After summer, we will go once a week or every ten days. On the 15th of March all of you will go to Meherabad with me.
Baba had stated that they could go out on picnics once a month and gave them these further instructions about this:
When you go out for a picnic, on this day there will be no duties and no meditation. You are free to leave at 8:00 A.M. and return at 8:00 P.M. Since no food may be bought, you may take all your meals with you. Norina will see to this for each separate outing. Sit in the shade and never in the sun between 10:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.
To avoid being cramped in the cars, the outings can be spread over three days, only a certain number going on each trip. This means some will be always at the retreat and those not wishing to make use of their outings can remain quietly here. Elizabeth will have two picnics each month since she drives the Ford by herself.
Invariably, Elizabeth, and usually Norina and Will and Mary Backett, preferred to remain behind at the retreat. Those who were eager to go to places such as Anand Valley were Rano, Kitty, Delia, Margaret, Adi Jr. and Kalingad. Baba had nicknamed Kitty, Margaret and Delia the Frivolous Three , for this reason. Rano recalled that on the picnics the Westerners used to corner Chanji, Adi Jr. and Rustom "and pump them for stories of their lives with Baba." Because of this they were always so happy to go out on a picnic,
Late one afternoon, Baba came over to the verandah of Sarzat bungalow and clapped his hands, and the group came running.
He discussed certain matters with them and in the course of conversation turned to Kitty and spelled on the board, "You love me for love itself."
Turning to the others, Baba remarked, "Love not the many in the One, but love the One in the many. I am the only friend who will never let you down."
Baba, however, was miffed when he heard that Kitty had agreed to Rustom's proposal to accompany him on a tiger shoot, which he felt was taking advantage of his leniency. On Thursday, 4 March 1937, Baba observed:
Very hard nuts to crack, all of you! Picnics are good, walking also. Games too are good, such as Ping-Pong and so forth for exercise.