by jlo | Sep 16, 2019 | Podcast
To celebrate the release of the Downton Abbey movie, Jennifer shares the top 7 reasons she loves Downton Abbey. If you would prefer to read rather than listen, scroll down for a transcript of the episode. Show notes: The Highlanders preorder: Kindle edition The...
by jlo | Apr 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
From the dusty archive of antique descriptions we don’t hear much anymore: Genteel (jen-teel)/adj. From the Middle French gentil = gentle. a: Having an aristocratic quality or flavor; stylish. b: of or relating to the gentry or upper class c: elegant or...
by jlo | Oct 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Tweed–that rough, woolen fabric so strongly associated with fall– reminds me of academia, the patched elbows and ever-present pipe of a stereotypical professor straight out of Central Casting. Tweed also reminds me of offices, of dressmaker suits and hair...
by jlo | Jan 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
For those of you in the United States, did you watch the Downton Abbey Season 4 premiere last night? What did you think? I was surprised by O’Brien’s move, grieving with Lady Mary, shocked shocked shocked by the nanny, loved how things turned out between...
