Picnic makes most of warm October day

It might as well still be summer in Wichita, with temperatures hovering close to 90 degrees. I'm so eager for cooler weather, but for now, hey, there's nothing to do but pretend it's July and have a picnic.

Yesterday we did just that, attending a fabulous outdoor jazz concert with friends at the Bartlett Arboretum in Belle Plaine. We all contributed plenty of cheese, excellent bread, grapes and apples, a little sausage, crackers, veggies, nice wine, some chocolates, all of which we spread out on a couple of blankets on the grass to enjoy while listening to the music. Nothing fancy, nothing anyone prepared ahead of time, but fun and delicious. (Recently I've been buying nice French camembert at the grocery store-- I love it when it's mild, and so soft it's as easy to spread as butter.) We had a great time.

It's a little cooler today. Maybe I'll do some cooking.