TABLESCAPES ~ Part Deux

ENJOY this second post of beautiful tablescapes...

ambience...

and busy...

and sheer elegance...

and simplicity.

I hope that you have enjoyed this post , my friends.

These tablescapes are from Traditional Home.

Now on to Embracing Etiquette With Teresa...

Phone Provocations

If you are in a restaurant or other place where a cell phone call is inappropriate, and someone near you is obviously attempting to convince everyone around that he is a great and brilliant business person, speak with the manager and let them handle the situation.

We are now through the ‘Rudeness” section. Tomorrow we will be covering “Dress and Grooming.”

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo

TABLESCAPES ~ Part One

Today and tomorrow I will post a series of tabletops. I hope that you ENJOY them my friends.

This tablescape may be cluttered, but the hues are perfect.

So elegant...

and airy...

and over-the-top beautiful!

I hope that you enjoyed this post.  I love nothing more than beautiful tablescapes.  They make the room.

These tablescapes from Traditional Home.

Now on to Embracing Etiquette With Teresa...

When Out in Public

If you are out walking in your neighborhood and a man and his young son throw their trash on the ground – pick it up and throw it in the trashcan. Do not glare at them; just set an example.

If you are on the subway and a slouching passenger is taking up three seats and you really need to sit down, politely say “excuse me” and hope they move over. If they do not move, leave them alone. It is not worth getting into a safety issue. There are times when people bait you to start a confrontation.

If you are on a bus and some young teenagers are using four-letter words their actions should be a hint as to how to handle the situation. If they appear to be intentionally showing of, your remark would only add fuel to the fire. If they appear to be otherwise decent teenagers, you could ask them if they realized that young children were on the bus. If this doesn’t work, leave it alone.

Tomorrow we will cover the last section of rudeness, “Phone Provocations…” We will then be moving on to Dress and Grooming.

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo

Key West

Todd Richesin, of Todd Richesin Interiors, was the interior designer of this beautiful Key West home. ENJOY!

Now that is a picket fence.  I'm jealous.

Serene.

I love this foyer!

Lemon yellow and ...

beautiful blue for the bedrooms.

The new gray-tone wicker.

I think this will do. This style bathtub is popular now.

Angela, welcome home.

You can see more of this home and others here.

Now on to Embracing Etiquette With Teresa ...

At Work

A common situation a work occurs when people are heating up their lunch, smelling up the entire office. Whether it is a microwave at their desk or the one in the kitchen, it is rude to smell up an office in which everyone, including clients, is prone to smell something unpleasant. This can usually be handled with a lighthearted remark such as, “John, are you trying to get rid of all of us?”

You overhear your coworker trashing your fellow coworker or friend in a conversation at work. If you could not help but hear this remark, you should ask the person to speak quietly if they are going to be speaking negatively about someone. If the worker is telling a lie about the person, you can also point that out.

A coworker asks you what you son’s college major is and they respond negatively to your answer, asking why they chose a major that doesn’t pay an enormous salary. A response of “Like me, my son thinks that the real reward in like comes from loving your job, not making a lot of money.” If that doesn’t work, just ignore the person.

Monday we will cover rudeness “When Out in Public…”

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo

Mirror, Mirror, Everything

I am totally in love with this bathroom. I can't remeber where the photograph originated, but thank you! ENJOY the weekend!

Beautiful.

See you Monday,

Teresa

 xoxo

Pretty Things

I love this chandelier!  The entire room is beautiful.  I found this here.

Now on to Embracing Etiquette With Teresa...

When Shopping

If you are in a grocery store “ten items or less” lane and a person in front of you has a full basket of groceries, you can choose to comment to the person, or report this to the manager with hopes that a new or exist policy be kept in place. If you choose to remind the person that they are in the wrong line you are taking a chance on receiving a negative response.

If you are in line at the counter and another line opens up and another line opens up and the person behind you runs to get into the line, you can choose to get in the other line and tell the person that you were in line first, or mention to the manager that the cashier should find another way of dealing with this situation, such as asking for “the next person in line.” Again, you are taking a chance on the person’s demeanor.

If a cahier or clerk is rude to you in the store, be very nice, saying “hello” and “thank you.” If they do not respond, you can decide whether to ignore it or mention to the manger that the clerk on that lane or counter is being rude.

Tomorrow we will cover rudeness “At Work.”

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo

Cindy Christenden in Miami

This pristine white Miami, Florida home was designed by Cindy Christenden.
ENJOY!

Refreshing...

Now on to Embracing Etiquette With Teresa...

How to React?

Your dignity relies on how well you handle a response to rude behavior. There are many areas in which you must react appropriately and they include while shopping, at work, when out in public, and phone provocations.

There are appropriate ways to handle rudeness in all areas, and it is important to be respectful and rational in your approach.

Tomorrow we will cover “When Shopping?”

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo

Presenting ... Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Taylor Bass

The Waters Chapel

My son, Joseph Taylor Bass, married the beautiful Lindsay Epton at the Waters Chapel this past Saturday. The mother of the groom, who just happens to be me, couldn’t be happier. Would you think I was bragging if I posted a couple of photographs? You are correct if you guessed yes! So… here is the beautiful couple.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Taylor Bass and ...

their wedding party and  ...

 the soon-to-be Mrs. Bass (Lindsay) and Miss Angela (my other precious angel)

at the rehearsal dinner.

Congratulations, Lindsay and Joseph!

I love you,

MOM

Now on to Embracing Etiquette with Teresa...

The Dirty Dozen: Today’s Rudest Behaviors

They are as follows, exactly as quoted in Emily Post:

• Telling racist or ethnic jokes, which not only insults the listener’s intelligence but smears entire communities

• Using four letter words and other obscenities in public without any reservations – especially in the presence of children

• Doing the “cell yell” – conducting a cell phone conversation so loudly that those around you wonder if your phone mate is hard of hearing

• Treating a salesperson, food server, or any other service provider as someone who is beneath you

• Letting kids run wild or make constant noise in restaurants, supermarkets, theater, and any other public or private place

• Endangering others on a busy expressway by playing NASCAR wannabe: zipping from one lane to the other while driving like a maniac and not even bothering to signal

• At a youth sporting event, abusing the referee, coach, or opposing team’s players because your child’s team has suffered what you consider wrong

• Fouling the sidewalk with spit, trash, or pet poop left unscooped (You KNOW that this infuriates me!)

• On public transportation, staying planted in your seat when an elderly, pregnant, or disabled person obviously needs it more

• Charging thoughtlessly through crowds – especially when skating, riding a bike or electric scooter, or pushing a baby stroller

• Butting in, whether jumping into a checkout line in a store or taking a parking space that someone is clearly waiting for

• Lighting up to smoke tobacco in a roomful of nonsmokers – and adding insult to injury by not asking permission beforehand

Thank you, Emily!

All of this behavior makes the average, decent person furious but there are many who just don’t “get” it! Please pass this on.

Tomorrow we cover “How to React?”

First three photographs by Ann Wade Parrish, Photographer.

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo