AS TIME GOES BY

Once upon a time, a dashing young British Army officer and a lovely student nurse fell deeply, magically in love. Then he was shipped off to Korea and they never heard from one another. Thirty-eight years later, fate brings them together again... with hilarious results. From the first moment Jean and Lionel meet again to the wedding of Alistair and Judith, all the classic moments are here for fans to enjoy.

Great BBC series from the early/mid 90s starring Dame Judith Dench. Just discovered that Netflix offers it as an Instant download, so I am spending some of my early evenings in Omaha watching the series chronologically. This thing goes on for something like 9 seasons! I have seen a lot of episodes, but randomly and never in sequence.

I love the characters and you can tell the actors just get tickled with themselves sometimes as the smiles and smirks seem all-too-real. Great acting, at the very least.

And, somehow this is helping my perspective on aging. For whatever reason I have been more aware of the ravages of time lately. Not that I am feeling poorly, just kind of a feeling of "It's all downhill from here..." Grandchildren are the great reward, but both sets live so very far from us and we are not ready/willing/able to consider relocating yet. We have a great life and our travel and family experiences of the past few years just keep getting better.

Thank you God for good health, great friends, and a high-functioning, loving family.