Dear Mary
Q. Some elderly friends of mine love to entertain in their London club on their visits, but a problem arises…
Dear Mary
Q. We hired a villa in the Camargue through the so-called ‘Sloane web’. You either know the uber-Sloane who runs…
Dear Mary
Q. We hired a villa in the Camargue through the so-called ‘Sloane web’. You either know the uber-Sloane who runs…
Dear Mary
Q. Next month, four of us from university are going up on a wildfowling trip north of Inverness. We are…
Dear Mary
Q. Next month, four of us from university are going up on a wildfowling trip north of Inverness. We are…
Dear Mary
Q. Next month, four of us from university are going up on a wildfowling trip north of Inverness. We are…
Dear Mary
Q. My father has been on the warpath to eradicate Tineola bisselliella, the common clothes moth. He told me to…
Dear Mary
Q. My father has been on the warpath to eradicate Tineola bisselliella, the common clothes moth. He told me to…
Dear Mary: Your problems solved
Q. A family of five from Brazil who are close friends of mine are visiting London next week. They have…
Dear Mary: Your problems solved
Q. A family of five from Brazil who are close friends of mine are visiting London next week. They have…
Dear Mary
Q. When an invitation to shoot arrives in the autumn, I have a sense of both excitement and dread. The…
Dear Mary
Q. When an invitation to shoot arrives in the autumn, I have a sense of both excitement and dread. The…
Dear Mary
Q. How can I tactfully request that well-meaning old friends stop toasting my (new) husband’s hospitality? It seems ungrateful but,…
Dear Mary
Q. How can I tactfully request that well-meaning old friends stop toasting my (new) husband’s hospitality? It seems ungrateful but,…
Dear Mary
Q. At a recent party I was delighted to find my hosts had put me next to one of their…
Dear Mary
Q. At a recent party I was delighted to find my hosts had put me next to one of their…
Dear Mary
Q. We recently stayed for a Saturday night with an old friend and were warned before we arrived that my…
Dear Mary
Q. We recently stayed for a Saturday night with an old friend and were warned before we arrived that my…
Dear Mary
Q. We have a heavenly house in Corfu where we go as often as possible. The best thing about it…
Dear Mary
Q. We have a heavenly house in Corfu where we go as often as possible. The best thing about it…
Dear Mary
Q. We have been invited to stay with a generous friend in Greece. Now we hear from other (slightly…
Dear Mary
Q. We have been invited to stay with a generous friend in Greece. Now we hear from other (slightly…
Dear Mary
Q. My partner and I have been living together for 26 years, but now that he’s asked me to marry…
Dear Mary
Q. My partner and I have been living together for 26 years, but now that he’s asked me to marry…
Dear Mary
Q. I live in Balham but work in Mayfair. Twice recently I have had to take whole days off work…
