Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things

• Return of the Light Episode 2 - BREATHE

  If you’ve got cabin fever and are ready to head out and about then we’re here to helpWellbeing editor, Rebecca Frank and author of The Slow Traveller, Jo Tinsley, are taking some deep breaths as they head outdoors to blow (or even rinse off) the cobwebs with a bracing walk or a sauna and a cold dip. We will be also be finding ways to keep warm while appreciating nature and satisfying the urge to get growing again.Editing and music by Arthur Cosslett. Season 5: Return of the light is supported by Blackdown Shepherd HutsSmall Ways to Live Well is a podcast from The Simple Things, a monthly magazine about slowing down, remembering what’s important and making the most of where you live.If you are in the UK, you can choose an immediate start subscription to the magazine at http://www.icebergpress.co.uk/subscribe and receive the current issue straight away. Or buy current and back issues here. Editing & music by Arthur CosslettTo read:Weathering: How the earth’s deep wisdom can help us endure life’s storms by Ruth Allen (Ebury)Just Add Nature: Embrace the healing powers of nature and increase your sense of wellbeing by Rebecca Frank (National Trust)To go and do:The Eden Project, Cornwall Sheffield Winter Garden The Japanese Gardens, Tatton Park, Cheshire The Japanese Garden, St Mawgan Cornwall Jack and Jill Windmills, West Sussex Cley Windmill, Norfolk The Line, London Beach Box Spa, BrightonStamner Sauna Garden storytelling Oakhill Ponds, Somerset Ty Sawna, Gower Peninsula The British Sauna SocietyGlen Dye Cottages On the blog:The Swedish concept of Fika Beachcombing: Things you can take home from the seaside Yarn Bomber’s Toolkit  In the February GLIMMER issue: Another Country: If holidays seem a long way off, get a tiny taste of travel thanks to landscapes, culture and food from aboardJam Jar Gardens: Planting hyacinth bulbs in mason jarsFlavour of the Weeks: Jenny Coates’ nature diary project Jenny Coates’ 52 Weeks of Nature Art

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• Return of the Light Episode 1 - TENDER

  If you’re not yet ready to come out of hibernation then this episode is for you. Editor, Lisa Sykes, and wellbeing editor, Rebecca Frank are being kind to themselves, enjoying animal love stories, hugs and other tender gestures, learning how to seek out glimmers, make amends and discovering the importance of saying sorry.Editing and music by Arthur Cosslett. Season 5: Return of the light is supported by Blackdown Shepherd HutsSmall Ways to Live Well is a podcast from The Simple Things, a monthly magazine about slowing down, remembering what’s important and making the most of where you live.You can try an immediate start subscription at www.thesimplethings.com/subscribe and receive the current issue straight away, or buy current and back issues at https://picsandink.com/collections/the-simple-things. If you can’t find the issue you’re looking for send us an email [email protected] & music by Arthur CosslettTo read:Self-Care For Winter: Seven Steps To Thriving In The Colder Months by Suzy Reading (Aster)Talk: The Science of Conversation and The Art of Being Ourselves by Alison Wood Brooks (Penguin Life)How To Have Extraordinary Relationships by Lucy Cavendish (Hardie Grant)Why Buy Roses in February? Campaign from SSAW Collective about ethical ways of working with seasonal produce. To listen:Vardrypp – from a Norwegian reader, it's about the moment when the snow starts to melt / drip and you know winter is ending and spring is coming (March in Norway)Sunshine and Moonbeams by reader Louise AshcroftTeam TST’s mixtape playlist – all about the songs we remembered from mix tapes pastTo buy:Valentine’s Day alternative ideas:Scented narcissi www.scillyflowers.co.ukDevil’s ivy (Golden Pothos)String of hearts (Ceropegia Woodii) From The Simple Things:In the February GLIMMER issue: Kitchen therapy: feeding your senses Glimmers: small moments of joy Animal love matches  Coming up in the March MEND issue (order via picsandink.com from 20 February)Making amends: how to say sorry Clementine Curd recipe Flourish – volume 3 of our wellbeing bookazineYou can try an immediate start subscription at www.thesimplethings.com/subscribe and receive the current issue straight away, or buy current and back issues at https://picsandink.com/collections/the-simple-things. If you can’t find the issue you’re looking for send us an email hello@picsandink.

