Welcome to Idlewild Cottage, a quiet place where kindred spirits can linger together over a cup of tea, savoring all things lovely and cozy. My name is Julianna, and I’m delighted to have you. Each episode here at the cottage will center around a theme. That theme will be celebrated in a number of ways. Through literature, art, nature, and even some favorite movie scenes, we’ll cherish the sweet and simple things of life. So make yourself at home, and I’ll put the kettle on.
“The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes, and surely it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder 1916
We'll step into the following books and movies to delight in the "everyday things around us" by way of wrapping up our "wintering" season at Idlewild Cottage:
"Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
"Little Women" (1994 film)
"Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944 film)
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1954 film)
"On Moonlight Bay" (1951 film)
"It's a Wonderful Life" (1946 film)
"Pride and Prejudice" (1995 film)
"I Guess I Haven't Learned that Yet" by Shauna Niequist
"Anne of Windy Poplars" by L. M. Montgomery
Philippians 4:8
6 Feb 2024
Wintering: Part 1
Over the course of two episodes, I’ll be sharing a few of my wintering activities with you, connecting them to excerpts from the stories and movies we have grown to know and love together here at Idlewild Cottage.
Works Shared:
"Book of Stillmeadow" by Gladys Taber
"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
"Pride and Prejudice" (1995 film)
"Betsy in Spite of Herself" by Maud Hart Lovelace
"Anne of Avonlea" (1987 miniseries)
"Cristofori's Dream" (composed by David Lanz)
"Where Winter Waits" (a Spotify playlist) (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2iDnwZ4xzQkzS9Plxxq9UP?si=e212b386654941c3)
"Old Year Leaves" (poem by H.T. Mackenzie Bell)
"The Music Man" (1962 film)
"Summer Magic" (1963 film)
"Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944 film)
"By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1953 film)
Psalm 96:1
23 Jan 2024
Favorite Things
Hello, kindred spirits, and welcome back to Idlewild Cottage. It is a delight to gather together once again - after quite a long break - for our winter series. This will be a shorter, every-other week series this time around, but I do hope it will still provide “all things lovely and cozy” for you in this quiet little corner of the podcast world.
Throughout our time together today, we’ll jump into several literary moments in which beloved heroines find joy in their "favorite things."
Works Shared:
The Sound of Music (1965 film)
“Heidi” by Johanna Spyri
“The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett
“Little House in the Big Woods” by Laura Ingalls Wilder
“Heaven to Betsy” by Maud Hart Lovelace
“Anne of Windy Poplars” by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Psalm 16:11
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