tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208261623835021066.post5383143008739766406..comments2023-09-15T18:28:16.135+02:00Comments on ...it's always tea-time...: Lucka 7emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01463254055979575950noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208261623835021066.post-25735486417108007992008-12-09T09:28:00.000+01:002008-12-09T09:28:00.000+01:00There will always be people revolting against rule...There will always be people revolting against rules - while others like to lean on them. I think we can be happy that most of the rules are history. But I think it is sad when you change things just because they are old - not because they need to be changed. <BR/>And when it comes to handwritten letters - the few that are written - I think the number one rule is to write in a readable hand. Something that some people seem to forget. But what can you expect when kids never have to practice writing by hand these days.<BR/>And I'm old-fashioned enough to dislike when people can't spell out a word or a sentence in a personal letter. How much time to you save by that?<BR/>Margarethaemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01463254055979575950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208261623835021066.post-10600687448908615402008-12-08T11:44:00.000+01:002008-12-08T11:44:00.000+01:00I was taught those rules for letter-writing and I ...I was taught those rules for letter-writing and I still keep them but most of the other aspects of early twentieth century etiquette had already been lost by the time I was born. I wonder if society would be happier if we still had clearly defined codes of behaviour? I dare say the past is always viewed through a rose tint and things changed because the rules were too restrictive. But it was interesting to get that glimpse of a more genteel age. Thank you.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208261623835021066.post-2995241453238534892008-12-07T21:35:00.000+01:002008-12-07T21:35:00.000+01:00It's always nice when you can share favorite pictu...It's always nice when you can share favorite pictures and texts.<BR/>Margarethaemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01463254055979575950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208261623835021066.post-39991627190987434462008-12-07T10:09:00.000+01:002008-12-07T10:09:00.000+01:00As always, Margretha, there are so many interestin...As always, Margretha, there are so many interesting things to read when I visit you. I love the quotes about reading, particularly the Andre Gide and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The paintings are always a delight.<BR/><BR/>Many thanks.LadyLuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425624818859182752noreply@blogger.com