Newlyweds and empty-nestors, you are just beginning a life together or you are returning to having more time for each other. In either case, setting table a little more elaborately, with a touch of whimsy, and a serving of elegance, will soothe souls, and invite both of you to a time of partaking of food leisurely and with a much higher degree of appreciation for taste, texture, and those other nice little “you really did notice” points. You can savor food, admire surroundings, and be a participant in witty conversation and warm embrace of sharing time with someone you care about.

If time should come that you return to eating as a single person again, you have learned finer points of entertaining. You are no less a guest than if you had invited someone else over to share your meal. Enjoy yourself, relax, and know that a meal is and always will be a time of rejuvenation, and soul-growth.

So bring out candlesticks, lacy tablecloths, and gravy boat and have a meal fit for royalty. Setting table should be paramount of every meal when possible. Let your table shine - for royalty are about to sit around your table. ©Arleen M. Kaptur 2002

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