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Cottage Charm Part 8 – Table Manners

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Ok, the next installment of our manners posts is short and sweet.  

Some things you may like to have for setting a pretty table to begin:

Table manners.

I had a woman that I knew once that made a point to remove all of the food from her plate that she disliked and literally tossed it across the table. We would dine out, and across the table would go the tomato slices followed by the lettuce and the pickles, and anything else she didn’t like as she disgustedly announced how much she hated these food items. I was shocked, this was a grown woman! And well, I was embarrassed.

Photo of a table set with pretty dishes and a white crocheted table cloth, little individual quiches are set on a serving piece in the center of the tables and blue ceramic egg cups hold boiled eggs. The text says "Cottage Charm and it is a lesson in having good table manners" by Rosevine Cottage girls

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 If we are in a situation where we don’t like what is served to us just let it sit to the side on your plate. If you are ordering a meal it is fine to ask for no lettuce or tomatoes, etc. If the meal is burned, too salty or cold that you ordered it is ok to tell someone politely. But. If you are at someone else’s home it is not ok to tell them the food is bad.  And please! Do not throw your food on the table! Act your age, not your shoe size (wink).

 

Ladies, do not put your purse on the table.  It can go on the next chair, hang on your chair or on the floor by your feet but keep it out of the way of the waiter or waitress.

A table set for two with a wicker seated antique chairs. This is a lesson Called Cottage Charm (a lesson in manners) and is about using good table manners. It is by RosevineCottageGirls.com

Please, no elbows on the table and no electronics.  

Enjoy your dinner and your family and be present in the moment.  Unless it is a life and death emergency, keep your electronics stowed away.

When you are finished eating put your silverware across your plate diagonally telling the waitstaff that you are finished with your meal.

There you are! I told you it would be short! Can you think of any other items that show good table manners?

Tell us below!

 

Before you go, check out the other articles in this series:

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The Rosevine Cottage Girls are a mother and twin-daughter team. We intercede into the lives of men and women to speak truth into their lives and remind them of their worthwhile inspiring them to try new things and embrace the mess and turn it into their message. We’ve heard so many times from people in our life that they struggled with recognizing their worth. We’re here to tell you that you are priceless, even on your messiest day, and remind you that you have an impact on the world around you.

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