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Welcome to our FIRST EVER live recording of the podcast!

That’s right, Haley and Christy–usually separated by a few thousand miles–were together in the flesh at the FoC Raspberry Cordial Catholic Literary Gathering and we recorded with an audience with dear friend and fellow Anne-phile, Meg Hunter-Kilmer.

For those of you who couldn’t be there with us in early November, we wanted to let you in on some of the fun! The three of us have a great time answering questions from the audience about L.M. Montgomery’s beautiful books including what makes someone a kindred spirit, whether Diana will have a mid-life crisis, if we’d be friends with Philippa Gordon or Jane Andrews in real life, and so much more!

Things we talked about:

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The Anne of Green Gables series

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you! You can become a patron over at Patreon and get fabulous perks while supporting your friendly neighborhood podcasters.

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron (it’s only $5/month–cost of a cup of coffee!) to get:

• Monthly special episodes available exclusively to patrons (we call it Fountains of Carrots After Dark)
• Access to the patron-only Slack community for conversation and fun
• A Fountains of Carrots sticker mailed to you
• Access to the Advent Book Club

Speaking of…you have just enough time to track down a copy of The Reed of God, our Advent read. We love this beautiful book by Caryll Houselander. We’ll be offering daily reflections and study questions via email each day of Advent for our patrons and discussion in our patron Slack community. (We also have a 25% off discount code from Ave Maria Press for patrons to order their copies of the book! ) Sign up to become a patron today!

Come hang out with us!

Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,500+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

• 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

You can listen to us on iTunes, and we’d love a quick rating or review. If you have an android device we’re also on Stitcher. And as always, you can find all links, show notes, upcoming guests, and listen to all episodes at Fountains of Carrots.com.

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Can you believe that after five years of podcasting, we’ve never had a whole episode about Our Lady? But we knew exactly who to have on for this discussion: our friend Katie Prejean McGrady!

Katie graduated from the University of Dallas but now lives in Louisiana where she is wife to Tommy and mom to precious little Rose. She’s an author and also been speaking all over the country and internationally since 2007. Her newest project is Ave Explores with Ave Maria Press. This initiative includes articles, videos, podcasts, social media exclusives, surprising facts, and resources for classrooms and parishes.

In this episode we do a deep dive into our relationship with Mary: how we first came to encounter Our Lady, how she inspires and walks beside us, books that have helped us grow to know her and more!

So grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the conversation!

Things we talked about:

Ave Explores

The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander

33 Days to Morning Glory by Fr. Michael Gaitley

Katie’s books:

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Follow: Your Lifelong Adventure with Jesus

Room 24: Adventures of a New Evangelist

Lent: One Day at a Time for Catholic Teens

How to connect with Katie:

• Twitter
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram

Sponsor

This episode is graciously sponsored by Nikolaus Design.

Use the discount code CARROTS to get 10% off!

The Rosary played a significant role in helping converts Meg and Kyle Tietz find their way home to the Church. But they ran into a recurring problem – rosary beads kept breaking in their hands. Kyle, decided to teach himself to make an indestructible rosary that was so beautiful, it would inspire frequent prayer. Nikolaus Design (named after Kyle’s confirmation saint, St. Nicholas) was born from that mission! They create rosaries that are beautiful enough for special occasions but durable enough for daily prayer and they offer wire-wrapped, heirloom rosaries made from semiprecious gemstones, Swarovski crystals, Czech glass, genuine turquoise, and our specialty – handmade sterling silver Southwestern pearls.

You will not find rosaries constructed with these unique handmade beads anywhere else! Rosaries by Nikolaus Design are perfect for gifts for weddings, baptisms, confirmation, graduation, or Christmas or as a gift to yourself to inspire a deeper devotion to Our Lady’s Rosary.

Visit nikolausdesign.com to view the beautiful rosaries that are available or follow them on Instagram or Facebook. (And don’t forget to use CARROTS for 10% off!)

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you! Our Patreon is finally up and running so listeners can support the work we do.

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons as well as to the FoC Slack community!

And we’re going to be offering an Advent book club for all our patrons reading none other than The Reed of God. So be sure to become a Patron before December 1st so you can join in!

Come hang out with us!

Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,500+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

• 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

You can listen to us on iTunes, and we’d love a quick rating or review. If you have an android device we’re also on Stitcher. And as always, you can find all links, show notes, upcoming guests, and listen to all episodes at Fountains of Carrots.com.