tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792561.post114161336254581096..comments2024-02-11T21:16:33.722+11:00Comments on boynton: reading mailboyntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14018259111564295592noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792561.post-1141701222187581732006-03-07T14:13:00.000+11:002006-03-07T14:13:00.000+11:00I doubt tht reading mail on verandah en famille is...<I>I doubt tht reading mail on verandah en famille is a rare event these days.</I><BR/><BR/>err... that should be: <BR/>I doubt that reading mail on verandah en famille is a <B>common</B> event these days...<BR/><BR/>so much for <I>spontaneity</I>...boyntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14018259111564295592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792561.post-1141700755955900692006-03-07T14:05:00.000+11:002006-03-07T14:05:00.000+11:00It's striking, isn't it.The formality of a vignett...It's striking, isn't it.<BR/><BR/>The formality of a vignette, with Slouch Hat (Light Horse?) as narrative element, the fluttering pages, but a sense of spontanaiety as well. <BR/><BR/>Reading mail in Wartime was heavier entertainment I guess...<BR/><BR/>I doubt tht reading mail on verandah en famille is a rare event these days.<BR/>Maybe reading email over the shoulder of a laptop is close?boyntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14018259111564295592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792561.post-1141698637652355622006-03-07T13:30:00.000+11:002006-03-07T13:30:00.000+11:00That's a great vignette. I was sure it was a paint...That's a great vignette. I was sure it was a painting. <BR/><BR/>Long gone are the days when reading mail was an entertaining interlude methinks.peacayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997731249622552311noreply@blogger.com