I love camping and the more primitive the better; as a young child I enjoyed many camping trips with my family. Back in the old days (did I just say that, eeekkk) our family would load the pickup truck up with tents, sleeping bags, camping and cooking equipment. After we started a camp fire for the evening’s supper; Dad would set his handmade cooking tripod over the hot embers and start cooking dinner. After a yummy dinner; we would enjoy my Mom’s traditional banana boat dessert; which included cutting a banana long ways and inserting mini marshmallows and chocolate chips then wrapping it all up in tin foil and placing it in the hot fire to create a melted supper yummy desert. Sometime we sleep inside our tents but often we would fall asleep outside while gazing at the bright stars and talking about life.
Urban Picnic Roll-up handmade by N Star Studios is perfect to take along on a family campout. This is a stylish and cute carrying case for lunch or dinner on a camping trip. The case comes equipped with two sets of bamboo utensils and two napkins. You must see this store online at www.etsy.com/shop/NstarStudio includes a very creative mix of handmade pottery, quilts, picnic roll ups and much more.
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Have fun in the great outdoors and I would love to hear about your family camping trips.
Smiles, Paula
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Have fun in the great outdoors and I would love to hear about your family camping trips.
Smiles, Paula
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Thanks so much for adding my Picnic Roll-up to your lovely collection of goodies to go camping with! Can't wait till my first trip out!
ReplyDeleteI've only been camping once! I was 9 months pregnant so I think my less than ideal experience soured me forever ~ ha! Didn't know you had homemade bug spray ~ gonna need some of that!
ReplyDelete~Cindy
I can't wait to go camping this summer! Hopefully we will have a stretch of good weather here in the PNW so we CAN go camping :) Either way, love this blog post and love that you included one of my vintage trailer keychains. Thanks!! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Paula, I enjoyed reading about your camping memories. I had similar experiences with my family and those were our favorite vacations! Campfire food is the best!
ReplyDeleteKathyG
Hi Paula!
ReplyDeleteI followed you over here from a comment you left on Julia's blog!
I think camping is great fun, as long as there are bikes and hiking trails, and water and BBQing.....etc! And as long as your there with loved ones!
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Ciao Bella!
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