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The Downton Abbey Exhibition at the Biltmore Estate was one of the most extraordinary events I’ve ever seen.  I came to realize that Julian Fellowes is more than a genius author, he is an amazing historian as well.  Each character and setting in the series was grounded in historical facts, with a unique view of the social values of the day.  Many of the exhibits were interactive as well.  Get ready for a long and picture heavy post.  Starting off with a scale model of the castle, large pictorial exhibits gave interesting historical facts related about life in large ...

Since the new Downton Abbey movie was released this past weekend, I thought this would be a good time to review a limited edition tea that was gifted to me a couple of years ago. While it was made by The Republic of Tea it was purchased at TJMaxx. Sadly the tea is not showing as a current offering on The Republic’s website, BUT they are showing a Christmas themed tea that you’ll probably want to snag before it’s gone. I’d be surprised if it isn’t just as good as the one that I’m ...