it's been haunting me in a good way) and thought that it has the fragrance of a book proposal . . . yes? I don't remember if I asked when it was first posted, if so, forgive the repetition. I don't mean to be insistent but -- did I mention? -- it's been haunting me in a good way.<br />http://66squarefeet.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-picnic-memoirs.html my crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484071987163894248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-44175091030628903492019-02-16T22:08:56.717-05:002019-02-16T22:08:56.717-05:00We still love him... It's nice to hear from yo...We still love him... It's nice to hear from you.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-66222986541541326292019-02-16T12:58:56.950-05:002019-02-16T12:58:56.950-05:00Now dying for a picnic -- but mine are never as sa...Now dying for a picnic -- but mine are never as satisfying as yours look. Thanks for the details. <br /><br />And it's very nice to see, even just in memory, Storby. Imagine he too was integral to your at-home picnic. :)Rafe's Hotelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898852529318083316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-71995813079140269952019-02-12T07:24:45.275-05:002019-02-12T07:24:45.275-05:00I can't wait for the many more picnics to come...I can't wait for the many more picnics to come, near and far, extravagant or simple. And thank you for being the secret ingredient through them all! xxxSmoothmanhttp://vincentmounier.com/blog2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-47849922743670980202019-02-11T19:57:07.681-05:002019-02-11T19:57:07.681-05:00Good question. For my forage picnics with paying w...Good question. For my forage picnics with paying walkers (up to 15), I pack everything in containers, mostly made by U-Konserve. They are very good for stacking, and are lightweight stainless steel. These go into a knapsack, in layers. On the very top is anything that is a strange shape, or delicate, like a roulade or a focaccia :-) Small cutting boards go at the bottom of the knapsack. For picnics for two sometimes it's as easy as wrapping sandwiches in a nice napkin and slipping that into a backpack. A Thermos for hot stuff. For local and more elaborate picnics for me and the Frenchman or friends I like an assortment of baskets. Then I just need mules or alpacas for carrying... I also like waxed canvas bags for carrying - something with quite a firm shape that does not smoosh everything together.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-13433840664544439062019-02-11T19:49:10.385-05:002019-02-11T19:49:10.385-05:00Sorry about a bad Monday, Brian... and thank you x...Sorry about a bad Monday, Brian... and thank you xxMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-52776673576302293962019-02-11T19:48:39.169-05:002019-02-11T19:48:39.169-05:00You raise the bar :-) SweeTango! I shall keep my e...You raise the bar :-) SweeTango! I shall keep my eyes peeled.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-70875216020232304162019-02-11T19:47:45.094-05:002019-02-11T19:47:45.094-05:00Thank you, Debbie :-)Thank you, Debbie :-)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-10679934063866580172019-02-11T19:47:31.059-05:002019-02-11T19:47:31.059-05:00Thank you, Win - I have nets for you. Will email f...Thank you, Win - I have nets for you. Will email for address...xxMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-75884828457227745562019-02-11T19:46:59.263-05:002019-02-11T19:46:59.263-05:00Unknown (I wish I knew your name) - I am very sad ...Unknown (I wish I knew your name) - I am very sad that you and your husband are going through this. I send you love.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-4722123189876075202019-02-11T19:45:55.300-05:002019-02-11T19:45:55.300-05:00I hope you are OK, dinahmow...I hope you are OK, dinahmow...Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-35949843765782593312019-02-11T19:45:32.549-05:002019-02-11T19:45:32.549-05:00Thank you, dear G :-)Thank you, dear G :-)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-28497129479663158272019-02-11T19:45:14.338-05:002019-02-11T19:45:14.338-05:00I must make it again...it was yummy. Time to wake ...I must make it again...it was yummy. Time to wake the slumbering starter.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-53947115046102550102019-02-11T19:13:39.717-05:002019-02-11T19:13:39.717-05:00Lovely! May I ask, how do you transport your picni...Lovely! May I ask, how do you transport your picnics? Basket, knapsack, some sort of bag? Appreciate your writing and photos so much.Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-80590069487139127702019-02-11T18:14:48.102-05:002019-02-11T18:14:48.102-05:00Ah, friend... this was exactly the tonic that I ne...Ah, friend... this was exactly the tonic that I needed after a difficult day in the office. Beautiful words and beautiful pictures, as always.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906061513603856940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-29328841492100120022019-02-11T12:41:20.159-05:002019-02-11T12:41:20.159-05:00We love picnics. Season tickets to a local theate...We love picnics. Season tickets to a local theater mean warm weather picnics before hand, a bottle of bubbly we sneak into the public park. Winter is picnics in front of our fireplace that makes regular diner time food seem special. I'm all for the picnic and whatever it means to you.<br />And on another note, as a Minnesotan, the state that INVENTED the Honeycrisp, if you like that one try a SweeTango. Even better in my opinion. KellyRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772083557607205029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-12463552831371234492019-02-11T12:38:22.485-05:002019-02-11T12:38:22.485-05:00You certainly know how to picnic in style, Marie!!...You certainly know how to picnic in style, Marie!! Welcome home!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-71573344290687299232019-02-11T07:38:45.275-05:002019-02-11T07:38:45.275-05:00Welcome home, Marie. Know it's been a strange...Welcome home, Marie. Know it's been a strange few months and hope both you and your Mother are "better" - whatever that may be. It's still nice to know you're on this side of the globe for a while.webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-22041060322744932652019-02-11T07:00:17.535-05:002019-02-11T07:00:17.535-05:00I needed it, too! Bringing my husband home from h...I needed it, too! Bringing my husband home from hospital to begin hospice care on his 80th birthday today. Besides advancing Parkinson's disease, congestive heart failure, he just developed a subdural hematoma. So happy you're back, Marie!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663791232048161249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-50432108636360342922019-02-10T16:06:24.114-05:002019-02-10T16:06:24.114-05:00I needed this. Thank you, Marie.I needed this. Thank you, Marie.dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-44573757581687873042019-02-10T12:07:12.744-05:002019-02-10T12:07:12.744-05:00Hear hear! You put it so beautifully... and those ...Hear hear! You put it so beautifully... and those photographs... and the food. Ohhhh, maybe another book? I love picnics more than any other kind of eating.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436539725605367511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-575134975983445122019-02-10T08:29:40.352-05:002019-02-10T08:29:40.352-05:00Yes ma'am . I'm imagining toasting up tha...Yes ma'am . I'm imagining toasting up that sour cherry sourdough.<br />And you always remind me to be mindful of flavor and presentation.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954245955512283932noreply@blogger.com