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• Fruitfulness Episode 5 - STIR UP SUNDAY SPECIAL

  Join in our special cook along episode as the team make Christmas cakes, large and small and a gluten-free pudding. In between stirring and mixing, The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes, Wellbeing Editor Becs Frank and regular contributor Jo Tinsley, will talk festive tipples, homemade gifts and advent calendars. As the cakes cook they’ll be reading seasonal microfiction. SPOILER ALERT!One of our stories in the second half of this podcast involves Santa Claus and if you have little listeners in earshot, it might not be something you want them around to hear if you want to keep the magic of Christmas going that little bit longer!  To do:Listen to our festive playlists – search ‘Christmas Playlist’ on our blog for the Spotify linksTo buy:Gift subscriptions to The Simple ThingsManifesto tea towelChristmas manifesto cardsSubscribe to The Simple Things  On the blog: Swedish glogg Simple homemade hanging decorationsStollen with dark rum and lemon marzipanBath saltsGalette Des RoisMulled white wine  From The Simple Things:Craft-a peel gathering – November 2023, Issue 137 – Stollen recipe, How to Dry Orange Slices and Painted Candles Mulling Spices for Wine gift idea – November 2022, Issue 125 Christmas microfiction winners –  December 2023, Issue 138 Back issues are available to buy. If you can’t find the issue you’re looking for, send us an email [email protected] the new December Christmas Cheer issueHamper swap gatheringChristmas food tidbits triviaKitschmas retro drinks & nibblesTo subscribe or order a copy of the magazine visit thesimplethings.comEditing & music by Arthur Cosslett

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• Fruitfulness Episode 4 - NOURISH

  In our Nourish episode Lisa Sykes, editor of The Simple Things magazine, chats to Wellbeing editor Becs Frank about hearty and healthy comfort food, domestic goddesses, why we all have a favourite mug and how to feed your skin in the winter months.Small Ways to Live Well is a podcast from The Simple Things, a monthly magazine about slowing down, remembering what’s important and making the most of where you live.To subscribe or order a copy of the magazine visit thesimplethings.comEditing & music by Arthur CosslettTo read:Genius Gut by Dr Emily Leeming (Penguin)Regrown: How to Grow Fruit, Herbs and Vegetables from Kitchen Scraps by Paul Anderton and Robin Daly (Hardie Grant)On the blog:Hasselback Squash with chestnuts, pancetta & mushroomshttps://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/hasselback-squashBedtime cake https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/bedtime-cakeBonfire treatsCinder toffee https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/2015/11/4/recipe-cinder-toffeeRye & apple parkin https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/rye-apple-parkin?rq=parkinSmoked toffee apple bourbon https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/2015/10/5/recipe-smoked-toffee-apple-bourbon?rq=bonfire From The Simple ThingsIn the November JEWEL issueCarrot and Horlicks Tres Leches Cake Rye spiced pumpkin loafLemony parsnip houmous with sageAn ode to our favourite mugsIn the October WEAVE issue How domestic goddesses changed the way we cook Flourish – volume 3 of our wellbeing bookazine Back issues are available to buy at https://picsandink.com/collections/the-simple-things. If you can’t find the issue you’re looking for send us an email [email protected]

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• Fruitfulness Episode 3 - SEED

  This week, Editor of The Simple Things magazine, Lisa Sykes and regular contributor, Jo Tinsley seek out treasures of the season such as berries, hips, haws, pine cones and conkers; making magical land art; guerrilla gardening and seed bombs; growing unusual berries straight out of The Gruffalo; and the subtle art of letting go.Small Ways to Live Well is a podcast from The Simple Things, a monthly magazine about slowing down, remembering what’s important and making the most of where you live.To subscribe or order a copy of the magazine visit thesimplethings.comEditing & music by Arthur CosslettTo read:The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables by Adam Alexander (Chelsea Green Publishing)Finding Quiet Strength by Judith Kleinman (Quickthorn)Tiny Traumas by Dr Meg Arroll (Thorsons)The National Trust Book of Crumbles by Laura Mason (Harper Collins)To make:Damson cheese, hawthorn berry ketchup and salted sloeshttps://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/2014/09/10/fruits-hedgerow?rq=sloeSeed bombshttps://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/make-seed-bombs?rq=Seed%20bombsPine cone bird feederhttps://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/2016/12/14/how-to-make-a-pine-cone-bird-feeder?rq=Goldfinches From The Simple Things Magazine:October WEAVE issue https://picsandink.com/products/the-simple-things-issue-148-october?_pos=1&_psq=The+Simple+Things&_ss=e&_v=1.0November JEWEL issue https://picsandink.com/products/the-simple-things-issue-149-november?_pos=2&_psq=The+Simple+Things&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Flourish – volume 3 of our wellbeing bookazinehttps://picsandink.com/products/flourish-volume-3?_pos=1&_sid=45c0aa519&_ss=r On the blog:Wellbeing | How to let go of being busyhttps://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/wellbeing-let-go-busyness?rq=Letting%20go Recipe | Sticky sloe and nut clustershttps://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/sloe-nut-clusters?rq=sloe%20treacle%20tart Our remedy of the week | Rosehip syruphttps://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/2015/10/7/recipe-rosehip-syrup-and-sloe-gin?rq=sloeFeature referencesSeeds of memories, Berried treasure and Let it sloe (with a recipe for Sloe treacle tart) published in November 2022 (issue 125)Letting go feature published in October 2023 (issue 136)Fall into place (land art by artist James Brunt) published in November 2023 (issue 137)Back issues are available to buy at https://picsandink.com/collections/the-simple-things If you can’t find the issue you’re looking for send us an email

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