When we visit, we are always taken to this room. I’ve asked to go to another room or to the garden, but my hostess says she loves to entertain in that room because of the sea view, which it does have.
GENTLE READER: Many social situations require one to ignore the obvious; this is called tact. Miss Manners would have thought this was one of the less unpleasant of such situations, as you will be able to have a good snicker about it in the car on the way home.DEAR MISS MANNERS: My son is getting married, and I am wondering how to handle family photographs.
I have never had such an impersonal invitation. The hostess didn’t even bother to get all of the email addresses to send an evite. I will not be going; obviously, I don’t rate a direct invitation. GENTLE READER: Invitations to company picnics and neighborhood block parties may be posted on bulletin boards, whether cork or electronic. Most private parties, however, require an individual invitation, issued by someone with the authority to do so.