she made it seem quite easy. pull out a chaise lounge and some mismatched chairs. throw a cloth over an old beat up table. put some wildflowers in a few chipped cups and set them around. set the baby chickens in a pen in the yard....throw some chicken (not the baby chicks, but some other, unknown ones) and asparagus on the grill. uncork the wine.
it was a perfect late spring afternoon.