Living in my niche

A Day in the Park

Yesterday literally was a day in the Park for me. I had some siblings who live out of town come in for a visit. They had texted me a couple of weeks ago requesting that I cook a special meal for them since my niche is grilling. I looked through my extensive list of recipes and what happens nothing appeals to me. I started the process of designing another recipe but nothing was going the way I wanted. Either it was too sweet, too salty, too much fennel, not enough pepper or something along that line. I was explaining my dilemma to my wife and she asked about using a bottle of dry red wine that we had chilling in the fridge.

Enjoying Family

This was the first time in several years that we had to the occasion to sit and enjoy a meal. It was fantastic. The brisket has turned out to perfection. At the park, I grilled some corn on the cob, one sister had prepared our mother's recipe for baked beans, another sister had prepared cole slaw and potato salad. We had all contributed to the meal in our own special way. The camaraderie was the best that I remembered. Ordinarily our meal would have lasted about an hour, today our meal lasted almost three hours. We apparently were having a good time because runners, walkers and just passersby in general would stop by and contributer to whatever conversation we were having. This just enhanced what we were experiencing as a family. We invited people to join us since they were having as good of a time as we were. Before you knew it we had around 50 people gathered, the only ones that we knew were family. I will never forget the day because of the love that we all showed each other. This was one of those days where only love was allowed to be present.

Saying Goodbye

We were at the park for almost 6 hours and had expected to be there for just 2 or three hours. You could see the unwillingness on the faces of all present the reluctance of leaving. How often does anyone experience this in their lifetime to have such a blessed day. I have been to several amazing events in my life but this one exceeded all of them.

In closing

In closing, I feel that our picnic was a blessed event, not because it was ours but because of the outpouring of love. I have never regretted choosing my niche of grilling since it gives me the opportunity to do for others. I hope that you all have you DAY IN THE PARK.

Jerry