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.
Our podcast will help you savour these short weeks and prepare your mind, body and pantry for the colder and darker season to come. It’s also a chance to reflect on the year so far and make plans for the one ahead. This is your companion guide from the last days of summer to the first days of autumn. Six episodes released weekly from 31 August.
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Back-to-school time has a feeling of new year about it. A chance for a fresh start and a time to take on new projects or travel to new places. But summer is not quite done, there’s still time for mellow weekends, laid-back camping, and to swim in the warmer seas before the season ends. This push and pull goes on through the autumn equinox into October before we finally embrace the shift into autumn and change our attitudes along with our clothes. But not without a bit of feasting along the way. Orchard fruits and nuts, blackberries in the hedgerows and mushrooms in the woods, not to mention ripe tomatoes and the full bounty of the veg patch make this a harvest festival in the kitchen. We’re living life outdoors while the sun shines but also embracing the pleasures of home and finding the new in what we have and what’s on our doorstep.
Co-hosted by the Editor, Lisa Sykes, wellbeing editor Rebecca Frank and regular contributor Jo Tinsley. In Season7: Golden Days, they’ll be embracing end-of-summer vibes then watching the season turn
Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things
Golden Days - Episode 3 - NEST
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)