I must have been a good girl this year because Santa was quite generous. One of my favorites included these lovely cocktail napkins from my sister. I love personalized gifts and these blend a perfect balance between the classic monogram and contemporary whimsy. Crafted by Lettermade, the company offers a collection of beautiful cocktail and dinner napkins, a sure thing for your next host/hostess or special friend. Now who is coming over for cocktails??
A Note on Cary Grant
That cliche dinner party question: If you could invite four people to dinner, passed or living, who would they be? Among my guests would be the late Cary Grant. When he was alive, he exuded nothing but that classic Hollywood allure. The rainy weekend in San Francisco lent to a great deal of enjoyment for me, as I spent an evening revisiting some old films such as To Catch A Thief (1955) and A Touch of Mink (1962) and was reminded of how taken I am by him. If I dined with Cary, I'm certain I'd spend the entire meal blushing and gushing. I'd ask him about his on-screen smooches with Grace Kelly and Sophia Loren, get all the scoop on his five subsequent real life marriages and inquire about the "charades" with Audrey Hepburn on the slopes in Switzerland. The stories he could tell!
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