Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things
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.
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Christmas is coming and how much do we love the build up?
Our Merry Midwinter podcast season will be at your side at the excitement of Advent, the welcome quiet and calm of the winter solstice and the feasting and traditions of the Christmas holidays right through new year to the twelfth night. We’ll be sharing recipes and ideas for decorations and homemade gifts as well as taking time to simply enjoy midwinter – a season of long views and frosty mornings, twinkling lights and cosy evenings. It’s six weeks of gathering, giving and everyday magic that can pass us by in a whirl of stress and socialising if we don’t slow down now and again to appreciate it. It’s also a chance to reflect on the year just gone and look ahead to the one to come. We’re here to help with all of the above.
Co-hosted by the Editor, Lisa Sykes, wellbeing editor Rebecca Frank and regular contributor Jo Tinsley.
Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things
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In this third episode The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and Wellbeing Editor Rebecca Frank turn their attention to what they have and where they live, enjoying treasures, finding fresh ideas at home and sampling a bit of Kveldsmat – the Norwegian tradition of evening breakfast.
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Editing by Dhylyn Foster. Music by Arthur Cosslett.
On the blog
Search ‘What I treasure’ on the blog for some of our published pieces from readers on a belonging that means a lot to them.
To browse
Treasure tins – #concentratesofplace @tanyashadrickwriter
From the September issue – 159
Home Economics: Tomatoes – how to make the most of a seasonal glut of tomatoes
Wisdom: Emma Bridgewater on 40 years of preparing pottery and the special ritual of coffee and cake
How to Kveldsmat – the Norwegian tradition of a late night snack
My plot: Andrew Fusek Peters shares wildlife photography taken from his Shropshire garden. Fusekphotos.com @andrewfusekpeters and book Garden Safari (Graffeg)
In the October (160) issue
My Place: The corners of our home that mean the most – Kitchen tables
Keeping a commonplace book by Miranda Mills, author of The Country Commonplace Book (Batsford)
Sunday best – the comfort and delight of Sundays by Daniel Gray author of Sunday Best: Travels through the day of restby Daniel Gray
(Harper North)
Bramble basket project
Buy the October issue at picsandink.com from 18 September and on the newsstand from 24 September.
From earlier issues
Letting go – just like nature, we need to shed in order to grow and flourish (136)
How to great a weekend retreat at home (142)
Back garden campout – enjoy an end of summer camping trip without going away (110)