Join us for a discussion about reviewing the summer, looking forward to the holidays, and our Book Club.

Show Notes:

• Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon Morell
• Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Sewing (August Giveaway)
• The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate and Live Well by Deborah Needleman
• A Housewife Writes: What Our Grandmothers Can Teach Us About Making a Home (Book 1) by Amalia B. Clemen & Laurie Aaron Hird
• In the House of Tom Bombadil by C. R. Wiley
• The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
• The Girl Who Drank the Moon and The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
• Practical Magic
• Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson

Today we're going to talk about the outside of the house. What we do with the outside of our homes is just as important as what we do with the inside of our homes. These are the places we connect with nature, so let's make them welcoming and cozy.

(Sarah announced in this episode that she's expecting, but since recording, they've suffered a miscarriage.)

Show Notes:

• Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Sewing (August Giveaway)
• Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon Morell
• Home Bird: Creating Joyful Interiors Where Old Meets New by Elle Hervin
• Stoneheart by Abby D. Jones and Alana Asby

This is a 3-chapter episode, so we try to provide breaks as we discuss the Master Bedroom, other Bedrooms, and the Bathrooms. As with the other rooms, we discuss the function, order, beauty, and cleanliness of each space in a conversational style.

Show Notes:

• Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon Morell
• Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Sewing (August Giveaway)
• A Housewife Writes: What Our Grandmothers Can Teach Us About Making a Home (Book 1) by Amalia B. Clemen & Laurie Aaron Hird
• The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
• Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis
• Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson
• Summa Domestica: Housekeeping, Vol. 3 By Leila Marie Lawler
• Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore by Patric Richardson

The summer is here! This is a great time to review because reviewing is how we learn and grow. We also need to look forward so we're ready for all that the summer holds. When we finish with the seasons, Sarah and Abby discuss the current HearthKeeper Book Club book.

Show Notes:

• Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon Morell
• A Housewife Writes: What Our Grandmothers Can Teach Us About Making a Home (Book 1) by Amalia B. Clemen & Laurie Aaron Hird
• Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson
• Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of CS Lewis by Michael Ward

Join us for a discussion about the dining room, dining room table, and living room. We'll talk about the traditional function of the rooms and how we've modified our spaces to work for us.

Show Notes:

• Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon Morell
• Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson
• Stoneheart by Abby D. Jones and Alana Asby
• Dopamine Décor: Style Your Home with Color, Joy andFun by Kate Rose Morgan (Book Review)
• Dining Room Article
• Living Room (Part 1)
• Living Room (Part 2)

The goal of this episode is to inspire us to love our homes for the tools that they are and to build our affection for them. Because we're discussing all three spaces, we've included intermissions and encourage you to build in your own.

Show Notes:

• Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon Morell
• Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson
• The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, and On Fairy-Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Quote from The House Witch
• Quote from Making Things Pretty
• Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
• The Complete Book of Home Organization: 200+ Tips and Projects by Toni Hammersley

Join our discussion about preparing for the summer season, from closets to thrifting, birthday cards to chickens, and our latest book club read. We also have rabbit trails, rabbit zig-zags, and twice remind you, dear listener, that we aren't processionals and we don't claim to be.

Show Note:

• Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson
• On Fairy-Stories by JRR Tolkien
• Everyday Intuition: What Psychology, Science, and Psychics Can Teach Us About Finding and Trusting our Inner Voice by Elizabeth Greenwood
• The Cholesterol Myth: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won’t Prevent Heart Disease and the Statin-Free Plan that Will by Johnny Bowden and Stephen Sinatra
• Nourishing Fats: Why We Need Animal Fats for Health and Happiness by Sally Fallon Morell
• How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn

No, we haven't lost our minds, and no, you haven't lost yours. We had to pause Season 7 due to life circumstances and switch to a topic that required no guests. We want several women to join us for Season 7, but life is just too unsettled at the moment. We're hoping to pick season 7 up later this year. For now, we're going to talk about Function, Order, and Beauty in the different rooms of the house.

(We apologize for the lack of show notes.)

Sarah and Abby both thrift, but come at it from different perspectives and experiences. We hope this inspires you to consider the why behind the what for yourself. This can help you focus and sharpen your thrifting experience.

You may ignore the part at the beginning where we discuss Instagram. We've already shut down our account. Sorry.

Show Notes:

• The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer
• Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson
• The Ransom Trilogy by C.S. Lewis
• Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can’t be Fused with Christianity by Carrie Gress
• The End of Woman: How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Us by Carrie Gress
• The Great Books of Western Civilization
• The Western Canon
• The Great Books
• Stuart Elliott’s Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien read along
• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
• Moby Dick by Herman Melville
• The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
• The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe by Anuschka Rees
• Dopamine Décor: Style Your Home with Color, Joy and Fun by Kate Rose Morgan (Book Review)

Spring is here!!! Let's talk about the two-fold resolution process, plants, books, and a bit of thrifting!

Show Notes:

• The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer
• Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson
• How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn

• The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
• Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis by Michael Ward
• Unplug: How to Break UP with Your Phone and Reclaim Your Life by Richard Simon
• How to Break up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life by Catherine Price
• Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done by Mystie Winckler