Conversation 24

NATIONAL PICNIC DAY

On April 23rd, National Picnic Day encourages everyone to pack up their lunch and take it outdoors. Picnics are a terrific way to enjoy a meal outdoors in the company of friends and family.

There are a variety of ways to take part in a picnic. This meal hearkens back to mid-18th-century al fresco French dining when all you needed was a bottle of wine, a loaf of bread, some cheese, and fruit and you could have a party under the sky.

From the French for piquenique, picnicmeans a meal eaten outdoors.

From barbecues to simple cold plates, picnics are light informal affairs intended to be relaxing and fun for everyone to enjoy the day. Some favorite picnic foods include sandwiches, chips, fresh fruit and vegetables, light salads, and homemade bars. However, picnics can be expanded to include grilled items, too. Burgers and corn on the cob cook up nicely on a portable grill. During large picnics, guests often bring a dish to share creating a potluck atmosphere.

The fresh air tends to rev up our appetite, so getting in some physical activity while enjoying a picnic is nice, too. Games of horseshoe, Frisbee, catch, or flying a kite add to the fun of the day.

Go out on a limb on April 23rd for National Take a Chance Day!

@shoelady60,

Good evening I love your post. All the males in my family are watching the NBA.
My sisters watch it as well. ✨🌹

I will remember my father this weekend. I have lost many others as well.

Enjoy your evening.

Peace Out Peeps enjoy your evening. ✨🌹

@sheba2011

Good afternoon, our weather is the same as Oz. 30’s this morning and about 60 right now with sunshine.🌞

All is well so far, have had normal trips to the bathroom.😂 Making chicken and rice today so that should be calming on the stomach.

Husband’s golf league starts on Sunday so I have been playing secretary and ordering accessories for his golf bag.🏌️‍♂️ All those “can’t leave home without it” items. Nothing like waiting until the last minute. He is doomed if I go first!😲

Hope your day was a little calmer than on Sunday. We will be celebrating your dad and my mom this Saturday.🎂🙏

Sending perfect weather hugs back to you and Poppy.🤗💖

A Secret Garden: Your Gut Microbiome

Like a flourishing garden teeming with diverse plant life, the gut microbiome is a complex landscape that plays a major role in your health and vitality.

To have a thriving garden, the gardener must tend to it with loving care and attention. Similarly, we must nurture and cultivate the ecosystem within our own bodies — the gut microbiome. Like a flourishing garden teeming with diverse plant life, the gut microbiome is a complex landscape of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microorganisms that play a major role in our health and vitality — from digesting food, absorbing nutrients, and supporting immune function to maintaining mental clarity and emotional balance.

As a seasoned gardener must nourish the garden’s soil and keep a watchful eye on the garden’s habitat to support healthy plant growth, we too must provide our gut microbiome with the essential nutrients, attention, and care it needs to maintain harmony, resilience, and balance. Otherwise, just like a garden can be compromised with disease from insects or weeds, our gut health can become vulnerable to chronic inflammation, leaky gut symptoms, poor immune system, hormonal imbalances, allergies, mood disorders, and other problems.

To create a rich and robust ecosystem in your gut, eat a varied diet rich in fiber, prebiotics, and probiotics. Foods, such as nutrient-dense vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, and fermented foods, and ample hydration give us the fortifying energy for the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, creating a microbiome that blooms with vibrancy. Mindful eating habits and diversifying your diet through natural foods can bring transformative change to your entire being. A happy gut means a happier life! 😎

Earth Song
Song by Michael Jackson

What about sunrise?
What about rain?
What about all the things
That you said we were to gain?
What about killing fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the things
That you said was yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we’ve shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
What have we done to the world?
Look what we’ve done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son?
What about flowering fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the dreams
That you said was yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don’t know where we are
Although I know we’ve drifted far
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Hey, what about yesterday?
(What about us?)
What about the seas?
(What about us?)
The heavens are falling down
(What about us?)
I can’t even breathe
(What about us?)
What about apathy?
(What about us?)
I need you
(What about us?)
What about nature’s worth?
(Ooh)
It’s our planet’s womb
(What about us?)
What about animals?
(What about it?)
We’ve turned kingdoms to dust
(What about us?)
What about elephants?
(What about us?)
Have we lost their trust
(What about us?)
What about crying whales?
(What about us?)
We’re ravaging the seas
(What about us?)
What about forest trails?
(Ooh)
Burnt despite our pleas
(What about us?)
What about the holy land?
(What about it?)
Torn apart by creed
(What about us?)
What about the common man?
(What about us?)
Can’t we set him free
(What about us?)
What about children dying?
(What about us?)
Can’t you hear them cry?
(What about us?)
Where did we go wrong?
(Ooh)
Someone tell me why
(What about us?)
What about baby boy?
(What about it?)
What about the days?
(What about us?)
What about all their joy?
(What about us?)
What about the man?
(What about us?)
What about the crying man?
(What about us?)
What about Abraham?
(What about us?)
What about death again?
(Ooh)
Do we give a ?
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Earth Day is everyday. 🎈😎

@kittengirl,

Good morning in California Kitten I hope you are doing great. Enjoy our Earth everyday. 🎈😘😎