Merry Christmas!

Parade's End

To prepare for the upcoming season of Downton Abbey, I recently viewed Parade's End via Netflix.  Set in Edwardian England, this HBO series is the film interpretation of Ford Madox Ford's novel of the same title.

Worth a watch.

Champagne train

Cages from champagne bottles have been attached together to form a train, as such.

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Needlepoint ornament '14

Babette's Feast

If you enjoyed watching and/or reading
Like Water for Chocolate and/or Chocolat, you will love Babette's Feast. Filmed in Denmark and released in 1987, Babette's Feast is a kind-hearted story with the spotlight on French cuisine and wines. Worth a watch. Subtitled.

Happy Thanksgiving

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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Helen Simonson, a transplanted Brit to the US, has written a wonderful story in 

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand.  Humorous and heartwarming, the book has lots of Britishisms and offers much hope for aging widows and widowers. 

...and the book cover for the UK printing is lovely also.

Worth a read, for sure. 

Fall gourd art

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