Last weekend I want to a big picnic. The one I was at was pretty big (50+ people we reckon) but was actually one of many all over the country all as part of the Big Picnic event for WAY Widowed and Young.

WAY is an organisation I’ve been a member of since September (there isn’t a post around here to link to at this point; maybe one day there will be), which has led to meeting many friends (including one pretty special one—again, probably need something to link to) who “get it”. We get together and do things. The Big Picnic was a thing designed as a way (get it…) to raise the profile and help those who sadly might need it find the organisation.

So it was that members of at least three local WAY groups descended on Knole Park in Kent. This included members of the south-east London group who weren’t meant to be there; hopefully the lovely sunny weather we had made the organisers of the groups they were meant to be linking up with, who cancelled the central London event (several days earlier) for fear of rain, feel suitably foolish. It was nice to be able to frolic in the Sun, in a nice place, even if I’m not particularly good at large groups. I got to bake cakes, and of course we took the teddy bears (it was a picnic after all!) and there were deer!

So, yes, a good time was had by many people up and down the country. Pictures below: