Carrots for Michaelmas

Cultivating a Catholic family through literature, liturgical living, and urban homesteading

Follow Carrots!

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • About
    • About Haley
    • Advertise
    • Privacy
  • My Books
    • The Grace of Enough
    • The Literary Medicine Cabinet
    • Liturgical Year eCookbooks
  • Faith & Liturgical Living
    • Our Conversion Story
    • Catholicism
      • Saints
        • St. Anne
        • St. Anthony of Padua
        • St. Anthony of the Desert
        • St. Benedict of Nursia
        • St. Brigid
        • St. Dominic
        • St. Joachim
        • St. Lucy
        • St. Patrick
        • St. Scholastica
      • Christian Year
        • Advent
        • Christmas
        • Epiphany
        • Lent
        • Mardi Gras
        • Easter
  • Family & Homesteading
    • Birth
    • Children
    • DIY
    • Finances
    • Homeschooling
    • Marriage
    • NFP
    • Our Home
  • Bookishness
    • Blog
    • Book Lists
  • Fashion
  • Podcast
    • Episodes
  • Speaking

‘Emma’ Film Review: A Delightful (but Slightly Flawed) Visual Banquet

March 17, 2020 By Haley 10 Comments

The very short list of good things resulting from this pandemic are people making their own bread, more time to read, and the new adaptation of Emma being released to stream in your living room. Yes, dear reader, Universal has heard your cries for Jane Austen and if you didn’t see it the movie theatre before they closed, you don’t have to wait for this viral outbreak to be over to watch Emma. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Culture, Films Tagged With: anya taylor-joy, emma, film, jane austen, johnny flynn, literary adaptation

“Tolkien” Struggles to Explain the Magic that Tolkien Effortlessly Captured

May 7, 2019 By Haley 7 Comments

In Tolkien, the new movie based on the early life of J. R. R. Tolkien, myth and romance are the antidote to war. Guest Review by Boze Herrington “To be caught in youth by 1914,” wrote English novelist J. R. R. Tolkien in a second-edition foreword to The Lord of the Rings, “was no less hideous an experience than to be involved in 1939 and the following years. By 1918 all but one of my close … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Catholicism, Culture, Films Tagged With: boze herrington, film review, j.r.r. tolkien, the lord of the rings, tolkien, tolkien film

Fiddler on the Roof Bachelor Guide: Is Motel, Perchik, or Fyedka Right for You?

June 27, 2017 By Haley 27 Comments

Fiddler on the Roof Bachelor Guide: Is Motel, Perchik, or Fyedka for You?

Sometimes I talk about things like faith, motherhood, suffering, and fear at Carrots. And sometimes I tackle the REALLY important questions like which Fiddler on the Roof bachelor is the dreamiest. I honestly don’t know what made me realize that this was a super important issue, but it popped into my head the other day and I realized that picking between the Motel the tailor, Perchik the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Culture, Films Tagged With: fiddler on the roof, musicals

Why Kurt Seyit ve Sura Should Be Your New Netflix Binge Watch

May 30, 2017 By Haley 123 Comments

Kurt Seyit ve Sura--your new favorite costume drama

Every time I fall in love with a great period film or series and realize there's no more episodes left I always think, "That's it. I've seen them all. Nothing will ever be what (Downton Abbey, Poldark, fill-in-your-favorite-here) was to me!" But I'm usually wrong and there's a new favorite waiting to be discovered. Lovers of binge-worthy historical dramas, hear ye, hear ye: I have a new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films Tagged With: costume dramas, kurt seyit ve sura, netflix, turkish, tv

Three Movies I Loved in 2016 (and One I Didn’t)

December 31, 2016 By Haley 18 Comments

Movies I Saw in 2016

Since I’ve been to see more movies this winter than I usually do in a year, I thought I’d share some thoughts! Let’s start with the one that (to my surprise) disappointed me: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Maybe I should have known that when Rowling branches out from the original canon, it doesn’t seem to go well (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child *cough cough*). But I really had high … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films Tagged With: arrival, fantastic beasts and where to find them, film, film review, kids movies, moana, movie review, movies, pete's dragon

