tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post423396469663003956..comments2023-12-30T05:19:28.973-05:00Comments on Morning Musings: Downton AbbeyCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-24080160109910773032014-10-04T15:00:43.850-04:002014-10-04T15:00:43.850-04:00Olivia will be adorable in both costumes! My niec...Olivia will be adorable in both costumes! My niece Julia was born exactly 2 weeks before Halloween and my Mom found a flannel pumpkin suit at a garage sale too - with a little flannel pumpkin "stem" cap to go with it - and she was so cute in it.Janet Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754470262654502312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-68028421184176664992014-10-04T07:21:53.588-04:002014-10-04T07:21:53.588-04:00I'm so glad you enjoyed the post! You'll ...I'm so glad you enjoyed the post! You'll have to do a post about your visit to Biltm's exhibit and give us your thoughts about it. I wonder if they'll do it any differently. Thanks for the good weekend wishes. We (the whole family) are helping Olivia June's parents move today and tomorrow going to brunch at #2 son's house, so it should be a great weekend with family.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-56167962897959636672014-10-04T07:18:43.004-04:002014-10-04T07:18:43.004-04:00Actually, when I realized you wouldn't be able...Actually, when I realized you wouldn't be able to read the little signs below each dress I added the tidbits myself. In the future I'll have to take close-up photos of everything so I have all the information you'll need to enjoy the tour. I love hats, too, but my head is too large for most! Plus, they never seem to go with my hairstyle (bangs). I found a monkey costume for Olivia June at a yard sale that comes with a banana sticking out of it's pocket! Her mother calls her a "little monkey" so it seemed appropriate. ☺ I also found a pumpkin costume with a little pumpkin hat. I'll post photos next month I'm sure of her in one or both costumes.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-15666500906365284172014-10-04T07:10:39.567-04:002014-10-04T07:10:39.567-04:00Hello Everyone....I just added a new link (at the ...Hello Everyone....I just added a new link (at the end of this post) to Britain magazine's article about life at the real Downton Abbey.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-81394379514310174832014-10-04T00:45:41.626-04:002014-10-04T00:45:41.626-04:00Wow, Cathy! Excellent job. You included such gre...Wow, Cathy! Excellent job. You included such great detailed captions for each photo [which were also excellent I must add] You must have made a massive stack of notes during your visit. I love "Downton Abbey" but I don't think I'd like wearing the clothing of the day too much. A lot of it looks quite delicate. The kind of things you have to be very careful wearing. And I like NOT having to worry about my clothes. For some reason I really like hats though. The "pulled together" look of hats and gloves and matching shoes always looks "right" to me. If I had to have a "professional" wardrobe I'd include a fair number of stylish hats. A lot easier to get in the UK though. I think they still wear hats to church there. When the Catholic Church ended that practiceI think it pretty much flattened the millinery industry here in the US. I love that photo you had a while back of Olivia in the swim suit you got for her, and the cutest hat her Mom bought. Adorable... And I love that you pooled your purchases with a fellow shopper to get a bargain - a brilliant strategy. One that wouldn't have occurred to me until I was driving home. LOL. If then! PS - is Olivia "dressing" for Halloween this year?? OK take care and talk to you soon. xoxo<br />Janet Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754470262654502312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-5141649660819357042014-10-03T21:39:45.410-04:002014-10-03T21:39:45.410-04:00This was so much fun to read Cathy and with all th...This was so much fun to read Cathy and with all the links! Thank you. Such gorgeous outfits with so much detail. I do watch DA and recognize the outfits. Thanks for the tip that it is coming down our way in the winter. Hope you have a good weekend.podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-44791005117025097062014-10-03T20:01:00.066-04:002014-10-03T20:01:00.066-04:00When it comes to ladies shopping there are no true...When it comes to ladies shopping there are no true strangers. Standing in line brings out the chattiness in me.☺ Do you still sew?! How wonderful that you made your children's clothes. I had plans to, but then I had boys and did not find their clothes as fun to make, especially when they outgrew and wore them out so quickly.