Category: Well-Mannered Parties
Charlotte’s Lucky Charms: Hearts In Healdsburg
My twin niece and nephew, Charlotte and Matthew, turned sixteen last August. The eldest of the two by two minutes, Charlotte was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) just days before ... Read More »
Category: Pandemiquette
Category: Pandemiquette Restaurant Etiquette
Category: Online Etiquette Pandemiquette
Social media is lightning fast, and oftentimes we hit send before we’ve had a chance to swallow our thoughts. When this happens, mistakes happen. Unless we go back and look at our posting right away to edit, that’s when trouble begins. No one means ... Read More »
Category: Entertaining Etiquette Well-Mannered Parties
Full Moon Friday
My husband and I had been working on a garden redo for two years, so to celebrate its completion we decided to throw a summer soirée. We were in Hawaii when ... Read More »
Category: Pandemiquette
Life took a turn for the worse in mid-March. Two months seems like two years. The Pandemic of 2020 has led to many strong emotions: fear, anxiety and worry, but it’s important to know that none of us are alone in this uncertain time.
Fear
Everyone ... Read More »
Category: Pandemiquette
Pomp And Unusual Circumstance
Two months ago your future was bright. Graduation and a career were on the horizon. Now the path you forge will look different. Since March, you’ve had ample practice in patience, flexibility and learning to adapt. Now comes the hard part: what ... Read More »
Category: Pandemiquette
A Whole New World
Our lives have been impacted in ways we never thought possible. Mother Nature was not kidding when she sent everyone to their rooms and said, “Don’t come out until I tell you to come out.” For 10 straight weeks we have done just that. ... Read More »
Category: Food & Dining Pandemiquette
Covid-19 has changed the landscape of our lives. We aren’t quite sure what dining will look like except that we will once again be around others. While it’s impossible to isolate at a restaurant, congregating in groups will be a thing of the past. Social entertainment may make ... Read More »
Category: Pandemiquette Public Health Etiquette
Never in my wildest dreams (and I dream a lot), could I have imagined a world with masks and other personal protective equipment. When my 2009 book “A Traveler’s Passport To Etiquette” was published, life had changed since ... Read More »