The Carrots Gilmore Girls Brain Dump

November 29, 2016 By Haley 70 Comments

The Carrots Gilmore Girls Brain Dump

(Image c/o Netflix) Psst! DON'T READ THIS UNLESS YOU'VE FINISHED THE REVIVAL! Spoilers are EVERYWHERE. It’s only been a few days since Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life launched on Netflix and while I’d love to wait til everyone has a chance to catch up, I need to unload all these GG thoughts and I have an inkling a few of you need to debrief, too. This is basically a brain dump, so don’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films Tagged With: a year in the life, gilmore girls, tv shows

The Unoriginal Awesomeness of Stranger Things

September 6, 2016 By Haley 17 Comments

The Unoriginal Awesomeness of Stranger Things

We're the sort of unpleasant people who assume that because everyone else likes something, we probably won’t. (We sound charming, don't we?) Anyhow, it it took us a little while to try out Stranger Things. At first I fell in love with the aesthetic, but we were surprised that it just didn't seem very original. The cop battling his inner demons, the nerdy middle schooler outcasts, the good girl … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films Tagged With: film review, Netflix original series, sci-fi, Stranger Things, Winona Ryder

Tim Burton’s Big Fish, Me Before You, and the Terrible Power of Story

June 8, 2016 By Haley 28 Comments

Tim Burton’s film Big Fish, based on the novel by Daniel Wallace, is one of my top ten favorites of all time. I recently shared it with my kids who love everything Burton. Their favorite Christmas movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas which means I’m either really rocking this parenting thing or I’m raising warped little cynics. But I love Big Fish above all others. It has all the quirky, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Films Tagged With: big fish, me before you, story, tall tales, tim burton, truth

Do You Miss Downton Abbey? Watch Poldark. Just Trust Me.

April 19, 2016 By Haley 31 Comments

Miss Downton Abbey? Just watch Poldark.

Downton Abbey is wrapped up with a bow (perhaps a little too perfectly, but I’m not going to complain about how happy the series finale made me). Obviously we all need SOMETHING British with fancy gowns and drama to watch, yes? Let me assure you that Poldark is that something. Here's why it's worth watching: 1. The costuming. I am convinced that this is the era for me. Sure, there’s no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Films Tagged With: costume drama, culture, demelza, downton abbey, poldark, tv shows

Don Draper’s First Confession

June 1, 2015 By Haley 31 Comments

Don Draper's First Confession

**Spoilers ahead, folks. If you don't want any of the plot of Mad Men ruined for you, don't continue.** “The young man ringing the bell at a brothel is unconsciously looking for God.”-Bruce Marshall source: Justina Mintz/AMC Before I started watching Mad Men, I thought it was a show about an attractive guy name Don Draper with supporting characters Sex, Cocktails, and Cigarettes. And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith & Liturgical Living, Films Tagged With: confession, don draper, mad men, mad men finale

Next Page »
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Contact

haley@carrotsformichaelmas.com

Sign Up for My Newsletter!

More ideas about celebrating the liturgical year, free printables, great links I love, and more of the Carrots family in your inbox!



Welcome! I’m Haley Stewart, a bookish mama of four and wife to a beekeeper. Writer, speaker, podcaster, and Catholic convert. Homeschooling, bacon-eating, and bright red lipstick-wearing Jane Austen aficionado. My first book, The Grace of Enough: Pursuing Less and Living More in a Throwaway Culture is available now!

All rights reserved. ©Haley Stewart Unauthorized usage and duplication of text and images without the express permission of Haley and Carrots for Michaelmas is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links to posts may be used as long as clear credit is given to Haley/Carrots for Michaelmas.
Follow on Bloglovin
follow us in feedly

Recent Posts

  • Let’s Support Pregnant Moms and Babies!
  • My New Book! Jane Austen’s Genius Guide to Life
  • Let’s go to the UK this summer!
  • Join me in supporting Haitian women!
  • Big Life Changes for the Stewarts!

Archives

Disclosure

Some links found in my posts are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through an affiliate link, I will receive a percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. Thank you for helping me support my family and keep the lights on here at Carrots! Haley Stewart is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
Privacy Policy

Copyright Carrots for Michaelmas © 2023 · Design and Development by Santa Clara Design · Log in