Jill

I would like to offer a title for you to consider…especially since it seems you enjoy period costumes (your 1860′s dance? Sounds like fun!) One day I was laid up with a migraine and I watched all four episodes of Wives and Daughters, a BBC production of Elisabeth Gaskill’s novel (horrifying, I know, but there wasn’t much else I was capable of doing). It was an utterly charming production and I was never disappointed.

The movie shows the blessing of a kind, obedient spirit, even in the face of changes and circumstances beyond your control. It is about a village doctor’s daughter whose father remarries years after her mother’s death. The young lady loses her place a lady of the house and also gains a sister…neither of those is necessarily a good thing. She has many difficulties to face, but manages to keep her sincerity and values intact. Her gentle (but determined) nature and sweet smile are garments she wears daily, but they never seem overly forced or fake, at least not to me. Her character also demonstrates the benefits of holding one’s tongue and not saying everything that entered her head. What an important lesson for us all to learn!

The storyline enchanted me and made the hours pass more quickly…and I never had to worry that any of my children (who were in and out to help me) would walk in and see something bad. Well, mostly, anyway. There might have been one or two expletives somewhere in the eight hours of episodes (whatever might have been shocking in the 1800′s), but not something that was overly upsetting.

Thanks again for your suggestions. I look forward to seeing more good ones in the future!