Lady Mary at the train station bids adieu to Cousin Matthew
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And I must also board a train to distant lands…
(after a plane, a car, then another plane, and one more car, but those bits aren’t so romantic)
I’m off to Sri Lanka and Burma (Myanmar) with a girlfriend for 3 weeks!!
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Cousin Matthew and Lady Mary say good-bye
but it could just as well be my husband seeing me off
(after he catches his breath getting all my bags into the car)
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I’m quite beside myself with excitement and slightly overwhelmed at what’s involved in leaving home & hearth for 3 whole weeks.
Packing is the least of it.
No, it SO isn’t, but I’ve always wanted to say that.
One MIGHTY BIG concern is the fact that I’m going to be missing the last 3 episodes of Downton Abbey, including the 2 hour Christmas Special!
I’m afraid if I do have internet access I’m going to get ‘spoilers’ coming at me left and right.
The Husband’s never been great at keeping secrets either, which means he might be banned from watching until I return.
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I’ve recorded this for him as a warning reminder;
Downton Abbey
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Will they get back together?
Will the cheeky chauffeur have his way with her Ladyship?
Is Robert really going to leave Downton to be in the employ of such a nouveau riche bounder?
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Meanwhile, I’m going to miss my favourite character
Lord Grantham
but I’m slightly worried about the glint he’s getting in his eye when talking to the new maid…
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Hmmm- and who might that new precocious parlormaid be??
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Impostor or the real deal?
And if dead cousin Gordon or whatever his name is can just waltz up from The Titanic’s watery depths, albeit burned beyond recognition and with an American accent, to crash the party, why can’t our favourite Turkish delight rise stiffly (no pun intended) from his grave to make a repeat performance??
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Who amongst us would mind?!
oh here, let me get that mud for you with the warm edge of the lace hankie I keep tucked just inside my heaving bodice.
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and while we’re at it…
Is it just me, or is Lady Mary’s fiancé Sir Richard Carlisle not the love child of Richard Chamberlain and Peter Beard?
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Richard Chamberlain
Sir Richard (Iain Glen)
and Peter Beard
Separated at birth, no??
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Is the treacherous Thomas softening slightly this season?
I do believe I’ve almost caught a glimmer of a smidgen of a smile once or twice.
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I might I need to ask Cousin Matthew who followed me on Twitter recently
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Although he’s not exactly the chattiest follower on Twitter.
Perhaps the paralysis is migrating upwards…
Hey! Matthew! WAKE UP
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.In any case,
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Cocktail napkins from Rue de Lillie Antiques, Summerland, CA.
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Robert: “You know, there is nothing more ill-bred than to steal other people’s servants.”
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In honor of my favourite show, I’m sharing my bells once more…
Found years ago in London
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Traveled across the seas to America
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To live silently ever after in my kitchen in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Imagine the stories they could tell.
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And how does One feel about Madame MacClaine joining the cast next Season?!
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Is there really room for two Divas?!
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Who is your favourite character?
Are you enjoying the second season as much as the first?
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PS. I hope to be able to post and keep in touch on my travels, but it’s rather a whirlwind itinerary and I’m not sure how available internet access will be.
I’ll try to check in on FB & Twitter
(It’s always been my dream to “Tweet” from Mandalay 
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If you haven’t done so already, you might like to sign up for my email alerts at the top of this page to stay connected.
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** Hoarder Alert; It’s been 29 years since my last visit to “Ceylon” but I saved this 10 rupee bill (circa 1979) knowing that someday, I would return.
It’s going back with me this week.
Woo hoo!
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I’ll see you at The Abbey tonight!
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and dare we hope that Matthew felt a tingle??
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