Events & Culture Etiquette

Sunday brunch dessert presentation
Holidays are a time for friends and family, the time when we cook, drink, and eat together, and celebrate good…

Wallpaper remnant from my powder room tied with Buddha gold ribbon.
Shopping at the mall has been replaced by shopping online. However, unless you have…

For the bridge player, a playing card themed tip towel and coordinating cocktail napkins. 
The H in holiday has unfortunately come to stand for hurried…

Dinner in the wine country for 50.

Think the golden rule and treat your server as you would want to be treated – with respect….

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.
—Henry David Thoreau
Large gatherings always bring an element of stress for the…

The Simple Meaning of Etiquette

Founder of the protocol school of Washington, Dorothea Johnson and her granddaughter Liv Tyler
Any way you slice the turkey, we are…

“Be nice to people on your way up because you’ll meet them on your way down.”
—Wilson Mezner
Many companies hold exit interviews for employees who…

Charmers Peter Duchin, Joel Grey, Wilkes Bashford, and Willie Brown. 
From your love fountain / You offered the charmed drink /
Only to be intoxicated /…

Making the best of a power outage at Gump’s San Francisco.  Welcome back!
Prepare.  Plan.  Don’t Panic.
If you live in Sonoma County, it’s too late…