THREE IS A TREND
Picnicking under a blazing Minna sun,
laughter for days and three summer babes.
In between Uni, work, answering emails and
messages, staying abreast on social media and trying to keep up with my
blogging schedule, it is safe to say that I have very little hours in a day to
spare. But most of my friends understand my schedule and how I try my possible
best to meet-up whenever I can.
Sarah, Stella-Maris and I are such friends.
With individually different schedules and locations it is quite a hassle to fix
meet-ups as regularly as we’d want and so after many weeks of procrastinating
we finally got down to having a cosy picnic at the park just because I’m very
picky when it comes to food and I am yet to find a restaurant or even a
fast-food joint that keeps me satisfied enough to make it a staple.
Hence, I offered to put my home cooking
skills to good use, providing the food and snacks, Sarah who could literally be
the goddess of “liquids to die for”, took care of the drinks and Stella-Maris
settled for fruits.
Apart from the obvious fact that this is
the best season for picnics, with parks adorned in fresh green and an overdose
of scented flowers. This is also the best time to reach out to friends you
don’t see as often as you’d like and catch-up on a budget.
So here is my guide for setting up an
amazing picnic.
1. LOCATION: this is the most important part of a picnic. Find a location that
is suitable for all the parties involved. it could be by a beach, lake, or even
a hillside. The aim here to find a place heavily influenced by nature’s calming
presence hence ample serenity.
2. FOOD: It is beyond necessary that you ensure that whatever would be served
is something all your friends can eat. I would suggest they be split between
foods, drinks and fruits when on a budget, or a case of everyone bringing their
own picnic basket with the aforementioned categories indulged by everyone when
you are able to splurge.
For foods, small chops or snacks like mini-burgers,
samosa, suya and masa, avocado toast, shawarma, fried chicken etcetera are
valid suggestions. They can be packed in various plastic lidded containers and
carried in a picnic bag. Cutlery is optional depending on the food settled for
and when decided upon, a Ziploc bag is necessary for putting them in after use.
Dessert should perhaps be indulged b choice. Cream cakes, brownies, muffins are
perfect examples of an ideal dessert.
For drinks, it is advisable to carry them in a cooler
filed with ice to keep them cold for as long as possible.
For fruits, I’d advice sticking to the less messy ones
like apples, bananas, strawberries, grapes, blackberries, oranges etcetera just
because we wouldn’t want to be inviting ants to the party, now would we?
3.
OUTFIT: Comfort should be highly
prioritized when deciding upon your choice of clothing. Colourful and billowy
light-weight clothing is advised. Sunglasses and hats are a good way to keep
the scorching sun away from you. And for your feet sandals are a perfect go-to.
4.
ACTIVITIES: Activities such as games
like truth or dare, never have I ever etcetera add fun to a picnic, not to say
that conversations do not suffice for some people either.
5. WEATHER: This is a hugely important factor, summer consists of abrupt rains.
So be sure to study the weather before you move ahead with plans or for
professional opinion, listen to your local weather forecast.
Styling both my friends with my own
clothes, seeing as we all possess different body sizes was easy for me in a way
as I could be crowned queen supreme of over-sized clothing any day now.
After an afternoon filled with laughter,
swatting away nature’s winged creations(It would help to bring along a pleasant smelling/odourless insecticide) and haphazard conversation thrown about
without a care in the world, there was no doubt that three summer babes had
made the right choice.
Cheers!
So yes, I’m
looking forward to reading what you guys think down in the comment section
below, and if you’ll be joining in this summer trend!
My heart sincerely goes out to all those who
have been affected by the recent flooding in various parts of the country.
Wham
Bam! With love, x EJ
Photography // Ene Ijato
Styling // Ene Ijato
Creative direction // Ene Ijato
Blue off-shoulder top by Noka
Flowery Kimono by Ene Ijato (DIY)
Off-shoulder colour splash dress - thrifted
4 comments
Judging by the flashes of smile in the photos it seems you all had a swell time. Would have loved to try this but school activities currently has her hands on my throat.
ReplyDeleteWe definitely did, and I hope those hands loosen soon. Thanks for stopping by ❤ E
DeleteOMG we all need to take a break sometimes, catch our breath and spend time with loved ones but life always has a funny way of making you forget that. Loved reading this and you three looked like you're having the best time. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
ReplyDeleteWe definitely do, and I concur with you on life's consuming weight. We did really have the best time, thanks for the read dear!
DeleteEager to hear your thoughts!