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  • Dinnerware That Makes Meals Into Events
    At the dawn of what most historians agree is the modern world, the years between 1815 and 1830, the most lavish dinner in the best homes in England consisted of only two courses?paltry by our standards. Of course, each course commonly consisted of twenty-five different dishes spread all over the table! The first course consisted of soups, trays laden with meats of all kind, whole fish, pies, and vegetables. The second course was ?lighter??deer, ham. roast goose, puddings and sweets. The Diners ?skirmished? among the serving pieces, taking a bit of everything.
  • Anticipating Birthday Invitations
    Marking human birthdays has a long history. Of course, the tradition does not date back to the dawn of human history-understanding of lunar cycles and a calendar is required, naturally-but there have been festivities surrounding birthdays for hundreds of years. Many royals loved to throw parties for themselves. These were enormous fetes. Birthdays were not necessarily restricted to the high born, however. In some pagan societies, evil spirits were thought to stalk the birthday boy or girl. To ward them off, well-wishers surrounded the honoree for protection and made a lot of noise. Surprisingly, this sounds an awful lot like some modern birthday bashes!
  • Baby Announcements Should be Truly Special Keepsakes
    Many important events bring friends and families together. The majority of them, like weddings, graduations, and birthday parties, are very happy occasions. Few are as significant, however, as a newborn in the family. Defying hospital rules limiting visitors to two at a time, family members and friends crowd into the poor mother's hospital room. Packed like sardines, they circle the bed, cooing over the tiny bundle everyone insists on passing around. Sometimes there is a territorial preschooler strutting about showing off "my baby!" The glow in the room in palpable.

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