"Then Mrs. Tiggy-winkle made tea --
a cup for herself and a cup for Lucie.
They sat before the fire on a bench
and looked sideways at one another.
a cup for herself and a cup for Lucie.
They sat before the fire on a bench
and looked sideways at one another.
Mrs. Tiggy-winkle's hand, holding the tea-cup, was very very brown,
and very very wrinkly with the soap-suds; and all through her gown
and her cap, there were hair-pins sticking wrong end out; so that
Lucie didn't like to sit too near her."
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Can't a lady be gracious with soap suds on her hands and hair-pins sticking wrong end out? I propose that she can. Gracious hospitality is being favorable, kind, benevolent, merciful, disposed to forgive offenses, and to impart unmerited blessings (dictionary). Even in mundane circumstances, a woman who is not reluctant to be a generous hostess can exemplify all that is a gracious lady. It's a heart thing! Simple kindness generates qualities of royalty in its best sense.
Do you agree or disagree?
13 comments:
Agree!
S.W.A.K.
I so agree! hospitality is a gift we are to share!
agree totally
:0)
I definitely agree and I think Tiggy-Winkle is fabulous :0)
I agree!! I like the little video of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle that my toddlers used to see...
I agree with the statement and think you exemplify those qualities in your life!
Agree!
Valerie
I agree wholeheartedly.
The very best hostess I ever saw was a woman who served refreshments atop her laundry basket. I thought that I would have died of embarrassment and made my guests feel ill at ease, but not this gal. She had a wonderful time and put everyone at ease. So I agree!
Thanks! Sometimes I wonder if I can be a lady when I am sitting here sipping my tea and my robe and slippers and not looking to put together.
I agree, too! Sometimes it's easy to wait until everything is perfect and then when I have shared hospitality I realize again that my home and even what I wear is not the central focus - the people are the most important!
~Adrienne~
I definitely agree! Wonderful blog, happy to find you, I popped over from 'The T-Cozy.' Funny, too, we were just talking about Tiggy Winkle over dinner with friends last night. I had never heard of her before so this was fun reading.
Well said La-Tea-Dah xoxox Clarice
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