This is the week
of LAUNCH. We're launching six new
series! Tabletop Tuesdays, Wedding
Wednesdays, Lifestyle Thursdays, Friday Fun Days, Sparkling Saturdays, and
Sunday Brunch.
So, to review,
here is our weekly blog roll:
Monday Musings: inspirational quotes and thoughts from
the owner;
Tabletop Tuesdays: tips on creating the perfect
tabletop presentation plus
fun facts about tabletop etiquette and history;
Wedding Wednesdays: wedding trends and ideas, from
registries to jewelry;
Lifestyle Thursdays: inspirational ideas for the life
you want to live;
Friday Fun Days: we highlight our favorite, out-of-the-ordinary
products;
Sparkling Saturdays: latest trends from the jewelry industry plus our favorite pieces of jewelry;
Sunday Brunch: our favorite brunch recipes paired with
the perfect place setting.
Be sure to
follow us (look right) so that you can get our posts in your inbox. And tell your friends! We want to become the premiere blog spot for
fine living. See you tomorrow. In the meantime, we'll leave you with this
thought:
Did you know
that in the year 1004 Maria Argyropoulina, the Greek niece of the Byzantine
Emperor, brought a set of gold forks with her to Venice as part of her
dowry. When she used them at the wedding
feast, she was condemned by the Italian clerics for her lavishness. She died of the plague two years later, and
one rather zealous priest noted that God was condemning her, for she wouldn't
even deign to touch her food with her fingers.
As one blogger
put it: "Doomed by God for using a fork.
Life was harsh in the 11th century."*
