Bringing a bouquet of flowers to a social engagement is not, repeat, not old fashioned. It is, in fact, just the thing.
It is not necessary to limit oneself to a bouquet of cut flowers; arrangements in vases and potted plants are also quite welcome, especially if you are not the only guest. If you arrive [...]
Archive for August, 2007
You Really Should
Posted in Etiquette on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Flesh Flowers
Posted in As Symbol on August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A lot of people do not like carnations. They are frilly, somewhat diaphanous flowers that tend to come in rather pastel colors. It is a flower that one pictures inserted into the buttonhole of a lapel on a rented tuxedo on prom night or at a wedding with multiple ushers. And yet the carnation is [...]