Sundays Without Downton Abbey

Today is our first Sunday without Downton Abbey in our future. So shocked and sad this series has ended!

Susan Branch's Blog

I've only recently discovered Susan Branch's wonderful blog. She's a published author of many books, who writes a witty recap of each Downton episode the day following the airing. 

Oh how I love her humorous rendition of the madcap antics of the Downton's family and friends, all of whom Wild Bill and I have grown to love! Yes, Wild Bill is a bigger fan of Downton Abbey  than I am -- if you can believe that. He used to remind me early Sunday afternoon that Downton would be showing that night.

If you're a Downton Abbey fan and haven't already found Susan's blog, "pop over" (as the English might say) and catch up on all the old episodes once again. 

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The Happiness Of Letting Go

Since reading Marie Kondo's book, The Life-Changing Magic Of Tidying Up, I've donated a lot of things I no longer wanted. I wrote about Ms Kondo's book here and I can't recommend it enough without driving you crazy.

Although I was able to donate things I no longer wanted, I started hitting a wall when it came to things I really loved. I tended to want to store them away for that "someday" we're always thinking will come. 

That's what I started to do with two teacups. I started to pack them away in a closet for "someday".

I had a dainty pink floral teacup with a saucer that was a pretty good match. Then my mother-in-law moved to a smaller apartment in her retirement community and  -- in one of the "no room for these" boxes -- was a pretty green floral teacup and saucer. I loved them, but I was downsizing possessions, remember?

Luckily, I remembered that Henny Penny Lane mentioned she was looking to collect teacups, but hadn't found any yet. Perfect!

It brought me and my mother-in-law joy to send the two teacups to Miss Henny Penny. You can read Miss Henny Penny's post here about receiving them. I have to confess, with her permission I borrowed the pictures from her blog as I hadn't taken any pictures before I sent them.

Now Henny Penny has the start of a collection she really wanted to start. It brings her joy. And the gift of letting go brought me joy, just as Marie Kondo said it would.

I would love to read your experience of letting go. If you've posted about it, please share it by leaving a link to your post in the comment section below.

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I Can't Wait Any Longer

I've stewed on this for a week, waiting to give you a chance to view "it" if you're one of those few people who can resist sitting glued to your seat on Sunday night.

And now I just have to say that Downton Abbey's third season ending sucked! Sucked big time. How could they???