I love entertaining. That means cooking for someone (besides myself) a special recipe or two, or an old family one, setting the dining room table with china and silver and enjoying unhurried conversation and fellowship. It can also mean preparing goodies for lots of people to choose from in a buffet setting. Having an event catered takes the fun out of it.
People make jokes about Martha Stewart's entertaining style, but I appreciate the effort and attention to detail she and other TV hosts like Sandra Lee expend to make a meal visually enjoyable as well as tasty.
I love eating on china with silver (or silverplate) utensils and drinking from goblets instead of glasses. The only down side is having to clean up afterward. (Where are the butler and maid when I need them?)
People of my generation received china, crystal and silver as wedding gifts. Mostly it's packed away "for the kids/grandkids" or displayed in a china cabinet and brought out only on rare occasions. What a shame! It was made to be used, folks! And what better way than by entertaining.
So come on over, y'all. Just let me know ahead of time so I can get the table set!
About Me
- grmapege
- I was born and raised in Greensboro, graduated from Greensboro Senior High and Duke University. After teaching in Medellin, Colombia, I married, then divorced Bruce Clapper after having 2 beautiful daughters--Cathy (Stewart) and Kim (Harrison). In later years I worked at the family business, Greensboro Printing Company, from which I retired in 1996. I'm ready for a bridge or Scrabble game any time. I waste a lot of time playing bridge on line. I enjoy theater (as a performer as well as a spectator). I've adopted a little (mostly) terrier named Murphy who is a great bed dog.
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