splendid in the grass

Once you’ve dined, it’s time to catch rays, read a book or see what shapes you can spot in the clouds

1. Canadian Notes & Queries, $7.95

(notesandqueries.ca)

2. WORN Fashion Journal ($12, wornjournal.com)

3. 1968 ($4.99, 1968magazine.com)

4. Born Weird by Andrew Kaufman

(Random House, $22.95)

5. My Life in Black & White by Kim Izzo

(HarperCollins, 21.99)

6. Paul Joins the Scouts by Michel Rabagliati

($20, Conundrum Press)

7. The traditional striped blankets featured as picnic blankets and tablecloths throughout (in bright stripes and neutral grey) come in cotton or wool and woven in Drummond, New Brunswick by second-generation weavers Gérald and Lyne Lévesque, baby to king size, $85-$400 at the Fredericton Farmers' Market (506-473-6485, magely@nb.sympatico.ca)

8. HBC Signature striped folding Bellwoods sling chair made of FSC wood, $99 The Bay

(thebay.com)

9. Portable wheelie 28QT cooler by Coleman,

$39.95 at Walmart (colemancanada.ca)

10. Gingham check Maxi Luxe waxed canvas tote by Cambridge's The Brave Brown Bag (in assorted colours of gingham, solids and various sizes), $225 (bravebrownbag.com)

11. Floppy sun hat of woven paper by La Vie en Rose Aqua, $12.95

(lavieenrose.com)

12. Tivoli Radio's portable weather-resistant iPAL radio, $199 at Bay Bloor Radio (baybloorradio.com)

13. Caden polo in pewter by Killigrew,

$92 at (killigrewfashion.com)

14. Certified organic outdoor lotion by Green Beaver is citronella and DEET-free, a natural insect repellent made with andiroba, soybean and lemongrass (bonus: it's biodegradable), $14.95 at Whole Foods and other retailers (enchanted-forest.ca)

15. Canvas and leather accent men’s brogues by Philip Sparks (also in sky blue or tan), $375

(philipsparks.com)