Ah, TV. You're a giver. I overindulged in my addiction of choice (as opposed to copious chocolate eating) Sunday night, starting with the Grammys, a bit of rapid tweeting with friends, then onto Downton, thinking an extra hour up was totally justifable, then inevitably, sitting through the 2 hour Sherlock telling myself I'd stop at midnight. Riiight. In all fairness, I caught up on my rest the night before thanks to a super helpful stomach bug. It all evens out.
This format of the last two Sherlock installments has been very different. The Sign of Three split its focus between John's wedding day and several unsolved cases that end up being related. And of course last week's episode focused on Sherlock dealing with reaquiting himself with his old life while solving keeping Parliment from blowing up.
More importantly, Sherlock is really quite likeable. And I'm not sure if I don't like the abrassive Sherlock more. The Best Man's speech? How he really didn't understand important things like love and beauty and commitment and John did? I think he mists over at one point. How he solved murders but John saved lives? And putting John and Mary's happiness over his need for routine? Awesome, but where do we go from here? Also, he seemed a tad disappointed that the maid of honor found a guy to dance with and didn't need him to sniff out a man for her anymore.
I'm all in for the last in the series and I'm sure I'll have to rewatch all 3 to stave off the Sherlock sized hole in my entertainment schedule.
Onto Downton...
This week's episode felt like a placeholder to move the series along. The gist: Lord Grantham helped a landowner keep his farm. More guys are into Lady Mary. Tom wonders if he should go to America to give his daughter a better start, though I doubt he will. I felt like they were just giving the character something to say. Violet thinks a new gardener stole her letter opener (yawn). And the Doctor and Isobel are so going to happen. Downstairs, Alfred tested for an opportunity to become a trained chef and narrowly missed, pleasing Daisy who really likes him. Thomas continues to be oily and brings in a friend to turn the other staff around to liking him. Bates learned the truth about Anna's attack and is quietly planning his revenge (he's scary).
The last Sherlock and the next Downton resume February 2nd. For some more blogging fun, head over the the Pioneer Woman's blog under Entertainment for BigMama and BooMama's take on the respective series.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Friday, January 24, 2014
A Few for the Win Column!
Secondly, we had a major personal victory yesterday. We've been working on toileting independence for 2 1/2 years with Jay. It's been a major struggle and to be frank, a tremendous source of stress and even shame for me. It took me a long time to understand that this would happen later developmentally for Jay, but it would happen. I'm in the kitchen and I hear the sound of a male child going to the bathroom. What's significant is that he is going without being told. I ran in the bathroom, whooped and hollered, got Rachel in on the celebration and called Dad to share. As I was leaving a voicemail, I almost doubted myself. Wait... he was throwing bits of paper in the toilet as it flushed.. maybe he was playing... nope, saw him standing, heard the sounds, saw the hiney; he did it!
World, my son is consistently in underwear (Pull-ups, we are never getting back together, like EVER), is night trained, his tummy troubles are much better (not solved completely) and he chose to go the bathroom without Mom's nagging. JOIN ME IN REJOICING!
The Lord makes everything beautiful in his time, and this, all joking aside, is beautiful.
My son is beginning to make decisions for himself, because he can.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Quiet Play Ideas
I've been given or recommended to a few great educational books and apps that I want to share.
1) Lakeshore Learning Apps Our ST uses the All About Letters app with Jay. It works on letter sounds, formation, and memory chants. Memory chants such as those found in Handwriting without Tears really helped Jay learn to write his letters and numbers in a short time. We also purchased the Beginning Letter Sounds app from LL. This company also makes fantastic educational and therapy helps.
Those are a few new things we've found to save sanity and keep TV off. Please share your latest finds in the comment section!
1) Lakeshore Learning Apps Our ST uses the All About Letters app with Jay. It works on letter sounds, formation, and memory chants. Memory chants such as those found in Handwriting without Tears really helped Jay learn to write his letters and numbers in a short time. We also purchased the Beginning Letter Sounds app from LL. This company also makes fantastic educational and therapy helps.
2) Dry Erase Alphabet/Number Books Jay was given two large spiral write-on books to practice his letters and numbers. He loves this and it is self-motivating for him. I like that fact that he has a model to trace and that I can work on pencil/marker grip when I am working with him.
