Downton Abbey
starts tonight! Karen, Nikki, Janet,
Kate and I all watch it, although we can’t get together since it’s on a school
and work night. Ed gets the kids to
bed. (We made a deal; I keep them out of
his hair during the World Series.) I
record the episodes for Betsey and Cilla, since they love the clothes.
Of course, we all have our favorites. Mine is Mrs. Hughes. Karen was surprised that it wasn’t Mrs.
Crawley, but Nikki says I don’t have a mother anymore and Mrs. Hughes is kind
of the mother of everybody downstairs.
Mrs. Crawley is Aunt Pooh’s favorite. She says she reminds her of her Aunt Harriet
(named after Harriet Beecher Stowe. She
turned out to be the political sister while my grandmother, Alice, (as in In
Wonderland) was the artistic one.
Karen, who is a romantic, likes Anna best and Nikki’s
favorite is the Dowager Countess. I
don’t know why.
Kate says she can’t decide between Thomas and Miss O’Brien,
since they’re both misunderstood.
Janet says she identifies with Mrs. Patmore, since she has
had cataract surgery and she always wished she could cook. (When we were talking about this at Christmas
dinner, Kate jumped in and said Janet shouldn’t put herself down like that,
although she didn’t contradict her. Actually,
Ed said there were two dinner choices when he was growing up: take it or leave it. But you could always make yourself a peanut
butter sandwich.)
I was surprised to hear that my father had an opinion, since
it was not his kind of show. He said
Cora is beautiful. Betsey and Cilla made
gagging noises. Cilla likes Daisy and
Betsey cried when Sybil died.
So, readers, we’ll all be watching tonight. Let’s hope Edith finds true love, that Mrs.
Crawley turns to the doctor (I forget his name, but he’s very nice), and Mr.
Carson and Mrs. Hughes hook up.
Who is your favorite and what do you think will happen? Click “No comment.”
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