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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

Prior to the Internet, the last technology that had any real effect on the way people sat down and talked together was the table.
Clay Shirky

Dinner New Mexico style

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18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 13th 2009

18 Responses to “Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week”

  1. MTG says:
    December 14, 2009 at 8:47 am

    “More red wine and salad MTG?” You are spoiling me, CP.

    • CherryPie says:
      December 14, 2009 at 5:59 pm

      It is a very nice American friend who is spoiling us on this occasion. She prepared dinner the in the New Mexico style :-)

      There was red wine but I am not sure where the glasses are in this picture!

  2. Bernard says:
    December 14, 2009 at 10:23 am

    I’d never thought of a table as a technology.
    When I was a lad, we had three rules at table.
    1. Don’t put your elbows on the table.
    2. Don’t speak with your mouth full.
    3. Children should be seen and not heard!

  3. jams O'Donnell says:
    December 14, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    Haha good thought Cherie!

  4. jameshigham says:
    December 14, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    Yes but at least Crimbo does that still.

  5. Claudia says:
    December 14, 2009 at 6:02 pm

    This table is so tempting! I would eat, not speak…

  6. Calumcarr says:
    December 14, 2009 at 6:50 pm

    Table: Sitting down and talking together. Not in our house!!!

  7. sally says:
    December 15, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    i really miss sitting down and eating with my boys …. it only happens now on special occasions . Thats why i look forward to Christmas dinner so much

  8. Andrew Scott says:
    December 17, 2009 at 1:33 am

    We don’t actually have a table, unless a coffee table in front of the sofa counts. Are you shocked?

  9. Phidelm says:
    December 19, 2009 at 8:34 am

    Happy days … yes, disappearing habit in the UK – not, thankfully, in France.