zxcvbob wrote:

Yes. Just a token of your appreciation for the invitation, and should not
be anything particularly valuable. I've been told that flowers are
appropriate, but *not* roses. Wife says I shouldn't take roses as a
hostess gift even when roses are on sale cheap. Women are weird sometimes,
especially about roses.

I think they're kinda serious for the occasion, maybe that's why.
Anyway, showing up with flowers without a vase is not considered
appropriate, because now the host or hostess has to run around
finding a vase, getting them in water, when they problably have
other things to do like greet their guests and get dinner on the
table.

nancy