For sure! When I feel too lazy to make up my own designs, I often will use Bucilla Felt crafts http://www.plaidonline.com/felt/brand/det…. They make really great kits for Christmas stuff. It's cutesy, but fun.

I do too. It's so fun to make stuff with! Have you ever seen this project book? It's great.

I like the man's expression in the last one. Fierce.

Yes, he clearly had no love for women, that's for sure. I think someone on a blog once posted his original drawing model for some of these figures, and they are clearly men. It's so sad, he's one of the most talented sculptors ever, and for whatever reason Michelangelo didn't care enough to make accurate women. Nah,…

This is awesome. Let's be friends!

Also, I absolutely love bad historical art. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you a beautiful painting by someone who has never, ever, ever seen a real lion before:

Why have I never heard of this museum before? It's glorious, and now on my bucket list. Thank you for drawing my attention to this excellent gallery.

I would buy this in a second

Again, you are right, it is excessive. Bridal showers have also changed dramatically; originally, the bridal shower was an informal affair (such as a tea or a luncheon) thrown by the bride's closest friends for her other friends. They were small, and token gifts were given that were either very personal or generally…

Those all sound lovely.Gifts for adults are supposed to be tokens of our affection for one another, not always extravagant. Some of my family's most prized possessions are small felt Christmas ornaments in various Christmas themes (Santa Claus, animals with scarves on sleds, etc.). My great-grandmother sewed and sent…

This is true, so you won't be surprised to find that registries were originally meant to be informative for china patterns, and not prescriptive lists. I don't think the modern registry — along with it's attendant demands to buy from it — is a good idea. In some cultures money is appropriate, yes. But generally…

That's understandable. I had the opposite. Somehow, ten years after it came out, I had never even heard of it and I had no idea what it was, and went in with no expectations. I think it was on a movie channel on cable or something. So I just watched it having no idea what it was about, no trailers or anyone telling me…

Ha, it's okay. I make mistakes like that all the time too. Both good movies!

Are we thinking of the same movie? Because this is the Shawshank Redemption:

Rereading, maybe it's just because he listed it as movies he "personally identifies with." I mean, it's a great movie in my opinion, but I'm not sure I personally identify with convicts in prison in the 1940's. Out of curiosity, why do you not like the movie?

My thoughts exactly. What kind of space vacuum did he come from to think this is acceptable on any level?

Wait, is The Shawshank Redemption a red flag? I liked that movie...

Oh, no. Please do not tell someone that you returned a gift, especially not in a thank-you note. That is a terrible idea and apt to hurt a lot of feelings. They might have spent a lot of time agonizing over picking something they thought you might like, really putting thought into it, only to be told it wasn't good…

Hi, avid etiquette book reader here. I'm not sure I understood your question, but I'll do my best to answer what I think you're asking.