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Red Tent Dinner: Can I come?

By: redtentwomen November 1, 2016November 1, 2016

Red Tent DinnerAgainst All Grain, Allergen Sensitive Dinner Parties, Bethany Cabell, Building Friendship, Building Relationship, Danielle Walker, Dinner Party, Hostessing, Inclusion, Outside the Office, Red Tent Dinners, Savoring Food13 Comments

“Hoping your day unfolds smoothly and that your dinner tonight is lovely and all you are hoping it will be.”

An Invitation to Risk

By: redtentwomen October 20, 2016October 16, 2016

relationships, The HomeDinner Party, Friendship, Gratitude, Hostessing, Invitation, Rejection, Valerie Avery6 Comments

“Can I come?” These words were a real risk for me as a young girl.

Red Tent Dinner: Taking a Risk on Second Chances

By: redtentwomen September 22, 2016September 21, 2016

Red Tent DinnerBuilding Friendship, Dinner Party, Easy Dinner Parties, Hostessing, Katy Johnson, Red Tent Dinners, Richard Rohr, Savoring Food, Second Chances, Spring Sweet, T.S. Eliot6 Comments

I read the email over again, seeking to ensure it said exactly what I meant. Asking felt so risky. This whole dinner felt risky. Why had I agreed to this?

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Red Tent Dinner: An Evening at the Lake

By: redtentwomen August 30, 2016August 30, 2016

Red Tent DinnerBuilding Friendship, Dinner Party, Easy Dinner Parties, Hostessing, Mary Jane Hamilton, Red Tent Dinners, Savoring Food2 Comments

Lake Michigan provided the beautiful backdrop for my first Red Tent Dinner. I invited 7 ladies to gather on my patio to savor the goodness of wine and salads. Each one brought their favorite salad to share and I provided my signature chocolate chip cookies. There is nothing like women, salads and cookies to make…