Cozying up with Monty Don & Slow Media | Season 30
๐ฟ WHAT WOULD MONTY DO? Slow media, intentional nostalgia & being bothered ๐ Monty Don has aired his last Gardener's World, and we're not okay. (Angela's fake eyelash isn't either.) We were already crying 12 seconds into the pre-chat, so we're grabbing the tissues and talking about why Monty means so much to two homemakers who spent years gardening as if he might roll up the driveway. From hacking down a hated juniper to staring at the wall for 45 minutes, slow-form shows like River Cottage and Wartime Farm, and building nostalgia on purpose for your kids this holiday season, this one is heart-cozy. Grab a cup of something warm and join us. โโจ ๐ IN THIS EPISODE A shout-out to a listener who FaceTimed in while canning tomatoes, and Angela's blue vest solution to our color-matching cameras ๐ Monty has aired his last Gardener's World, and why we're taking it so hard ๐ฑ Monty Don vs. Montague: the difference between the person on camera and the person at home ๐ฌ Espresso machine fires, live classes & hitting record anyway ๐ฅ Gardener's World as comfort through a hard winter, and gardening as a remedy ๐๏ธ "Don't be precious about it" & "What would Monty do?" as a pruning philosophy โ๏ธ Shaye's juniper: if you hate it, rip it out (and change it today) ๐ฒ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Gill Meller, Alex Langlands & the British men Stu worries about ๐ Family nights watching River Cottage, Edwardian Farm, Victorian Farm & Wartime Farm ๐บ Staring at the wall for 45 minutes, and what happens when you let your mind wander ๐ง Slow-form media: five-second shots, four days of charcoal & a trip to the lime kilns โณ Angela's morning ritual of no phone, no agenda & just sitting with her coffee โ One-sided friendships, Elisabeth Elliot's voice & how people we've never met shape our lives ๐ Intentional nostalgia: handmade ornaments, travel ornaments & a tree full of pacifiers ๐ Old cookbooks as family albums, plus goose egg custard & fighting geese with tennis rackets ๐ชฟ Five years goes fast: from newborn to kindergarten ๐ถ No-screen November (soccer matches and family movie night excepted) โฝ Pizza by the fire, nesting before the holidays & Angela's "Jurassic Park" deer fence ๐ A living room taken over by Dungeons & Dragons, and the homemaker's pivot-and-walk-away move ๐ฒ Walking your house with fresh eyes, and why we put off the two-minute fixes (that trim! that doorknob!) ๐จ Discipline creates space: how small choices make room for little projects ๐๏ธ The temptation to stop doing hard things once the gallery wall is done ๐ผ๏ธ "Good stories suck to make": choosing adventure in your home and life ๐ Monty's stoic, stiff-upper-lip goodbye, and not going through life as a walking apology ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Gardener's World with Monty Don Fork to Fork by Monty & Sarah Don River Cottage Edwardian Farm, Victorian Farm & Wartime Farm Elisabeth Elliot The Rest Is History podcast ๐ฒ Grab Shaye's NEW Soups & Stews ebook โ her 20 most popular soup and stew recipes from The Cooking Community, ready to print at home: https://stan.store/shayesitaliankitchen/p/soups--stews--shayes-italian-kitchen ๐ COME HANG OUT WITH US ๐๏ธ Support Homemaker Chic: https://www.patreon.com/homemakerchicpodcast ๐ฎ๐น Cook alongside Shaye โ join an Italian culinary retreat or The Cooking Community: https://shayesitaliankitchen.com ๐ซ๐ท Shop French treasures with Angela โ or book your next trip to France: https://parisiennefarmgirl.com ๐ธ Follow along on Instagram: @homemakerchicpodcast ๐ฌ Curl up with our newsletters: Shaye: https://shaye.substack.com/ Angela: https://parisiennefarmgirl.substack.com/ ๐ OUR FAVORITE THINGS (+ EXCLUSIVE CODES!) โจ Natural skincare & makeup โ Toups & Co: http://www.toupsandco.com/HMC | Code HMC for 25% off your first order! ๐ธ Toxic-free perfumes, colognes & candles โ Salt & Light by Sami: https://saltandlightbysami.com | Code HOMEMAKERCHIC ๐งผ Clean, non-toxic home โ Branch Basics: https://branchbasics.com | Code HOMEMAKERCHIC ๐๏ธ Dreamy luxury linens โ American Blossom Linens: https://americanblossomlinens.com/ | Code HOMEMAKER2026 ๐๏ธ Faire: use our code faire.com/HOMEMAKERCHIC for a great deal | https://www.faire.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Faire and use my code faire.com/HOMEMAKERCHIC for a great deal: https://www.faire.com * Check out Quince and use my code HOMEMAKER for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Tin Can and use my code tincan.com/HOMEMAKERCHIC for a great deal: https://tincan.kids * Check out Uncommon Goods and use my code uncommongoods.com/HOMEMAKERCHIC for a great deal: https://www.uncommongoods.com * Check out Vinted: https://www.vinted.com * Check out Wayfair: https://www.wayfair.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
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