CT DUers - Do we want to do a picnic meet-up in May or so?

[DODI]

We could go to one of our wonderful parks (if the state budget allows them to be opened)and do a potluck kind of thing. There would be no alcohol, as I believe it is no longer allowed in the parks. I think the park thing would be good for those of us with kids. Let me know what you think. As a suggestion, People's Forest and Penwood have covered picnic areas baseball field (or at least open fields that could be utilized for some type of ball game). If you have a place in mind, we can poll it to decide.

Thanks!

[NewJeffCT]

1. sounds good to me

I'm sure my wife & daughter will be up for it, too.

[Briarius]

2. That sounds good too!

as long as it's stopped raining!

[Throckmorton]

3. Sounds good to me

Sign me up.

[NewJeffCT]

4. where are people's forst & penwood?

never heard of either, and I've lived in central CT my whole life.

[DODI]

5. Penwoods is in Bloomfield and Peoples is in Barkhamsted

I also found out today that there is no longer an alcohol ban in all the parks -- so we can legally do a BYOB. Here's a link to our parks web site:

http://dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/search.htm

I will try to put up a poll. I am in the middle of planning a "work" dinner, a "work" picnic and a "work" dinner cruise. Please forgive me if I move rather sporadically at this. I will try to get a park poll and a date poll up this weekend. We may want to look at June also.

Please give me ideas!!!!

[SarahB]

6. Sounds fun!

Look out though, Belle kids on the loose!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[NewJeffCT]

7. how old are yours, anyhow?

my daugher is almost 26 months.

[SarahB]

8. Big range...

My daughter's 13 and my boys are 9, 6 (7 next month), and 3 (4 in June). Yes, I have spawned massively. I rather enjoy mommyhood though. I even work in pediatric medicine now and worked with kids prior. :)

[NewJeffCT]

9. well, i hope

I hope you're training them all to be liberals!

[SarahB]

10. Of course.

They are all rather quirky, energetic, liberal, and smart just like mom and dad (whose relationship was always great on paper if not terrible in our interpersonal dynamics).

[NewJeffCT]

11. Is anything happening with this?

Just wondering.

Thanks

[Longgrain]

12. Just found the Conn state forum, let me in!

I'll be there, as long as it's on a weekend...

[Redstone]

13. Mrs R and I and the little guy would like that.

Just tell us what to bring. The bar things in Boston are fun, but a family-type day would be a nice change of pace.

Actually, if it's less than about 20 people, we might think about inviting you all here. Big swingset in the back yard with a nice slide and a sandbox....

Redstone

[Longgrain]

14. Hey Redstone. I, for one, would like to see you there...

After all the drunkeness in Bean Town last weekend, it might be nice to do something a little quieter and more pastoral for a change.

Hell, I might even bring my pastels and a sketch book and draw the landscape.

I hope DODI gets this together. In the meantime, I'm looking to organize some thing this summer in western Mass...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3141132

I hope you will join us.

[CTyankee]

15. Could we do something downstate?

There's Sleeping Giant park in Hamden, close to New Haven. There's also Anna Liffey's in New Haven, a great Irish pub right on Whitney Avenue. There used to be lots of meet-ups for Wes Clark there.

[NewJeffCT]

16. sleeping giant is a good idea

Then, I can tell me wife we'll go to East Buffet afterwards...

[bigwillq]

17. Sleeping Giant is a great park

for a picnic/meetup!

I really want to go to the meet up this time. I don't care where it is. Just please let me know as early as possible when it will be!:hi:

[CTyankee]

18. The one in Hamden?

You know, in the same strip mall as Marshall's and Shaw's?

[NewJeffCT]

19. I haven't been there since Jr High

It was nice back then, but this around when we had hostages held in Iran...

[ApBai]

20. Chatfield Hollow in Killingworth is nice also.

A small lake and stream for swimming or fishing. Plenty of picnic tables and trails for hiking off the food afterwords.

[CTyankee]

21. Sorry to be so late in responding

I just got back from Texas because my mother passed away.

I would love to get together in Sleeping Giant Park or Anna Liffey's. I don't know Sleeping Giant Park at all, except that it's local to me. Does anyone know where a site might be there? I actually have Memorial Day weekend free and the first weekend in June, as well as the end of June.

Anybody, let me know if you are interested. I can be called upon to arrange a site for a group. Would love to meet other CT DUers!

[bigwillq]

22. Sorry about your mom.

I work in New Haven! I haven't met any DUers yet and I really want to try to get to a meetup!:hi:

[MassLiberal]

23. would love a picnic

Sleeping Giant in Hamden is good. Also love Edgerton Park in New Haven--no tables or grills, but a lovely, small, pastoral park that works for picnic blankets and lounging on the grass. :-) It's on Whitney Ave. in NH, just over the Hamden line.