Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

Covering One’s Hindquarters

posted by Kristin | filed under Friends, Grumpy Bear, Work Day Club | 3 Comments

It’s official, the Wall Street Journal is clueless. Here’s their response to my strongly worded e-mail:
“I’m writing in response to your email of October, 4, 2007 objecting to certain aspects Jennifer Saranow’s Sept. 28 article on home renovation parties.
There is no mention or suggestion in the story that Julia Denise Fuller served alcohol […]

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

Successful Entertainers

posted by Kristin | filed under Friends | 4 Comments

The party went really well. The food turned out yummy, and the guests seemed to have fun. We didn’t even bicker during the cleaning and preparation process.
Here’s Darwin finishing up the fried rice:

I admit it - I’m pretty proud of myself, of us. It was hard work, but the whole time I just reminded […]

Friday, June 1st, 2007

Dinner Party-ish Sorta Gathering

posted by Kristin | filed under Eutaw, Friends, Society | 10 Comments

I’ve become a human thesaurus for synonyms of the word “party.” This week I’ve been calling people and inviting them to our house for dinner Saturday night. We rarely host gatherings of any sort, so I’m remarkably inept at inviting people over.
Here’s a sample telephone invitation:
Friend: Hello?
Me (overly chipper): Hey! This is Kristin! We’re […]

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

A New Era

posted by Kristin | filed under Eutaw, Friends | 2 Comments

I was recently invited to join the New Era Club, a lady’s club in Eutaw. And by lady, I do mean lady. At the meeting last night, we socialized politely in a well-appointed parlor, discussed charitable giving, sipped water from crystal goblets, and dabbed at our lips with delicate crochet-trimmed napkins.
These are the Southern […]

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

It Takes a Village

posted by Kristin | filed under Bathrooms, Lights, Friends, Work Day Club | 3 Comments

As members of the unofficial Work Day Club of Eutaw, we’ve helped our neighbors on several occasions. This weekend we cashed in some of our help-out bucks to get a jumpstart on the bathroom.
It all started on Saturday when we took Millie for a walk around the block. We ran into Deirdre, who was helping […]

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