Elegant Gatherings Gifts

Wine Lady

'I can't force jocose if I'm not feeling it.'

"Anna - there's someone I'd like to meet."

"Is there any way I can un-drink this wine?"

The devil you know and his plus one

Illustration from an Unpublished Novel

Every time you make a blend, somewhere, a wine maker dies.

The prying mantis,

'I swear, if he didn't always pick up the tab, I'd never go drinking with him.'

"I think I'm having pre-traumatic stress disorder."

"Pssst! I had some CGI done."

"You two seem oddly suited."

Miniature Cattle Fanciers

"They make an awfully big thing of cookouts."

'Sure, I'm a working mother - is there any other kind?'

'The Ambassador will not be pleased, Madame.'

I've been looking forward to this the whole year: It can get lonely out there...

Convention for People Who Like to Attend Conventions.

Glyndebourne

"You're doing fine - don't watch your feet."

'I don't think we're devoted to the Lord. I think we're devoted to dessert.'

Playing cards.

"That sister of yours sure has some nerve asking for those leftovers - we earned them."

'One of my relatives is coming to Thanksgiving dinner...and one of yours.'

'I'm sorry, he likes to let off wind after dinner.'

"God help us, it's that guy."

'I'm calling this a plate and I already have service for six. Six more and I can invent the dinner party.'

Shall I be mother?

"I rushed here from surgery. I didn't have time to get into costume."

Analysis of Beauty - Plate II.

"When we grow up we can eat snacks BEFORE dinner and call them hors d'oeuvres!"

"That's where the tenured faculty members hang out."

'Thanks for inviting me to dinner - it's really great!'

"Well, what a coincidence, Jeff's in vermin control too!"

I conduct comprehensive surveys - I ask my girlfriend.