3) Salt Tracing: A tip for our curriculum suggested using salt to practice forming the number 5. I poured a heap of salt on a sturdy plastic plate with a raised edge and both kids played and played. It's one of those things I can pull out before dinner so they don't pull at my leg begging for gummies to eat.
3) Salt Tracing: A tip for our curriculum suggested using salt to practice forming the number 5. I poured a heap of salt on a sturdy plastic plate with a raised edge and both kids played and played. It's one of those things I can pull out before dinner so they don't pull at my leg begging for gummies to eat.
Those are a few new things we've found to save sanity and keep TV off. Please share your latest finds in the comment section!
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
The Little Stories or the Big Story?
I subscribe to a youtube channel called What's in the Bible, a new Bible series & DVD curriculum for children created by Phil Vischer who also pioneered the Veggie Tales series. These short clips (1:30 and 2:30 respectively) really made me think and echoed other teachings I've heard recently about teaching and modelling our faith to this generation.
Watch these to get the context of my thoughts:
It's hard to be good without God. Absolutely. I can tell my toddler to stop hitting her sister, and tell her sister to stop hitting her back, but until they have the beginnings of a conviction that hitting or lying displeases (and even hurts) God, it will just be a rote directive. I appreciate how Mr. Vischer admits that while his stories where carefully designed with biblical, moral lessons, the higher aim is to teach our children the WHY behind the DO. Until the heart begins to change, we will keep missing the mark, the very definition of sin. God is much more concerned about the motives and condition of our heart than our piety.
Am I trying to teach (my) kids to behave more "Christian-ly" or am I teaching them Christianity? That hit the nail on the head for me. I know I often feel that I'm not doing enough to teach my kids the basics of the faith or that I could be doing it in a more systematic way. What resonates with me is that is if we don't connect great stories of the Bible to the BIG STORY, God's redemptive plan woven from beginning to end, it may be shrugged off as "so what" when our kids are presented with other worldviews as they mature.
This is big stuff to tackle. We have the tools. What we need, what I need, is the dedication to sit down and start the discussion with our littles about the WHYs.
This clip sold me on the What's in the Bible DVDs. The 12 installments cover God's story from Genesis to Revelation. I plan to buy the 10th in the series Jesus is the Good News leading up to the Easter season. I'll jump back on here then and let you know I thought.
Watch these to get the context of my thoughts:
It's hard to be good without God. Absolutely. I can tell my toddler to stop hitting her sister, and tell her sister to stop hitting her back, but until they have the beginnings of a conviction that hitting or lying displeases (and even hurts) God, it will just be a rote directive. I appreciate how Mr. Vischer admits that while his stories where carefully designed with biblical, moral lessons, the higher aim is to teach our children the WHY behind the DO. Until the heart begins to change, we will keep missing the mark, the very definition of sin. God is much more concerned about the motives and condition of our heart than our piety.
This is big stuff to tackle. We have the tools. What we need, what I need, is the dedication to sit down and start the discussion with our littles about the WHYs.
This clip sold me on the What's in the Bible DVDs. The 12 installments cover God's story from Genesis to Revelation. I plan to buy the 10th in the series Jesus is the Good News leading up to the Easter season. I'll jump back on here then and let you know I thought.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Sherlock Recap: The Empty Hearse
I won't go into a play by play because I do have a bit of a life and responsibilities, plus a great one can be found here. My impression:
*Completely satisfying overall.
* Sherlock comes back as a quasi-leading man. He's always so curt and dismissive, but upon rising from the faux ashes, he's debonair, dashing, kissing Molly (!), and playing jokes on Watson. I guessing tracking down terror cells gives you time to miss your friends. And get buff. Dude has guns in the opening sequence as he's being tortured.
* Sherlock has a "mind palace" similar to the brainy character from Community. I've not read Doyle's short stories, so I must assume Community is paying homage to Holmes.
*Sherlock has very normal parents! Mycroft is the smarter of the two! And Sherlock points out that Mycroft's own shortcoming is his isolation, his loneliness. Might Sherlock be open to a companion, dare I say a romantic entanglement, especially since Watson is to be married? Prolly not, but they do like to tease us.
*Didn't you love how Sherlock congratulates Molly on her engagement? He's always belittled her crush on him. It was nice.
And on to Downton:
*A succinct plot summary can be found here.
