Costume Drama Whore-A-Thon Day 7

Day 7 'The Magic of Ordinary Days' (2005) (as seen on CBS)
A charming Hallmark Hall of Fame movie starring Keri Russell and Skeet Ulrich. Based on the novel by Ann Howard Creel, it's the story of Livy Dune who finds herself pregnant and about to marry a man she doesn't know, Ray Singleton.

Set during during the second world war, Livy is a highly educated woman with big plans for her future. But Livy falls in love and ends up with a bun in the oven. Her father, a preacher, is horrified and since she isn't married, arranges a marriage to a farmer, Ray. Livy and Ray don't get along right away. He's a farmer, she's a city girl, they have nothing in common. Ray is a shy homebody and Livy's thoughts are more wordily. While Livy tries to adjust to her new life, she befriends Ray's sister Martha and two Japanese American girls who work on Ray's farm who live in an interment camp. Livy still harbours feelings for her babies father but he's nowhere to be found and ultimately not interested anymore. It's basically a story about two people getting to know each other and falling in love.

I love this movie, it's so sweet, it's a feel good movie. It might be a common story by now, been a ton of books and movies based on this plot but the script is excellent and so is the cast. It's a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, of course it's feel good. Hallmark does a really good job with the costumes, makeup, settings for their period pieces, no exception here. I never feel like I waste my time when I watch this movie. I always love it no matter how many times I see it.