Comments on: Two Fab Blogs I Recently Discovered for You http://www.teapartygirl.com/two-fab-blogs-i-recently-discovered-for-you Teaching the Beautiful and Simple Afternoon Tea Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:59:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Elizabeth Knight http://www.teapartygirl.com/two-fab-blogs-i-recently-discovered-for-you#comment-2031 Elizabeth Knight Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:24:01 +0000 http://www.teapartygirl.com/two-fab-blogs-i-recently-discovered-for-you#comment-2031 To your list of Bad Manners, I’d like to add using a cell phone at the table. Most of us are tolerant of a brief phone conversation to confirm meeting time or location, especially when someone is lost or running late. But everyone in earshot cringes when some people conduct conversations about private matters in a public space, especially when accompanied by tears or curses. It isn’t pleasant to be forced to listen to lengthy business meetings conducted over the phone, over a meal, either. The table is a place to gather for pleasant conversation with others at the table. If you feel you must keep your phone turned on, as a consideration to others, switch it to vibrate and walk away from the table and well out of earshot to take that urgent call. To your list of Bad Manners, I’d like to add using a cell phone at the table. Most of us are tolerant of a brief phone conversation to confirm meeting time or location, especially when someone is lost or running late. But everyone in earshot cringes when some people conduct conversations about private matters in a public space, especially when accompanied by tears or curses.

It isn’t pleasant to be forced to listen to lengthy business meetings conducted over the phone, over a meal, either. The table is a place to gather for pleasant conversation with others at the table.

If you feel you must keep your phone turned on, as a consideration to others, switch it to vibrate and walk away from the table and well out of earshot to take that urgent call.

]]> By: Brenda Jackson-Conrad http://www.teapartygirl.com/two-fab-blogs-i-recently-discovered-for-you#comment-1995 Brenda Jackson-Conrad Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:13:20 +0000 http://www.teapartygirl.com/two-fab-blogs-i-recently-discovered-for-you#comment-1995 I enjoy everything about your blog. This is the first time I have participated in blogging. I am look forward to what come up everyday. I am like a little child bursting with joy when I read or see pictures of tea parties/etiquette. Everyone please pray that I find a place soon to host my tea parties and etiquette classes. Keep up the blogging whatever course you decide to take. I enjoy everything about your blog. This is the first time I have participated in blogging. I am look forward to what come up everyday. I am like a little child bursting with joy when I read or see pictures of tea parties/etiquette. Everyone please pray that I find a place soon to host my tea parties and etiquette classes. Keep up the blogging whatever course you decide to take.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.teapartygirl.com/two-fab-blogs-i-recently-discovered-for-you#comment-1991 Nicole Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:32:18 +0000 http://www.teapartygirl.com/two-fab-blogs-i-recently-discovered-for-you#comment-1991 True hospitality has been lost in our modern culture. By hospitality I don't mean entertaining, although it does include that. Hospitality is the idea that we take care of other people's needs--whether that be a hungry tummy, a weary body, an overwhelmed soul. It's unheard of now, with all the emphasis on distrusting people, cocooning, isolating ourselves from the communities we're in in favor of spending virtual time with others via the internet. We need each other in the flesh to be interdependent, not independent. Anything you can offer to help us reconnect in our isolative society, to meet our needs and others' needs for support and community, to demonstrate hospitality to those familiar and new. Your blog has been part of what encouraged me to become the "social director" of my Sunday School class (appropriately named "Connections"). Starting with hosting a Christmas Tea, a Christmas Party, and a Super Bowl Party, my vision has been to develop community within our group through fun and relaxing activities. It has resulted in class members getting together on their own for lunch, dinner, and so forth and really developing that community we all crave in this world. I'm excited for what's next for us! I think your ideas of branching out from tea but not ignoring will do us good--we need encouragement to keep on reaching out to others. True hospitality has been lost in our modern culture. By hospitality I don’t mean entertaining, although it does include that. Hospitality is the idea that we take care of other people’s needs–whether that be a hungry tummy, a weary body, an overwhelmed soul. It’s unheard of now, with all the emphasis on distrusting people, cocooning, isolating ourselves from the communities we’re in in favor of spending virtual time with others via the internet. We need each other in the flesh to be interdependent, not independent. Anything you can offer to help us reconnect in our isolative society, to meet our needs and others’ needs for support and community, to demonstrate hospitality to those familiar and new.

Your blog has been part of what encouraged me to become the “social director” of my Sunday School class (appropriately named “Connections”). Starting with hosting a Christmas Tea, a Christmas Party, and a Super Bowl Party, my vision has been to develop community within our group through fun and relaxing activities. It has resulted in class members getting together on their own for lunch, dinner, and so forth and really developing that community we all crave in this world. I’m excited for what’s next for us!

I think your ideas of branching out from tea but not ignoring will do us good–we need encouragement to keep on reaching out to others.

]]> By: Alice http://www.teapartygirl.com/two-fab-blogs-i-recently-discovered-for-you#comment-1990 Alice Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:23:12 +0000 http://www.teapartygirl.com/two-fab-blogs-i-recently-discovered-for-you#comment-1990 Thank you so much for mentioning my blog. I've certainly enjoyed reading yours. I blog only for the fun of it and to meet new people. One of my friends has a saying I love, blogging without obligation. I try to follow that philosophy. Thank you so much for mentioning my blog. I’ve certainly enjoyed reading yours. I blog only for the fun of it and to meet new people. One of my friends has a saying I love, blogging without obligation. I try to follow that philosophy.

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