Okay, so watching this movie was exactly like being lowered into a warm, fragrant bubble bath for two hours. The water always stayed warm, and the bubbles remained their ebullient, iridescent selves the entire time. You never really wanted to leave this setting ever again. I sure didn't. This was … [Read more...]
Last Downton Abbey Recap (SOB): Love is in the Air and the Times Are a Changing
I am not taking this well. In fact, I'm a sentimental puddle right now. Show of hands, who's with me? I hate goodbyes, even when the friends are fictional and the place is one I've never stepped foot on. As ghastly as it was to see our beloved Downton come to an end, I must say, Sir Julian … [Read more...]
The Top Ten Most Tickety Boo Downton Abbey Baby or Pet Names
Many of you won't know that I started my book writing career as a baby nameologist. That's right, my first book, "A is for Adam: Biblical Baby Names," came out in April of 2000, and after a basket-full of mom/marriage humor books, "A is for Atticus: Baby Names from Great Books" was released in 2008 … [Read more...]
Downton Abbey Recap #8: A Tawdry Local Brouhaha, a Tragedy and a Very Quick Wedding
Well, Golly Gumdrops, Downton addicts: A tawdry local brouhaha, a tragedy and a wedding, plus: Mrs. Patmore's face! Mary's face! So many dramatic brouhahas and faces to regard in this, the second to the last episode ever of our beloved, sudsy romp in the Yorkshire countryside of 1925. … [Read more...]
Downton Abbey Episode 7 Recap: A Crash, A Proposal, and Mrs. Hughes Finally Sorts Out Her Man
Well, if that doesn't just take the biscuit! (Never thought I would quote the vile Denker, but I do adore a cheeky British saying.) Miss Cruikshank is exposed! A possible love interest for Tom! And Carson gets his oh-so-delectable comeuppance from his blushing bride! So many things … [Read more...]