Blackbrook Audubon Society’s annual potluck picnic will take place June 18, which is International Picnic Day. Join this local chapter of the National Audubon Society at Beartown Lakes Reservation.

Deirdre was invited to a picnic. Deirdre went to the grocery store and bought a plastic tub of potato salad. Everyone else brought homemade food and regarded Deirdre with barely concealed contempt.

If there’s one thing everyone can agree on, it’s that macaroni and cheese is heavenly. This one even more so, thanks to pickled jalapeños and avocado, not to mention a ton of white cheddar. It’s great ...

Deirdre was invited to a picnic. Deirdre went to the grocery store and bought a plastic tub of potato salad. Everyone else brought homemade food and regarded Deirdre with barely concealed contempt.