Picnic 2014: Come Mek Mi Hold your Hand

This long Time Gal mi neva see you,

Come mek mi hold your hand…

Mek wi walk and talk

Mek wi wheel and tun

Till we tumble dung!

The feeling was irie like that at Picnic 2014.  It was held this year at Thompson Memorial Park (1005 Brimley Rd) on July 13.  It was a relaxing afternoon of food, friend and family. This year Doug Angell brought a cultural twist, hosting a session of Jamaican trivia, jokes, riddles, stories and songs. Yes, we told Big Boy stories -ones that were fit for air play. And when Doug gave the call “Chi-chi bud oh!” we responded with “some a dem a holler some a bawl”.

We laughed at ourselves, Jamaicans in the Diaspora, with stories of folk going off to foreign and forgetting their roots. Remember that one about the woman who saw the wasp in the taxi? The good lady in her proper foreign accent remarked “look at the golden fly”. Taxi driver didn’t do a better thing than to close the windows and when the wasp sting the woman, she bawl out “Green bush! Green Bush!”

Our annual picnic is something special. Let’s do it again next year. Bring a dish (or not), a friend, your family, dominoes (or a ball), and a good vibe. Come for the network. Come for the food. Come for the laughter. Stay for the bonds we make.

Compliments to Clifton Simpson who prepared the jerk chicken and pork.

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