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Mary Elizabeth Williams

RARE PHOTOS: Eating outside is no picnic | Vintage Vibes

A man pours drinks from a bottle as his family has a picnic meal in the grass beside a pond, circa 1948. Lambert/Getty Images

It's not that I'm opposed to the outdoors. I just don't want to eat there.

My lack of enthusiasm for all things al fresco is not a popular stance, I know. This time of year, when the days are long and warm, it's just barbecues and picnics and outside brunches, one right after another. Gentle breezes and big open flame pits, what's not to love, you ask? And isn't it nice, to have loved ones in your life who want to you to come over and hang out in their yard or eat a sandwich on the beach or whatever? But honestly? Can I just stay in the kitchen? I prefer to dine where no weather.

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