Spoiling me is entirely optional! I include ideas for trifles and baubles here: not because you must bring anything (aside from your sweet self) but because we can get a sense of someone’s personality from what they enjoy. I also very much delight in anything thoughtful and unexpected- and I would love to effusively thank you!
If you want to bring along something for us to share, I love fruit or cheese, and don’t much care for chocolate or sweets. I prefer dry, mineral-driven wines and bubbly or a pilsner, and if I’m at a proper bar I’ll take a Boulevardier. I adore flowers and plants: peonies, sunflowers, hydrangea, tulips, gladiolus, whatever you want to surprise me with! I love painting, photography and all performance, from a basement poetry reading to your favorite arena. Museum and gallery hopping can lead to surprisingly intimate conversations.
