"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?
Agree!
ReplyDeleteS.W.A.K.
I so agree! hospitality is a gift we are to share!
ReplyDeleteagree totally
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I definitely agree and I think Tiggy-Winkle is fabulous :0)
ReplyDeleteI agree!! I like the little video of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle that my toddlers used to see...
ReplyDeleteI agree with the statement and think you exemplify those qualities in your life!
ReplyDeleteAgree!
ReplyDeleteValerie
I agree wholeheartedly.
ReplyDeleteThe 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!
ReplyDeleteThanks! 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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!
ReplyDelete~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.
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