http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Andrea+Cox Advice Andrea Cox Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=223851&ca=Advice Easter is a lovely holiday. It's like Christmas without the pressure of weeks of shopping and catering preparations. It also marks the beginning of spring; a change in season that is always welcome, particularly when the weather is expected to improve. The days are getting longer and brighter and ou... Advice Andrea Cox Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=201457&ca=Advice The kitchen is the most important room in the house and comes first in most people's list of priorities when choosing a wedding gift. The kitchen used to be a purely functional, tucked-away utilitarian room where the wife prepared the family meals each day and served them in a separate dining room (... Culture Andrea Cox Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=201459&ca=Culture Tableware for everyday and tableware for best Historically couples would put an everyday set of china and a best set on their wedding lists. Most households would have a kitchen set of informal pottery which would include a breakfast set, a tea set, the teapot, perhaps some kitchen storage and maybe... Etiquette Andrea Cox Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=201464&ca=Etiquette People always appreciate a thank you especially if it is unexpected. There are lots of different reasons for saying thank you and it’s good to show your appreciation. Perhaps your neighbour has fed your cat or watered your garden whilst you’ve been away on holiday - a small job but a big weight off...