* Love the friendship of equals between Mrs. Hughes and Mr. Carson. Her giving him that framed picture of his long-forgotten sweetheart. I wonder if their relationship will remain just that or ever move beyond. Mr. Carson reminds me of the main character in The Remains of the Day who chooses being married to service rather that taking a chance on his own life. I'd love to see Carson move out of the shadow of the Great House and live for himself.
*Speaking of Mrs. Hughes, she's kinda like a Big Momma. Everyone runs to her skirts, even the former hot-head, Tom. Didn't you love her dressing down Edna? Girlfriend told her. Two snaps, Mrs. Hughes. Don't leave the door hit ya, Edna. Though I daresay (as Mrs. Hughes would say) that the trollop will make a reappearance, make no mistake.
*Ah, Mary. Ever the beauty. Her new love, Lord Gillingham, is lovely. (I sound like Andie McDowell from Four Weddings and a Funeral. I have watched way, way too much television in my life). When he says she'll be in his prayers always, after having turned down his proposal? SWOON. That is romance, young people.
*Edith "as obvious as a bucket," according to Mary, crosses the point of no return with her not-quite fiancé, Gregson. Sisters, Sisters. There were never such devoted sisters. Her aunt warns her that though times have changed, not everything does. I think the guy is on the up-and-up. Her character seems destined for disappointment, but I hope they cut her a break and don't make this man some double agent or swindler. He seems fairly noble. Aside from putting her in an awkward position and cheating on his wife. Details.
Did you enjoy last night? Any predictions for Sherlock or Downton Abbey?
*Completely satisfying overall.
* Sherlock comes back as a quasi-leading man. He's always so curt and dismissive, but upon rising from the faux ashes, he's debonair, dashing, kissing Molly (!), and playing jokes on Watson. I guessing tracking down terror cells gives you time to miss your friends. And get buff. Dude has guns in the opening sequence as he's being tortured.
* Sherlock has a "mind palace" similar to the brainy character from Community. I've not read Doyle's short stories, so I must assume Community is paying homage to Holmes.
*Sherlock has very normal parents! Mycroft is the smarter of the two! And Sherlock points out that Mycroft's own shortcoming is his isolation, his loneliness. Might Sherlock be open to a companion, dare I say a romantic entanglement, especially since Watson is to be married? Prolly not, but they do like to tease us.
*Didn't you love how Sherlock congratulates Molly on her engagement? He's always belittled her crush on him. It was nice.
And on to Downton:
*A succinct plot summary can be found here.
* Love the friendship of equals between Mrs. Hughes and Mr. Carson. Her giving him that framed picture of his long-forgotten sweetheart. I wonder if their relationship will remain just that or ever move beyond. Mr. Carson reminds me of the main character in The Remains of the Day who chooses being married to service rather that taking a chance on his own life. I'd love to see Carson move out of the shadow of the Great House and live for himself.
*Speaking of Mrs. Hughes, she's kinda like a Big Momma. Everyone runs to her skirts, even the former hot-head, Tom. Didn't you love her dressing down Edna? Girlfriend told her. Two snaps, Mrs. Hughes. Don't leave the door hit ya, Edna. Though I daresay (as Mrs. Hughes would say) that the trollop will make a reappearance, make no mistake.
*Ah, Mary. Ever the beauty. Her new love, Lord Gillingham, is lovely. (I sound like Andie McDowell from Four Weddings and a Funeral. I have watched way, way too much television in my life). When he says she'll be in his prayers always, after having turned down his proposal? SWOON. That is romance, young people.
*Edith "as obvious as a bucket," according to Mary, crosses the point of no return with her not-quite fiancé, Gregson. Sisters, Sisters. There were never such devoted sisters. Her aunt warns her that though times have changed, not everything does. I think the guy is on the up-and-up. Her character seems destined for disappointment, but I hope they cut her a break and don't make this man some double agent or swindler. He seems fairly noble. Aside from putting her in an awkward position and cheating on his wife. Details.
Did you enjoy last night? Any predictions for Sherlock or Downton Abbey?
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Turn on the Telly...
To the BBC! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (Name that movie reference.)
It's a double header tonight on PBS: episode 3 of Downton Abbey and the return of Sherlock.
I am so happy.
If you have some time this afternoon, find the series here or on your streaming source of choice. Watch The Reichenbach Fall to set-up the return of Sherlock.
All I can say is it will amaze you. The psychological intrigue, the twists, the unexpected depth of relationships-- it's all there. I wouldn't call myself a mystery lover, but everyone loves a good story and this is one.
