October | 2015 | Fountains of Carrots

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We’ve been looking forward to chatting with author, blogger, and podcaster Cari Donaldson for ages! And it was even more fun than we imagined.

We asked Cari all about her family’s recent move from suburbia to an old house with plenty of land and what life is like on their new-to-them homestead. There was also some fangirling about a few of our favorite TV shows: the respectable and the embarrassing. And we finished things out by chatting about the challenges of raising large families. Cari is awesome and we know you’re gonna enjoy all she has to share!

Mentioned in this episode:

Cari’s homestead (first floor house tour and garden tour)

The Walking Dead (read Cari’s recaps here)

Firefly

True Detective

Cari’s book:

Pope Awesome and Other Stories

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The Fountains of Carrots Raspberry Cordial Social Club on Facebook (our Facebook group)
Connect with Haley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog
Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

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In this episode we had the pleasure of interviewing the wonderful Nancy C. Brown about one of our favorite topics: the Harry Potter series. Nancy is the author of The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide and The Woman Who Was Chesterton (about G.K. Chesterton’s wife Frances).

We had a nerdfest sharing about our love for the books. We discussed how they can be positive for both the moral imagination of the child and for family bonding and we examined some of the Catholic themes in the series. We also went into some of the concerns parents have about the series.

If you haven’t read the Potter books and aren’t sure if you want to share them with your children, I highly recommend reading Nancy’s book. She covers every concern I’ve seen raised about the books, so definitely start there to discern whether they’re right for your family!

Mentioned in this episode:

Harry Potter!

Lepanto by G.K. Chesterton

Nancy’s books: