"It must be lovely to be beautiful, but that's a really difficult thing to lose," says Smith, now 81. Best known in the U.S. for her role in Downton Abbey, she's now starring in The Lady in the Van.

Charles Dance, Ladies in Lavender, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Film, Movie, Early 2000s, Unused Advertising Postcard, AD450019 These advertising postcards are perfect for bringing a touch of retro ambience to any room décor. Friends, guests and hangers on alike will ooh and ahh and goggle eyes and say "Like, awesome, where did you get this?" Here is some of the blah blah blah: This item can be "trimmed" to a 4" x 6" size for framing (even I can do it!). Size 4.25" X 6.0" inches size approximate Previously owned: The “first sale” doctrine is an exception to copyright protection that allows for the sale of a second-hand or used copy of a copyrighted work without paying royalties to the author or receiving permission to sell it. An example of a sale protected by the first sale doctrine is the sale of a second-hand print copy of a postcard or a compact disc CD. Sale of an e-copy of the same item would not be excused by the first sale doctrine because the sale of an e-copy requires producing a new copy.

Keep Moving is a beautiful and introspective book that explains how to endure loss and embrace the beauty of life.- Quotes by Maggie Smith

Harriet Walter, the distinguished Shakesperean actress, says she knows that she can't compete with Maggie Smith on the 'Downton Abbey' set.

Your daily news update from around the web

Friends, I've been so excited for this blog post but wanted to put it off til I had the time to really focus in! I have a few things I've been DYING to share with you! But let's start here. With a FREEBIE! Duh! Who doesn't want to start their Saturday morning with free goodies? Click the picture below for the cutest darn Sentence Fluency/Punctuation center. And of course, it's fall/pumpkin themed.. who could resist? Next up! I'm so excited to share with you something we did in our classroom that I ACTUALLY remembered to take pictures of! This week, in writers workshop, our class was working on adding powerful verbs and adjectives to our writing. Now, I don't know about you guys but in our classroom... wall space is seriously limited. I wanted my kids to have a resource they could always go to for using powerful verbs and adjectives without taking up any precious bulletin boards. So these were born: Easy Peasy! Just use a binder ring and some freeeeeeeeeeeeeeee paint chips and you have yourself a nice little resource for writing. My kids LOVED creating these and they have been using them like crazy! I have loved reading words like "gobbled" in their memoirs! :) So I'm having a little trouble believing that it's ALMOST October! How outrageous is that?? It will be fall break before we know it ;) To celebrate the coming of October and the "Peace out" of September, I'm throwing a little sale in my TPT store! Every item will be 10% off for this weekend only! Click the graphic below to visit my store and check out all the discounted goodies! :) Last but not least, have you met Dana over at Fun in First Grade? No? Well don't waste any time. Hop on over to her blog and check out her 500 follower giveaway! There are over 50 PRIZES, including winner's choice from my store.

From Hook to Harry Potter, many of Dame Maggie Smith's most fabulous roles have been in movies based on books.

I miss watching Downton Abbey on Sunday nights, don't you? via

Is your yarn stash ready for summer projects? Use this roundup of the weekly deals and coupons at the craft stores to save money on summer weight yarns!

What It Would Look Like If The Dowager Countess Leaves 'Downton'

I don’t normally do recaps or reviews, and this is neither, but I am talking about a television show because a) I’m in love with Masterpiece Classics’ Downton Abbey and b) someone…

The most fascinating ones are brilliant, maddening birds of paradise. I'm thinking of three in particular. 1. Amanda Eliasch Famous quot...

Life is short, though I keep this from my children. Life is short, and I’ve shortened mine in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways, a thousand deliciously ill-advised ways I’ll keep from my child…

We thank Downton Abbey for many things, but most of all for the Dowager Countess. Lady Violet Crawley (Maggie Smith) doesn't let a little thing like being elderly get in the way of being awesome. We all hope to live to a ripe old age, but only if we can bypass the tiresome stereotype of being feeble and — let's face it — boring. Here's a primer on how to grow up funny, feisty and full of win, Dowager Countess-style!

A unique collection of twelve full-cast BBC Radio productions of plays by Alan Bennett. The titles are Forty Years On ; A Visit from Miss Prothero ; Say Something Happened ; Kafka's Dick ; Two in Torquay ; The Madness of George III ; The History Boys ; The Lady in the Van ;

With the beloved series renewed for a fifth season, we're celebrating the sassy, sharp-tongued dame with her 24 best quotes.

18 Quotes By The Dowager Countess That You Need To Start Using In Your Life

We found Lady Violet's best reaction faces over five seasons on "Downton Abbey."

These moveable wooden dolls by artist Claire Oswalt are like paper dolls on steroids! The muted tones and light illustrating...