Yes, You Can Wear A Hat

Mar 21, 2014

Yes, You Can Wear a Hat by Laurie Nienhaus   “The hat I was married in, will it do? White, broad, fake flowers in a tiny array. It’s old-fashioned, as stylish as a bedbug, but it suits to die in something nostalgic.” Anne Sexton As surely as we see sugar...

Etiquette School For Children

Jul 22, 2011

  An etiquette school for children specializes in teaching a specific set of social skills to children. You can find an etiquette school in nearly every part of the country. Their lessons vary, but eventually, there is convergence between all of them. The best...

Tea and Etiquette Video

Jun 9, 2011

Tea and Etiquette.  What is right and what is wrong?  This simple video gives some great ideas and helps you feel confident at the tea table!

Royal Wedding Tea Time Fever – Stephen Colbert

Apr 12, 2011

You knew it had to happen right?  At some point I was going to hoop and hollar about the upcoming Royal Wedding.  Let’s start it off with a bit of fun from Stephen Colbert and his ode to all things British including our favorite, TEA TIME. Stephen takes us to...

PLEASE Stop Calling My Daughter and I (Me*) Guys!

May 28, 2008

I think I might start a new American reality show. Maybe I call it “America’s Next Worst Habit”. Or how about, “So You Think You Have Good Manners?” But I’m not convinced anyone (present readers excluded, of course) would watch it....

Bad Manners Are Closer Than You Think

Feb 20, 2008

    If you ever break bread with others outside of your immediate family, it is possible you have been offended by others’ table manners, or they have been offended by yours. In the age of eating in the car, while standing up, and on the couch one might argue...