More on our Highclere Tea with Lady Carnarvon from our friends at the Houston Chronicle!

Downton Abbey comes to H-town

A visit from the actual countess who lives at Highclere

By Doni M. Wilson, for the Houston Chronicle | March 24, 2015 Updated: March 24, 2015 9:39am

Suffering from Downton Abbey withdrawal? Missing Manor of Speaking?

I feel your pain. Sunday just doesn’t seem like Sunday without a zinger from Maggie Smith playing the Dowager Countess Violet or seeing the after show with Ernie Manouse so you can indulge in a replay of the episode’s most memorable moments. Plus I could wear Downton Abbey jewelry and drink tea and flip through my Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook and dream about Lady Mary’s clothes and such. Hey: It was fun.

Nothing like having a charming countess come to town to make you feel like (maybe) you can make it until the next season starts — especially if you can actually meet her in person.

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