I found myself scrounging in their closet for something to eat.
Her husband, who is a foodie, seems to know better, but for most of my recent visit, he was not there.Your feedback?DEAR WANT TO NOSH: Please, do not begrudge your hostess the fact that you paid for some rubber gloves.
I’ve noticed that attitudes and behavior toward providing food can change radically as people age and are less accustomed to frequently feeding groups. Ideally, after the first time this happened, you would have anticipated this understandable need of yours, and – along with a thoughtful gift for the household – would have brought your favorite groceries to the house.
I flew to his childhood home with my mother and several of our mutual friends, and was welcomed warmly by the family at the viewing and treated as the grieving widower that I was.
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