"A refreshing tipple that tastes better outdoors, a picnic or garden lunch. Time spent decorating the table with simple clippings of wildflowers from the meadows, mixing and matching napkins, taking a break for a game of cards. Antique ceramic bowls filled with shiny Nocellara olives. Time spent talking of human existence, of art, the food and drinks an artistic display. What is your tipple? Where shall we sit, by the river, in the garden, in the field, at the seaside? Cheering on the regatta, glasses of champagne in the sun. A jug of wine, a loaf of bread, laughter, it is high summer. Hampers, Boaters, Ginger beer, Pimms and Scotch eggs."

— Diana Forbes