Books, Arts & Manners: Me and the Great Outdoors

After years of thought about picnics, all I can say is: If you insist.

I hasten to say that this is not a theoretical statement, but rather the conclusion of a picnic-scarred veteran who has prepared and gone on more picnics than I care to remember. Thus, one way and another, I have found out a certain amount about the great American picnic and how to make it work.