Before the city was named Roanoke, it was the town of Big Lick. And before she became the Grand Old Lady on the Hill, she was a bleak structure on a barren hill, on the wrong side of the tracks.

As a consequence, not only will poor Mathias be unable to sell the house into cash (at least as long as Mathilde Girard (Dame Maggie Smith) stays alive), but he will have to pay the old lady a ...

and what about the Grand Lady? My husband has begun requesting a dessert that isn't traditional at all, but it's so tasty that it's unforgettable. Well, the Grand Lady is back! The Grand Lady is ...