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Polite Society School of Étiquette offers Beginning, Advanced, Business, and Tea Étiquette Courses. Étiquette tutelage is presented at speaking engagements, webinars, school seminars, private dinners, and specialty tea events. The School's mission is to educate adults and children in customary codes of conduct with an emphasis on everyday social graces.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Learning to speak french!!!

What was I thinking..........  I thought I would start learning french due to the fact that so many etiquette words are in french, hence the word "etiquette."  It is a very interesting language.  Every other word is an exception.  But I am not giving up.  I feel so international!!

I am hoping in the future I will be able to speak to my darling son's girlfriend and her family in french.  They live in Europe and, of course, speak at least four or five languages.  But they mostly speak french.  My son now speaks french too.

Well back to my french.

Au revoir,

Bernadette (By the way - my name is french)

Also, any second now my book will be available on the NOOK.  I am so excited!!!!


One more thing.  Did I mention I got a kitty.  Her name is Emma Elizabeth.

From a kitten to a cat......                     the love of my life......

She is such a good girl.....

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Afternoon Tea at Le Reve

Wonderful afternoon at Le Reve.  Andrea, owner of Le Reve, scheduled the afternoon tea.  She and her assistant Elizabeth were so gracious and helpful to me.  I taught a tea etiquette class and was just thrilled to enjoy tea with the ladies.  It brought back memories for me as I used to enjoy afternoon tea at Vintage Tea Leaf in Long Beach, CA less than two years ago.  I, along with several ladies, met at Vintage once a week.  We met at the same time, discussed the same subjects, and mostly sipped the same tea, but we all loved it.  And I do miss Vintage and my friends.

Interestingly enough, the class was for my tea students, but I must say I might have gotten just as much out of the class.  Afternoon tea with your closest and dearest friends is something to cherish.

Thank you Andrea and Elizabeth.