Posts Tagged ‘party’
Priceless Birthday Presents
In How on 12 June 2016 at 2:43 pmParty Treats
In Recipes, What on 15 January 2014 at 2:30 pmI’d have called this post “Healthy Party Treats” but in present company that goes without saying, doesn’t it? When I was little, people used the word “healthy” pronounced hell-thee as a synonym for “fat.” I would say “euphemism” except that it was actually kind of a compliment. Pleasantly plump, with pleasantly understood. Ah how times change.
What makes a food a party food …? Is it merely something you don’t eat every day, eaten in the company of people you don’t meet every day? Which if you think about it, means almost anything counts! A plate of carrot sticks will disappear in no time amidst a lively crowd and yet who would think of carrots as party food? Read the rest of this entry »
10 Ideas for Simple Fun Party Favors
In What on 5 January 2014 at 1:05 pmYou’ve already done everyone a favour by throwing a party. Warm goodbyes are a fine way to see guests off after a party.
Why distribute stuff that simply contributes to the expectation that people are supposed to get stuff at a birthday party? Anyway, balloons are bad for wildlife, noisemakers make, well, noise, and plastic boxes and trinkets clutter the house and ruin the environment. All just more stuff – as in the Story of Stuff. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s Called a Party Favour!
In What on 5 January 2014 at 11:55 amTime for Amma to step upon the soapbox for a topic on which she has had to bite her tongue on many an occasion. No longer!
Please note: there is no such thing as a “return gift.” You may have heard this phrase and even used it yourself, but to quote to higher authority, “These practices are no less vulgar for having become commonplace.” Miss Manners is talking about practices such as gift registries and continues, “There is no polite way to tell people to give you money or objects.[1]”
Calling something a “return gift” indicates that you expected a gift in the first place. Read the rest of this entry »