Or was anyone else actually annoyed at Ivy for “borrowing” Mary’s dress at the fair?
He glanced at the photo before placing it carefully back in his drawer, the edges were fraying and the subjects had begun to fade but he remembered the day so clearly.
Elsie sat in her armchair cuddling a tiny Lady Sybil to her chest, he crouched beside a young Lady Mary presenting her with a toy that she would cherish forever, and a shy Lady Edith hiding behind the chair, attempting to deny envy of her sisters attention.
Sometimes he’d pretend they were a family, Elsie his wife, the girls his daughters, but that was a longing he kept locked away in his heart.
This photo was just a memory, but the most treasured one he had.
Ideas so far;
- Part of me is tempted to do Mary (I think her face would look nice in silhouette form)
- The 3 Crawley Sisters together?
- Just Phyllis?
Downton Planner XD (Taken with Instagram)

It is one of 2 things I want to see happen in Series 3, make it happen Fellowes!!
We walk through life together,
Hand in hand,
Regrets and wishes behind us,
Because we have each other.
And the family we never allowed ourselves to have,
Was right here in front of us.
They may not be ours,
But we will treat them as such,
They’ll make mistakes,
Take different paths,
But we’ll always be here for them.
Because in the end;
They were always going to be our children.