Write the Words Thank You
Besides graduations, weddings, parties and showers, ‘Tis always the season for writing Thank You notes. Deeds done are a gift. And failure to acknowledge the time and thought or money someone spent marks a failing indeed. Etiquette: prescribed behavior Etiquette––this…
“Why don’t he write?”
The movie Dances with Wolves (1990) has this scene where Kevin Costner’s character and an old muleskinner come upon the skeletal remains of a person who died on the plains of the Old West. “What you got there?” the…
Do you deserve a gift?
Some years ago, while reading Miss Manners, one bit of advice struck me and has stayed with me since. Author Judith Martin said that people should not use notes preprinted with Thank You when writing a thank you note. Dear Miss…
