How Jane Austen REALLY wrote letters…
In Jane Austen's day, there was no email, and no texting, of course. People communicated in a slower, but much
The Art of Civility
Painting a Beautiful Picture for our World A beautiful painting arrests our attention, draws us in, causes us to stop and
Come into my courtyard…
Come Into My Courtyard; Meet Ginger Syllabub Morning is peeking over my garden gate. Come in; I’d like to introduce you to
Gentility in a Bully World
Our world is apt to canonize Push. It will sing the praises of the one who excels at Shove, will call him
Civility can be (Nicely) Selfish.
Civility is getting a lot of press these days, but sometimes it seems not a lot of practice. I
The Origin of P’s and Q’s
I love English signs. The last time I was in England, I started taking photos of typical British signs: “Mind