Watson to Sherlock: "You... you told me once that you weren't a hero. Umm, there were times I didn't even think you were human. But let me tell you this, you were the best man, the most human... human being that I've ever known, and no-one will ever convince me that you told me a lie, so there. I was so alone, and I owe you so much...."
This is one of the last lines of the episode, and I won't give away why this quote is so powerful if you aren't familiar with the details of the stories. But whoa. That's what being human is, right? To connect.
I rewatched this episode, which runs about an hour and half, this weekend. I felt all the feelings, just like the first viewing last year.
If you need a story to get lost in, this is the one.
Oh, yes, and Downton's back. It leads in Sherlock, which begins at 10. I'm hoping for lots of jazz, doing the Charleston, and Rose behaving badly (just not too badly). I'm hoping Tom mans up and checks Edna's advances, and that Edith doesn't forgo her virtue to a married man. Put a ring on it, fella. When he's speaking the Deutsch and his marriage is legally over.
Wishing you a wonderful day of rest and relaxation.
Recap tomorrow!
It's a double header tonight on PBS: episode 3 of Downton Abbey and the return of Sherlock.
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| From http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/sherlock/ |
I am so happy.
If you have some time this afternoon, find the series here or on your streaming source of choice. Watch The Reichenbach Fall to set-up the return of Sherlock.
All I can say is it will amaze you. The psychological intrigue, the twists, the unexpected depth of relationships-- it's all there. I wouldn't call myself a mystery lover, but everyone loves a good story and this is one.
Watson to Sherlock: "You... you told me once that you weren't a hero. Umm, there were times I didn't even think you were human. But let me tell you this, you were the best man, the most human... human being that I've ever known, and no-one will ever convince me that you told me a lie, so there. I was so alone, and I owe you so much...."
This is one of the last lines of the episode, and I won't give away why this quote is so powerful if you aren't familiar with the details of the stories. But whoa. That's what being human is, right? To connect.
I rewatched this episode, which runs about an hour and half, this weekend. I felt all the feelings, just like the first viewing last year.
If you need a story to get lost in, this is the one.
Oh, yes, and Downton's back. It leads in Sherlock, which begins at 10. I'm hoping for lots of jazz, doing the Charleston, and Rose behaving badly (just not too badly). I'm hoping Tom mans up and checks Edna's advances, and that Edith doesn't forgo her virtue to a married man. Put a ring on it, fella. When he's speaking the Deutsch and his marriage is legally over.
Wishing you a wonderful day of rest and relaxation.
Recap tomorrow!
Monday, January 13, 2014
Not So Much with the Tender Moments
Ohhhhkay. Downton Abbey, episode 2, Season 4.
If last week's episode reminded us of the good in humanity, this one was quick to point out the darkness.
If you haven't watched this episode and want to get into the series, I'd skip it.
I enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the house being filled with guests and seeing Lady Mary smile again. Edith's gentleman friend found a way to make himself useful to Lord Grantham.
The darkness I referred to is the assault on the housemaid, Anna, the kindest and most sincere character on the show. And while I understand that characters must go through trials and that the show is always reminding us that the fantasy of the upper class being isolated from life's realities is sputtering, it was hard to see. Obviously, we viewers are emotionally invested in Anna, making her victimization all the more cruel.
So I understand that the writer/creator of the show, Julian Fellows is an artiste and must allow life to happen in his world. But I really don't want to deal with life at 9 p.m. on Sunday. I want happy. I can handle war and death and unexpected pregnancy and petty jealousies-- yes. But not evil.
The incident was handled off-screen, but still powerfully horrific. Anna's cries and screams could be heard as the renowned opera star sung an aura dedicated to love.
The English major in me appreciates the contrast, but it really filled me with dread.
I hate that this character in particular has to face the fall-out of such violence. Like Mary losing her husband and the good he saw in her, Anna will inevitably lose her some of her faith in others.
And I don't like that.
It's masterful writing. It's true to life.
Unfortunately, we will in a sin-sick world. Even beautifully gilded fictional ones like Downton Abbey.
If you watched, are you in for the rest of the season? I'm still in. I'm guessing they'll have to bring back some levity after such a heavy beginning.
Til next Sunday...
If last week's episode reminded us of the good in humanity, this one was quick to point out the darkness.
