Meet the Dowager Countcat

Friday, March 15th by

The Dowager Countcat: What is a week-end?

We are still (still!) reeling from the upsets of Downton Abbey's third season. What better way to cope than to turn the whole thing into a drama between cats? If that sounds insane, well, please accept this creepy portrait of the Dowager Countess as a sphynx as a proof of concept. This too.

Welcome to Downton Tabby!

The Dowager Countcat: Do you think I might have a drink?

The Dowager Countcat: Robert Crawley

The Dowager Countcat: Sorry, I thought you were a waiter

The Dowager Countcat: Life is a game in which the player must appear ridiculous

The Dowager Countcat: I forbid it

The Dowager Countcat: Good heavens, what am I sitting on?

The Dowager Countcat: It seems a pity to miss such a good pudding

The Dowager Countcat: Hang in there!

Lamar Anderson is a San Francisco–based arts and culture writer. She blogs about architecture and design for Architizer and contributes regularly to Architectural Record and ARTnews magazine. Her work has also appeared on the Hairpin, Salon, and the Atlantic Cities, among other publications. She owns six pairs of Fluevogs and is dying for cropped pants to go out of style.