Bits and Bobs

And Robert talking Edith again.

And Robert talking Edith again.

My favourite head canon for these two is that they go on Italy for their Honeymoon and Edith is ill, but they discover that she’s pregnant. The pregnancy is difficult and Anthony doesn’t want to risk Edith and the baby’s health by travelling, so they stay in Italy (I go between Rome and Venice) untill the baby is born. Surprisingly, Edith gives birth to twins, girls they name Beatrice and Rosamund. By the time they get home, they’ve been away for a year, are still besotted with each other and while they get on reasonably well with the Crawleys, they’re happiest at Loxley and actually get on better with Anthony’s family. This is because Anthony’s family are less dismissive of Edith, her interests and of her’s and Anthony’s relationship in general.

In my head cannon the Crawley’s are jealous of how well Edith gets on with the Strallan’s and are always dropping hints trying to get invited round.

His family on the other hand, think Edith is the best thing to happen to Anthony in many years. Whenever the two of them host a do at Loxley - the children’s birthdays or their anniversary for instance - his family get invited before hers because Edith always feels like they judge her hosting, her home, how her kids are raised, pretty much everything. They do to an extent, but mainly they’re jealous, like you said. Mary in particular is prickly because around her, little Isobel is quiet and reserved, but she gets on like a house on fire with her cousins and really comes out of her shell and is lively and talkative. People remark that their children get on better with each other than Mary and Edith ever did.

One exception is Sybil and Tom. With Edith and Sybil hhey get the leaving interests in common, the Strallans  and the Bransons end up getting along really well, especially Sybil’s boys and young Edward, they are as thick as thieves!

In 2016.

In the UK.

The sixth richest country in the world.

12 million.

Oh, the government redefined fuel poverty so they wouldn’t have to do anything about it.

It’s not hyperbole to call the Tories murderers.