If you haven't watched this episode and want to get into the series, I'd skip it.
I enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the house being filled with guests and seeing Lady Mary smile again. Edith's gentleman friend found a way to make himself useful to Lord Grantham.
The darkness I referred to is the assault on the housemaid, Anna, the kindest and most sincere character on the show. And while I understand that characters must go through trials and that the show is always reminding us that the fantasy of the upper class being isolated from life's realities is sputtering, it was hard to see. Obviously, we viewers are emotionally invested in Anna, making her victimization all the more cruel.
So I understand that the writer/creator of the show, Julian Fellows is an artiste and must allow life to happen in his world. But I really don't want to deal with life at 9 p.m. on Sunday. I want happy. I can handle war and death and unexpected pregnancy and petty jealousies-- yes. But not evil.
The incident was handled off-screen, but still powerfully horrific. Anna's cries and screams could be heard as the renowned opera star sung an aura dedicated to love.
The English major in me appreciates the contrast, but it really filled me with dread.
I hate that this character in particular has to face the fall-out of such violence. Like Mary losing her husband and the good he saw in her, Anna will inevitably lose her some of her faith in others.
And I don't like that.
It's masterful writing. It's true to life.
Unfortunately, we will in a sin-sick world. Even beautifully gilded fictional ones like Downton Abbey.
***
Oh, can we talk about our homegirl, Edna? SIMMER DOWN. And don't slip Tom a mickey in his drink. Also, Tom? Haven't we covered the whole "I'm an outsider" bit? Remember when Mrs. Hughes bucked you up with her speech? That you belong?
Say it with me: "You're good enough, you're smart enough, and gosh darnit, people like you." Especially a particular lady's maid.
Please, please don't get entangled and become Edna's baby daddy. That would be all kinds of awkward. Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.
***
If you watched, are you in for the rest of the season? I'm still in. I'm guessing they'll have to bring back some levity after such a heavy beginning.
Til next Sunday...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
A Grown-Up's Christmas
If you are older than about 18, and begin to "do" Christmas (i.e. be in charge of more than your own enjoyment), I believe a portion of it will be stressful. No matter what.
Am I the only one who gets stressed by the pressure to try to find a sense of calm and holiness in the mad dash and feels guilty that it's not-so-calming? The pressure to make it magical and holy? I'm not talking about Santa vs. Happy Birthday Jesus debates. I just mean, even by trying to make it quiet and intentional and fun, it's still gonna push my limits.
Because I am the same person in the month of December that I am all year long. But with extra responsibilities, obligations, travel, and money spent.
So unless I say no to every single solitary event, purchase, and memory-making opportunity, I'm going to feel a level of stress.
This is a personal revelation.
I can be proactive and budget for gifts and buy them throughout the year. Or run around like a crazy person like I have every other year. I can create traditions that embrace the incarnation and the whimsy of childhood memories. I can cook and clean and host.
And then, when that's done, I can be.
Be in the moment.
The moment a little girl clutches her dolls, a boy starts up his race track, and toddler rolls past on her scooter.
The moment my daughter lifts her lit candle during "Silent Night".
A second later, I'm plunged back into the ordinary.
But that's okay. That's Christmas. That's life.
Light piercing the darkness.
So, I didn't have the perfect Christmas. But this side of eternity, I had a good one. A real one, with frustrations and fun all mixed together.
I have 11 months to recover. Then I'll be ready to do it again.
Am I the only one who gets stressed by the pressure to try to find a sense of calm and holiness in the mad dash and feels guilty that it's not-so-calming? The pressure to make it magical and holy? I'm not talking about Santa vs. Happy Birthday Jesus debates. I just mean, even by trying to make it quiet and intentional and fun, it's still gonna push my limits.
Because I am the same person in the month of December that I am all year long. But with extra responsibilities, obligations, travel, and money spent.
So unless I say no to every single solitary event, purchase, and memory-making opportunity, I'm going to feel a level of stress.
This is a personal revelation.
I can be proactive and budget for gifts and buy them throughout the year. Or run around like a crazy person like I have every other year. I can create traditions that embrace the incarnation and the whimsy of childhood memories. I can cook and clean and host.
And then, when that's done, I can be.
Be in the moment.
The moment a little girl clutches her dolls, a boy starts up his race track, and toddler rolls past on her scooter.
The moment my daughter lifts her lit candle during "Silent Night".
