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Hello, my name is Sandy Coughlin and welcome to my blog, Reluctant Entertainer! Pull up a chair and sit back and enjoy some daily inspiration, casual, simple savvy entertaining ideas, and ways to reach out and grow your hospitality. I’m often asked: Why a blog and now a book on the lost art of hospitality? And my answer is this: Because a growing … [Read More...]
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In my NEW inspirational book, The Reluctant Entertainer, I relate to many apprehensive hostesses in real ways with genuine encouragement and advice. Emphasizing the forgotten goal of entertaining - connecting deeply with others - I show how women can use who they are and what they have to create memorable experiences. Melissa, author of The Inspired … [Read More...]
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I love how simple an invite can be to a dinner party. My friend recently sent this darling email to our family and one other (her son and family). She was saying that they were open, and that they wanted to accommodate our schedule. How lovely! (Our friend is sort-of a Mom figure to me. Wise and a wonderful mentor. So she calls herself "Mom.") Dinner … [Read More...]
