Dear Amanda,
I prefer summer holidays and that is why: it is usually warm, we can travel as much as we like, we can swim in a lake, river or the sea, we can go on a picnic or relax in a cafe with friends.
Usually my family and I go on holiday to other countries where we do sightseeing and then we spend a week or two at the seaside. I love swimming and snorkelling.
One day I would like to try sailing. It’ so romantic to steer a yacht watching a beautiful sunset, isn’t it? I think it will be great to go on a sailing trip with a few friends and, perhaps, you’ll be able to join us. What do you think of it?
Best wishes,
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A beautifully laid table creates special mood. Here are some tips on how to achieve this.
Each guest put a large plate. Cutlery are placed next to a plate. (The more official reception, the more devices are required, but they must all be in the order of appearance of the dishes.) Place the left fork and knife on the right, with a sharp edge to the plate. Put the spoon on the right of the knife.
If you have enough space, dessert devices are put over the plate (fork next to the plate, the handle to the left, spoon over with a fork, the knob to the right). If there is none, before dessert remove unnecessary devices from the table and serve the dessert.
Put Pirozhkov plate to the left of large plates, forks over. Knife for butter can be put on Pirozhkov plate, the handle to the right. If you need plates, salad, put their left forks. The glasses are put right above the knives. Closest to the plate put a glass of water, then a glass of white wine, and after a glass of red, if you are applying two types of wine.
The cloth can be put to the left of the forks or in the middle of a large plate.