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  'Tis the season ... for picnicking!
  
  A favorite childhood memory for my mom and her sisters was cruising over to Overton Park in Memphis with their parents for a picnic. The white tablecloth was starched, the fried chicken still warm, the potato salad chilled and iced tea the perfect way to cool off on a hot summers' day in the South.
  
  A picnic is one of my favorite activities, too, so I keep picnic kit in the trunk of my car so we can enjoy an impromptu park, lake or beach-side picnic on a moment's notice! (I'm serious, if you sneeze in my car you won't find a Kleenex, but you can certainly find a way to entertain yourself if you have a couple of extra hours on a Saturday!) In my kit you'll find:
  
• A cute tablecloth I've fashioned (no-sew) from oilcloth like this cute one with oranges!
• Plastic cutlery, corkscrew and bottle opener
• A small bag for trash
• Napkins
• Candles, candlesticks and matches
• Bug spray and
• A football, frisbee or cards, then all you need is something yummy to eat! And to make sure the food and drinks stay cold (and you avoid something exciting like e. coli), bring along a groovy cooler like this retro replica you see above!

To round yourself up some cute oilcloth for a picnic blanket, visit your local fabric store, or www.denverfabrics.com, where you can purchase by-the-yard (grab at least 2 yards.) For the groovy '40s cooler, visit http://www.pedalcarsandretro.com/Coolers-p-1-c-36.html.