Elegant Gatherings Mugs

Wine Lady

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

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

The prying mantis,

Illustration from an Unpublished Novel

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

The devil you know and his plus one

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

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

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

"Pssst! I had some CGI done."

"You two seem oddly suited."

Miniature Cattle Fanciers

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

"They make an awfully big thing of cookouts."

'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

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

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

When I said, "Let the good times roll," I didn't mean to let go of the keg.

Playing cards.

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

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

Analysis of Beauty - Plate II.

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

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

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

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

Shall I be mother?

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

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

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

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