It was hard to believe that these welcoming, down-to-earth adults exchanging business cards before me had inspired such a reign of secret terror in my adolescence.
It's worth going out of the house to see, especially if you're going to see it in a singular, welcoming, down-home theater.
Anyone who can survive the vicissitudes of show business, let alone Broadway, not to mention the changing face of Times Square, by keeping up the standards in a moodily lit joint with a welcoming, down-to-earth air, is worth a note of praise.
If some Alpine resorts can feel a bit like a production line of British visitors, from flights to chalets, with solid English spoken from boot hire to après-ski, this felt like a warmly welcoming, down-to-earth part of France.
Both of us (I'm a widowed, single mom) take pride in being part of a school community whose atmosphere is welcoming and down-to-earth.
Behind the till a graphic-embossed screen has been pulled down welcoming you to the evening service, and a "host" stands by the door handing out menus clipped to boards.
"The players know that and we'll look forward to welcoming Lancashire down to the Rose Bowl [on Monday] and hopefully we can get the right result there".
For Mr. Schmidt, who has a degree in wildlife biology, that balancing act — welcoming and wary — comes down to always having a clear line of retreat.
She calls, Mother calls, welcoming me to sit down next to her.
A nurse wipes it down before welcoming Moore to the chair.
