A Conversation Starter T-Shirt

Well, this is the t-shirt which often starts a conversation

It had been three times that people talked to me because of it
Two times during the Zumba class
One time in the elementary school
All of them were ladies who were fans of Downton Abbey
Then we would talk about the characters in Downtown Abbey,
like they were our friends

" Oh, I don't like that Mr. Barrow ( the clever, gay, backstabbing valet)"
" I doubt that Lady Mary ( the beautiful first daughter who is rather snobbish ) will change,"

I love the show. I like how the characters display a restrained emotion toward each other ( it fits the era of the drama, of course ).
I especially love the clever, t-shirt slogans worthy, dialogues.

Here are some of my favorite quotes from the first episode of 5th season
( I watched it via internet streaming ...so spoiler alert !)

"It's good to have more than one string to your bow,"

" See ...she lost her confidence because of it.
And no mathematical skill is worth that ,"
( I personally can relate to that, another idea for a new post )

" I want to live my life in the present,
not regretting the past or dreading the future ,"

"I do love you, you know...in my cold unfeeling way,"

"Nobody needs to know everything,"

"Only imbeciles are happy all the time

"How does it help to answer rudeness with rudeness,"


And my favorite character..of course...Maggie Smith, the dowager countess

Why do you always have to pretend to be nicer than the rest of us?

A Different Season for Me

All of my kids are in the school full day
I have about seven hours uninterrupted time by myself
A neighbor asked me
" What will you do ?"
I answered, " I will enjoy myself !"
Another friend asked me
" Don't you feel lonely, all alone by yourself ?"
I said, " Not really, "

There are always house chores to be done
Yesterday, I did two loads of laundry
Vacuumed and cleaned up the bedrooms
The kitchen is always in need of a quick tidy up

Sometimes I meet a friend or two,or have a chat with a neighbor
I exercise twice or three times a week

I go to the groceries , stores and library regularly

I eat meal by myself , sometimes accompanied with a book , or a laptop or a friend or two. Sometimes I eat out but mostly at home

yesterday lunch at home
iced coffee, black bean stew with tortilla chips, tomato and egg soup,
boca burger sandwich, 

I read the Bible , pray , and write my favorite verses in a piece of paper or in a notebook. I jot down ideas for some future writing or blog post

I chat with friends on facebook or telephone

Well, those are things that I do daily now...uninterrupted, for about seven hours
And, I quiet enjoy doing them