wordless wednesday

image from The Gardener's Cottage

December first renders me speechless yet full of imeasurable grace on a wordless wednesday.

Promise to make time for silent moments with your eyes closed.

Just enjoy the magic of this month.

web to web

Good Manners are universal skills.

Good posture, standing tall, smiling, making eye-contact, listening,

and a proper hand-shake will surely give an ever-lasting first impression.

Our visitor shared so many good tips yesterday at our Ardsley Middle School.

"Web-to-web" was a tip for the proper hand-shake!

I thought about this all day, and then as I said good night to my daughter, she had to tell me,

"Web to web" is the proper hand-shake.

I rather like that term, so from my web to your web from this world wide web, I wish you a good day, full of good manners.

Stand tall, respect yourself and those around you, smile, shake hands, listen and know that social customs are alive and well from "web to web."

What good manners or social customs are you most proud of?

vintage books found here.

gracious living

Today, I welcome this wonderful gal who is all about "gracious living." Mindy Lockard (etiquette consultant) has flown all the way from Oregon to share with our Ardsley Middle School students some fantastic tips, all about respect, handshakes, eye-contact and good manners.

Mindy and her graceful girls

This lovely purple Hydrangea is all about gracious living. Please contact Mindy if you are interested in her services for yourself, your school or organization. Thanks to the blog world, Mindy and I met only a few weeks ago and planned to bring this event here. Thank-you Mindy.

gracious gowns

The bevy of beautiful maidens wearing gracious gowns - pve design wedding illustration

The bridesmaids wore the most gracious gowns, in a black orchid silk, from the back some had bows and others a layered sash detail.  Each wore a glorious head-piece made of fabric inspired to look like a flower, with silky tendrils hung ever-so-lightly, topped with a chic net for a very glamourous touch. How wonderful and gracious of the bride to select a silhouette in black that perhaps these gorgeous gals shall might actually wear again.  

                      Do you have a gracious gown at the ready for a special event?  

This gracious gal has all the perfect tips for living an artful life, and "lucky me" is featured today.  Thank-you Mindy Lockard for including me this week which is all about living graciously as well as tasteful tips.  Mindy is all about sharing manners each month!