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Embracing New Roles in Middle Age

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.Abigail and Tilly talk about the new roles that come with middle age and how to swap hats or add new ones gracefully. They also discuss the importance of family stories and sharing our history with our children, among other sundry topics.

Female Friendship in Books We Love

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.In this episode, Abigail and Tilly discuss female friendship, using characters from well loved books as a jumping off point. They pull lessons from the friendships of Maryanne and Elinor from Sense and Sensibility, Molly and Cynthia from Wives and Daughters, Orual and and Psyche from Till we Have Faces, Anne and Diana from Anne of Green Gables, Ruth and Naomi from the book of Ruth, Bathsheba and Liddy from Far from the Madding Crowd, and more. They talk through the pitfalls of oversharing, avoiding accountability, and the necessity of active love in any relationship.

The Media Found Tilly's 'Wife School'

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.Tilly was the subject of an article by The Guardian on the rise of online wife schools. We take some time to respond and note the ways it was framed to denigrate the goodness of Christian marriage. We expound on how older women really can help younger women navigate the seasons of life--particularly the transition from college and all its inherent reading and study to marriage and motherhood. Furthermore, don't expect the gardening talk to slow down anytime soon! Happy Spring!

On TradWifery

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.It's finally time to weigh in on the trad wife movement. Is it heading in the right direction? Is it a trap to avoid? Is it even one thing or is it several different things under one label? But before we get there, we get updates on coyote attacks, the persistent widower, dahlia trends, and more.

Healthy Morbidity and Spring Rhythms

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.Sometimes a little morbidity is just what we need to live well. Abigail and Tilly discuss notes to their children in the event that either would face an untimely demise. Then they turn their attention to gardens, spring cleaning, and making sure your hospitality level is within the range of the actual life you're living everyday.