tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post7812285581802445442..comments2024-03-25T06:18:09.620-06:00Comments on Dear Ethel,: EntertainingBeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972291927652716856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post-46032348091284744182008-11-17T12:05:00.000-07:002008-11-17T12:05:00.000-07:00So sorry to hear about Mary's loss...tragic. :-(H...So sorry to hear about Mary's loss...tragic. :-(<BR/><BR/>Hope you had fun with the guests...no matter where they all sat. ;-)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856254838049366414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post-85112977442115802262008-11-14T10:56:00.000-07:002008-11-14T10:56:00.000-07:0014 people is a HUGH undertaking! I should think y...14 people is a HUGH undertaking! I should think you'll lose those 3 pounds just cleaning, fetching and carrying!<BR/>Have a ball with your company. I really enjoy casual entertaining. No "Martha Stewart" dinners for me. Give me a big hearty meal with lots of relaxed good-natured joshing. (I'd be with the guys in the mud room talking football)Annimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04233605999970633293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post-32712444949224380452008-11-14T04:32:00.000-07:002008-11-14T04:32:00.000-07:00the men in another room made me think of my mother...the men in another room made me think of my mother's family. They were farmers - the men were always OUT and the women were both in and out - but always up by the house. I have always thought this has so much to do with my feelings about keeping men away - it just seems like they should be putting on their hats and boots and heading OUT. . .Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.com