I love picnics. <\/p>\n
I also love to play dress up. <\/p>\n
I suspect I had too little time doing that as a little girl and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve tried to catch up with that all my life whenever I could. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve even been known to buy an evening dress without an event to wear it to\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and THEN find one where I could slip it on and go out on the town! <\/p>\n
Yes, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s true. <\/p>\n
When an acquaintance invited me to come read from my book, and sing at a special \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Picnic in the Park\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, I jumped at the chance. After all, the song Strolling in the Park One Day does talk about doing just that in the merry month of May\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and that was one of the songs I love to sing. <\/p>\n
They said they wanted me to come dressed in hoop skirt, bonnet, parasol, and other period attire and they were equally delighted when I said I could bring a gentleman friend with his frock coat, cowboy hat, etc. <\/p>\n
We arrived at the appointed time and it was wonderful. The place was decorated like a park and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153picnic\u00e2\u20ac\u009d tables were set and ready for a homemade feast. <\/p>\n
There were many women there with amazing hats on, little girls all dressed up in their finest, and a park that was decorated just right for telling stories, singing songs and having my honey play up to me during some of the activities. <\/p>\n
There were several women there with dresses on that belonged to their mothers. Considering those women were \u00e2\u20ac\u0153mature\u00e2\u20ac\u009d themselves, the dresses had to be pretty old\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6but they were stunning. Many of the ladies had stories to tell about their unique clothing. I think there were lots of them there that still loved to play dress up \u00e2\u20ac\u201c just like me. <\/p>\n
When all was said and done, my escort was the only man there. <\/p>\n
I have to tell you, he loved it. How many men would have the opportunity to be the only one in a room full of lovely women? <\/p>\n
He is still talking about it days later. He just finished asking me when the next one was!<\/p>\n
My wish for you today is that you are able to go strolling in the park one day soon. Things like this make life more interesting and certainly open opportunities for one to share their talents \u00e2\u20ac\u201c or to just go and have a great time!<\/p>\n
~ Joellen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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