Coronation Street.

Another evening of catching up on Corrie.

Another year of being intrigued by all the

"stories" of those who live on the tiny Street.

A great British soap that we've been tuning

in to for decades. Can't imagine not having

our bit of "lost time" each day but we love it!

Do you watch any soaps or British tv?

~ Chy

Christmas Shows.

I love all the different shows that create Christmas specials. Some of my favorites are "Call the Midwife" and "Coronation Street." Both are British (if you're not familiar) and the storylines come from the series themselves. But could be a stand alone, at least for CTM. I haven't seen any advertising yet for Coronation Street (aka Corrie) but have seen some print ads for CTM. Always fun to watch shows we love at Christmas time! Everyone around me loves watching the "Hallmark Christmas Movies" both now, and in July. But I'm not in to "cheesy" shows ~ authentic for me all the way.

Snow this week and bitter cold, so we're cozied up in the cottage, watching a show or two, while munching on Key Lime Pie and thinking about the upcoming festivities!

Life has been so busy this month, I've gotten quite behind in my writing. Be prepared for many, many posts in the next few weeks as I catch up. Hopefully, not boring posts!!

Wishing you a beautiful evening.

~ Chy

Honoring Hilda.

I've shared in the past how I grew up watching the British show "Coronation Street" which began in the year 1961. It's older than me! Back then, it was in black and white and shown in Canada almost a whole year behind the U.K. I wasn't aware of "soap operas" at that young age but as I grew up, I could see the difference between a typical show and this one. In time, it began to be shown in color and the story lines, though familiar to many families, have become more heightened in excitement. But the feel is still there .... working class people trying to eek out a life in a changing economy, a volatile world and relationships that are ever changing. I lost track for a while as a teen and young adult with school and finding my guy. University, love, courtship, marriage and in time, our first baby. I was on maternity leave (which ended up being over 20 years long!) and turned the tv on one afternoon while our sweet baby napped and guess what I found? Yup! Corrie as we now call it. I was hooked and soon shared the story lines with my husband. As he was at work during the day, I decided to tape it one day and he was soon asking me what was happening with "so and so" and I knew then he was hooked too! In time, our children became used to the sound of the opening credits and even our grandson is now a big fan. He can hum the song perfectly and is now asking about characters as the story lines progress. I'm thankful that in time, we have caught up to the episodes in the U.K. with about a 10 day gap. Much better than the early years with a large time factor. It's hard sometimes to stay away from the blogs and websites that have spoilers but we manage.

This past Fall, one of the actresses who was popular when she was on the show died at the age of 90. Jean Alexander played Hilda Ogden and although she wasn't one of my favorite characters early on, I grew to enjoy her antics and her funny style. Sad to learn of Jean's death but happy to see an hour long tribute on tv the other night in honor of her time on Corrie. It was well done and I quite enjoyed watching the actors who had worked alongside her share stories and those who are new to the show learn about this lovely lady. I'm sure she's got quite a following in Heaven!