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Sharing My World 2018 Week 22

Here is my post for Cee’s Share Your World.

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If you were to pack a basket for a picnic lunch, what would be in your basket?
Just the simple things, I’m a man of simple tastes.

Quail eggs, caviar on crackers, smoked salmon with lemon on freshly-cooked bread. I’ll leave it to the servants to sort out the crockery and silverware. I’m sure they won’t mind carrying the folding table across hill and dale. That sort of thing.

Nothing too fancy.

On a vacation what you would require in any place that you sleep?
Just the simple things, I’m a man of simple tastes.

Four-poster bed with curtains. Whirlpool bathing tub. Gift baskets containing hand-crafted chocolate, delivered daily. Twenty four hour silver service. Exclusive access to the penthouse lift. That sort of thing.

Nothing too fancy.

If you were to buy a new house/apartment what are the top three items on your wish list?
Just the simple things, I’m a man of simple tastes.

Hilltop setting with infinity pool. Separate luxury accommodations for the servants – got to keep them happy! Massive garage filled with classic cars, monitored 24/7 from the on-site security office. That sort of thing.

Nothing too fancy.

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  1. June 3, 2018 at 11:50 am

    I think in the olden days this ‘simple man’ would have been whispered of as a ‘fancy-pants gentleman’.

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  2. June 3, 2018 at 11:53 am

    But who am I to cast stones… I prefer air-conditioning when I camp????

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    • June 3, 2018 at 4:33 pm

      We both like our creature comforts!

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      • June 3, 2018 at 4:44 pm

        Yes we do…. I am not longer Grisly Adams of the backyard. (but even then, I had a power cord to the tent to listen to late night baseball games and run a fan…)

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  3. June 3, 2018 at 12:36 pm

    Good thing you’re a man with simple tastes! Otherwise you might be wanting a Leer jet to whisk you to your private island resort. 😉
    Enjoyed this bit of toff humor.

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  4. Merbear74
    June 3, 2018 at 12:44 pm

    This is too cute. 🙂
    I’m also a woman with simple tastes.
    A pint of beer and a pizza. (Burp.) 😀

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  5. June 3, 2018 at 1:16 pm

    I can see you are a man of simple tastes, much like me!

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  6. June 3, 2018 at 1:40 pm

    You forgot the escargot, gold leafed toilet paper and the diving pool filled to the top with money. I’m afraid you’re a bit too simple for the simple life I enjoy…

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  7. Sarah Ann
    June 3, 2018 at 3:21 pm

    Can I come work for you please, sir? Would you like a Pimm’s or G&T with your picnic? And red or white wine (or both?). I’m only asking so I know which glasses to pack.

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    • June 3, 2018 at 4:44 pm

      Best to pack all the glasses, just in case. We folk of simple tastes often change our minds 🙂

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      • Sarah Ann
        June 5, 2018 at 4:25 pm

        Right, sir. Just as long as you don’t change the time and venue.

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  8. June 3, 2018 at 3:31 pm

    No truffles for the picnic?? I’m happy to see you’ve given the servants good accommodations. 😀

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    • June 3, 2018 at 4:45 pm

      Truffles would be an extravagance… no, you’re right. Truffles it it 🙂
      One must look after the help!

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  9. June 3, 2018 at 4:06 pm

    LOL…this is the greatest SYW post ever!

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  10. June 3, 2018 at 10:41 pm

    Well, they got what they asked 🙂

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  11. June 4, 2018 at 8:21 pm

    yes to the caviar
    yes to the chocolate delivered daily
    yes to the infinity pool

    Ellespeth

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  12. June 5, 2018 at 12:16 pm

    This all sounds like your average titled wealthy 1920’s British hero or heroine. They inherited the money and had never really worked as it was below their station in life. They always had some problem though that made their life interesting. Their estate had a title, i.e. Fairlawn or Highmore. Tragically they lost their money in the depression and the estate may or may not have been bombed out of existence during WWII. Very tragic. 😀 — Suzanne

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  13. June 5, 2018 at 3:07 pm

    Good choices! It’s important to be satisfied with the simple things 😀

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    • June 5, 2018 at 3:31 pm

      Exactly. It wouldn’t do to be too extravagant 🙂

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  14. June 5, 2018 at 6:16 pm

    MOL…just a simple life😹Excellent taste😹Pawkisses for a royal day🐾😚

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  15. June 6, 2018 at 1:34 am

    “Nothing too fancy” = “Brutus is an honorable man”! Ha, Ali! I love your effervescent wit!

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    • June 6, 2018 at 7:56 am

      You should see some people, picnicking with lobster. Honestly. Everybody knows you don’t bring lobster to a picnic. Who do they think they are?

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  16. June 12, 2018 at 1:18 am

    Look at you with your fancy picnic! I suppose I’d just have PB&Js and chips. Yum.

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