by Dina Schmid | Sep 21, 2017 | Dining Etiquette, What Is It?
This will be the first of what will over time be a series of blog posts that focus on objects you are more likely to encounter at an antique store than while dining in the United States today. But, you never know, and it’s always best to be prepared. So for today, I...
by Dina Schmid | Sep 14, 2017 | Children, Dining Etiquette
This week, Apple reminded us that the iPhone is *only* 10 years old. Sometimes it seems hard to remember how we functioned without a smart phone in our lives – especially when it comes to entertaining small children. My first child was born in the ‘90s,...
by Dina Schmid | Sep 6, 2017 | Appearance, Etiquette Defined
Today I got asked about the dress code for class. I think the person asking was a little surprised that it’s casual dress for class. As with everything in my classes, there’s a reason behind that. Give me a minute to explain. As I’ve written about...
by Dina Schmid | Sep 1, 2017 | Dining Etiquette
When my children were younger, they went through this dry-cereal-for-breakfast phase. Every morning the three of them would sit at the kitchen counter and eat a bowl of dry cereal, with the milk on the side. Every day after they finished, I would find enough cereal on...
