Yay! The cherry tree picnic worked. We had an afternoon being entertained by shrieking toddlers running around in the garden and playing in Jeremy’s rainbow hammock, picnic food under the tree (or at least next to the tree, which is not very wide). We had lots to eat, about fifty per cent of it being cherry cake or black forest gateau party cake. There was enough rain to give us an excuse to get the umbrellas out ☂, but not so much that anyone felt the need to retreat indoors.

As evening drew in and the children went home, we got out some olives and other non-child-friendly snacks and turned the fairly lights on in the greenhouse for the first time this year. Conversation turned to grown-up topics like lesbianism, motorcycle design, and the philosophical underpinnings of the mortgage market.

All in all I think everybody had a fun time—even if a few people complained that the cucumber sandwiches hadn’t had their crusts cut off. I think it just makes them healthier ☺. Maybe next time. (I discovered I prefer Co-Op white bread to Hovis Guaranteed Square bread because Hovis Guaranteed Square bread is not square.)

Click the pictures to see more pictures of people picnicking and contemplating the very pretty cherry tree.