Sunday 22 June 2014

Typewriter Day 2014 - Miserable Weather, But The Heater's On And I Have A Quiet De Luxe.


I liked Scott K's photo on his Typewriter Day post...

Wide Open Road- Typewriter day, 2014

...so I figured I'd have a stab at a similar set-up;


Of course, since I went to the trouble of setting up the '47 QDL, it seemed only fitting to write something up for T-Day 2014;


Awful weather we're having here today in Melbourne. Cloudy, windy and the rain threatens to let rip at any moment. Good day to just stay indoors with the heater on, a cup of tea or coffee, and a good book. Although, I'm not sure I'm in the frame of mind to tackle something so literary right now. Still, it's a short book. I got this copy from a nearby thrift store for two bucks. It belonged to a Year 12 student and he used an orange highlighter throughout it. Whatever happened to the days of a plain 2B pencil? More importantly, whatever happened to the days of keeping a book?
I hope he got a decent mark for his book report, given all of the notations scribbled along the margins. With a fine-point Texta (Magic Marker).  


Have a great Typewriter Day, all!

8 comments:

  1. Nice! And the sunnies are giving them an extra sense of cool. I like your style.

    I've been out and about everywhere on the motorbike today. And can I just say, I got back home a minute ago to a heated house - and I'll be stuffed if I'm going to leave it until Miss J comes home with the car this afternoon.

    And yes... I have been rained on. ARG!

    That's a great QLD you have there. I always like seeing it out.

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  2. Happy Typewriter Day!
    Fantastic choice of machine to use today.
    As for the book: I have never once highlighted any book. I always hated people who did that

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  3. Great photo montage. I'm always amazed at the seasonal differences between the two hemispheres. Right now, I could use a bit of rain and cold! Happy typewriter day!

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  4. Just starting to hot up for summer here, so I guess about the same as an Ozzie winter :-) Still missing a QDL but my O stood me in good stead today. How (I mean HOW) did they make machines that good back then? Happy WTW Day!

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  5. Oh yeah, it's an oven out here in the desert. Enjoy your jacket weather (:

    And Happy Typewriter Day!

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  6. Hey! It is storming around the world! We've been experiencing much the same here in Florida. Clouds, winds and heavy rain. Made for a wet typewriter day. At least the rain did stop enough so I could change a tire.

    Hope you had a good typewriter day.

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  7. Happy Belated Typewriter Day! I hope winter starts treating you better.

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  8. Your weather sounds like Johnstown, where it rains 9 days out of every ten, unless it's between Oct. 1 and May 30th. Then it just snows.

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