When was the last time you went on a picnic?

Do families still go on picnics as many of us seniors did years ago? Dad fired up the charcoal grill that seemed to take forever, mom had a large metal picnice basket that looked like it was a woven basket with a special tablecloth inside. There was (homemade) fried chicken and potato salad, biscuits, sweet tea and lemonade. What picnics were special for you, family reunions, with a special boy/girlfriend, scouts, church picnics? With the economy as such, wouldn't it be nice if families would get back to some basics that not only help save some money but make time to share quality time that is very much needed among families. It seems everyone is so busy nowadays, sometimes the family suffers. We don't even know many of our family members kids and grand kids anymore. If I had my druthers, living near my family, I would ask them to join in and have a Sunday dinner every week, or at least once a month, taking turns hosting, and make it pot luck. We are blessed with family, yet we do not always take or make the time to spend with them. Our children and grand children are losing out as far as far as the importance of family. I just happen to be family oriented. Call me sentimental, (figuratively speaking that is.) Pardon the length of my 'more detail.'