A second later, I'm plunged back into the ordinary.
But that's okay. That's Christmas. That's life.
Light piercing the darkness.
So, I didn't have the perfect Christmas. But this side of eternity, I had a good one. A real one, with frustrations and fun all mixed together.
I have 11 months to recover. Then I'll be ready to do it again.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Leave a Tender Moment Alone
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| from pbs.org/masterpiece |
Can we talk about Downton Abbey's season premiere?
Yes?
I'll start.
I made a celebratory dip to mark the occasion and settled in to watch. I think Carson would approve of my sense of decorum and style as I watched the proceedings. Couch, robe, tortillas chips on a plastic plate.
Some recaps I've read dismayed over the lack of "a bang" for the anticipated episode.
I really enjoyed it. The show is what it is: dignified soap. It has crazy twists: Mathew's miraculous "I can walk!" moment as he rises from his chair like the Phoenix comes to mind. Sudden endings, like Sybil's death, moments after giving birth and Mathew's own departure in a wreck after just seeing his newborn son. Edith's being jilted at the alter. And the always precarious financial state of the Crawley family fortunes.
But what keeps millions coming back, like me, are the touches of authentic emotions--those tender moments.
To wit:
When Mathew's mother, Isobel, obviously devastated, tells Lady Edith, "When you lose your only child, you're not a mother anymore...You're not really anything." Heartbreaking. And later, to Carson upon helping a sick man getting back on his feet, "You see, I didn't know I had any kindness or energy left. And that's something, isn't it?" Isobel has always seemed capable and well-meaning, but a bit annoying in her good deed doing. The small smile she gives Carson after having found some way to be useful-- masterful. True.
The father-daughter dynamic between Carson and Lady Mary:
Both Lord Grantham and his butler are stanch traditionalists and don't intend on changing. However, Carson can change. After all, he was Charlie the Entertainer once. Carson is able to comfort Mary, whereas her father, while obviously loving her, maintains his position as Lord of the Castle, keeping Mary carefully cocooned from any thing could upset her--having a say in Downton's running, thus upsetting him.
My favorite line, Carson holding Mary: "You cry, milady... You have a good cry. That's what's needed now. And when you're ready, we can get to work. Because you are strong enough. You are strong enough for the task."
Men and fathers, take note. Charlie Carson's got "How to Comfort and Encourage Your Emotionally Fragile Wife/Daughter" mastered. I'd copy that verbatim and hand it to my son on his wedding day. That was worth the price of admission here.
I could go on with Edith's transformation into glamour girl (kissing a man in public! So wild!) But this keyboard keeps erasing my text and it's almost time to resume mom duty.
If I've convinced you, watch the episode here. If you already watched it, what did you think?
When Mathew's mother, Isobel, obviously devastated, tells Lady Edith, "When you lose your only child, you're not a mother anymore...You're not really anything." Heartbreaking. And later, to Carson upon helping a sick man getting back on his feet, "You see, I didn't know I had any kindness or energy left. And that's something, isn't it?" Isobel has always seemed capable and well-meaning, but a bit annoying in her good deed doing. The small smile she gives Carson after having found some way to be useful-- masterful. True.
The father-daughter dynamic between Carson and Lady Mary:
Both Lord Grantham and his butler are stanch traditionalists and don't intend on changing. However, Carson can change. After all, he was Charlie the Entertainer once. Carson is able to comfort Mary, whereas her father, while obviously loving her, maintains his position as Lord of the Castle, keeping Mary carefully cocooned from any thing could upset her--having a say in Downton's running, thus upsetting him.
My favorite line, Carson holding Mary: "You cry, milady... You have a good cry. That's what's needed now. And when you're ready, we can get to work. Because you are strong enough. You are strong enough for the task."
Men and fathers, take note. Charlie Carson's got "How to Comfort and Encourage Your Emotionally Fragile Wife/Daughter" mastered. I'd copy that verbatim and hand it to my son on his wedding day. That was worth the price of admission here.
I could go on with Edith's transformation into glamour girl (kissing a man in public! So wild!) But this keyboard keeps erasing my text and it's almost time to resume mom duty.
If I've convinced you, watch the episode here. If you already watched it, what did you think?
I may give DA recaps a go, so I'll try to see you back here next week. I think my diction will be increasingly formal for these!
Pip pip, Cheerio, TTFN.
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