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-4325735187031903782014-10-03T19:51:15.504-04:002014-10-03T19:51:15.504-04:00What a lovely treat on this cloudy evening as I si...What a lovely treat on this cloudy evening as I sip my tea. Vintage clothing is so well made and of course for the aristocrats there is always much attention to detail. Even the sevants clothing is lovely. I used to make all the clothing for my children when they were small and I appreciate all the beautiful details such clothing involves. I love the Lady's Maid traveling case--very clever. Great score on teaming up with a fellow shopper! ♥ The Joy of Home with Martha Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912198511168813613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-14585051319396158192014-10-03T18:35:02.418-04:002014-10-03T18:35:02.418-04:00You can see why they needed ladies' maids. So...You can see why they needed ladies' maids. So many dress changes in one day! That part I wouldn't care for. ☺Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-73532253888968742452014-10-03T18:07:07.983-04:002014-10-03T18:07:07.983-04:00What a lovely post! While not a fan of this show,...What a lovely post! While not a fan of this show, the costuming/clothing is divine...I truly think I would have been very comfortable wearing them. Especially the lace "jacket/coat" worn by lady Edith...Beautiful! Brings to mind the clothing in a series that I enjoyed quite a bit, "The House of Eliott". Thank you for the tour and congrats on eluding the receipt checkers and your quick thinking that yielded you a 25% savings! ~ Donna E. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-79845500784320859022014-10-03T17:26:15.130-04:002014-10-03T17:26:15.130-04:00I glad you liked the post. I hardly watch TV anym...I glad you liked the post. I hardly watch TV anymore so to make time to watch something at my leisure just isn't on my radar. I guess I just wasn't that interested in it to bother. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-12163895315952282882014-10-03T10:21:20.186-04:002014-10-03T10:21:20.186-04:00Cathy, wonderful exhibit and info. How funny abou...Cathy, wonderful exhibit and info. How funny about your purchase! You sound like me ... a stickler for following rules and a worrier of the 'what-ifs!' As for the airing times of the show, I was able to watch it the following day online at PBS at my convenience. Netflix also helped fill in some gaps. Thanks for doing such a good job of photographing and describing.n/ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369954553919919919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-38112970724975837872014-10-03T09:06:07.872-04:002014-10-03T09:06:07.872-04:00I think the time period isn't my favorite. I ...I think the time period isn't my favorite. I prefer programs set in the 19th century, otherwise I might have stayed up past my bedtime to watch it.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-50232268851083330542014-10-03T09:05:11.850-04:002014-10-03T09:05:11.850-04:00I agree. I've started collecting vintage Laur...I agree. I've started collecting vintage Laura Ashley recently and found several dresses in a thrift shop for $6 each!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-25932818309807624632014-10-03T08:43:02.183-04:002014-10-03T08:43:02.183-04:00A wonderful way to spend a dreary British lunchtim...A wonderful way to spend a dreary British lunchtime, soaking up the atmosphere of Downton Abbey by way of your lovely photographs and writings. <br />I am so sorry you no longer watch it, but what a silly time to air such a popular programme! <br />I studied fashion design, and later art history, at art college and I am certain that, with my love for art and history, I would have worked in the film industry in wardrobe, or maybe as a conservationist in a museum. Of course, life gets in the way of these things! <br />Thank you, not only for this, but for the links to other places too ~ I can never get enough of such things! <br />Now, I must get back to my soup, it is getting cold!<br />~~~waving~~~Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2504150188395321059.post-66542130472692567282014-10-03T08:41:14.416-04:002014-10-03T08:41:14.416-04:00Hello Cathy,
What a beautiful post, I do love peri...Hello Cathy,<br />What a beautiful post, I do love period dress & the delicate dresses, it is such a shame we don't wear much lace anymore.<br />We have started the fifth series in England & it will be the third episode this Sunday.<br />Have a lovely weekend.<br />Fondly MichelleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06751286443138392564noreply@blogger.com