My Elves and I have been chatting about Gentlemen. What makes a man a Gentleman and ... what makes him perfect? Impeccable grooming? Yes. Correct manners? Yes. Brilliant Wit? Yes. Generosity of spirit? Yes. Timeless style and grace under fire? Yes and yes. So where are they, all the Perfect Gentlemen? Do they really exist? Here are some examples from autres temps, autres moeurs ...

David Niven ~ The Gentleman's Gentleman

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Having enjoyed several weeks of moody introspection, my trusty Elves insist that I make a list of ten FUN things to do ... just for the sake of FUN!

1. Climb a tree. When I was a little girl, there was an apple tree at my Grandparents' house that my big Sis and I loved to climb. We'd sit on a perfect seat-shaped limb and dangle our feet. That was a long time ago but I will climb it again now ... even if only in my imagination!

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I had a distressing dream last night. I was in prison ~ solitary confinement. Terribly unpleasant! And, while I'm not a desperate criminal, I do feel a tad desperate about my current situation. I ask myself, "Am I being punished for something?"

My clever Elves wisely ignore the question and proceed to help me plan my esc… Continue

I am inclined to change my life from unhappy to happy. So, my Elves and I are thinking about the word transformation and what it means to transform. According to Webster, to transform is to change in composition, structure, outward form, appearance, character, or condition.

There are many examples of trans… Continue