Butifanyoneleftmyhouseat11.15pm
onaSaturdaynight,Iwouldhangupmy
apron forever. Do stay. Have another
drink. Laugh. Gossip. Drag out the old
vinylandlet’sdancearoundthekitchen.
Don’tleavemethisway.Notjustyet.
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DOSENDATHANKYOU
Ofcourse,aletterisdeliciousand
people will remember your impeccable
guestitudeforever;apostcardisgoodand
anemailisfine.Themostdreadfulthing
youcandoistoresistsendinganemailor
text as you absolutely, positivelyaregoing
towritethatletter.Justassoonasyoufind
theperfectstationery,buyaninkpen,
mastercalligraphyandfindastamp.And
suddenly you’re bumping into your hosts
at another event 10 months later and
they’rewonderingwhytheyneverheard
fromyouagainandisitbecauseyouhated
theircousinBertorthesyllabubor, in fact,
them.Sendthebloodyemail.
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ANDASFORTHEHOST...
DON’TSHOWOFF
Ifyouwantyourgueststorelaxandhave
agoodtime,youneedtomakeitlook,or
at least feel, effortless. No one cares that
youspentthewholeweekendwatching
YouTubevideosofhowtomakeswans
fromchouxpastry.Bowlsofboughtice
cream taste sweeter than any amount of
culinarybraggadocio.
food for thought.
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