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
Merry Midwinter - Episode 2 - TREASURE
The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and Wellbeing Editor Rebecca Frank talk treasure, including the things we decorate our homes with, the people we treasure at Christmas and ways to treasure the season.
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Editing & music by Arthur Cosslett.
Thanks to our partner for the Merry Midwinter season, the Marine Stewardship Council, which sets certification standards for sustainable fisheries and awards the blue ecolabel on fish and fish products. Find out more about the best fish to choose at msc.org and follow them on instagram @mscintheuk
On the blog
Handmade gift ideas from thesimplethings.com
Christmas crackers template here
Bay and lemon sea salt body scrub
In the December issue (162) on sale now
Make your own advent candle
Christmas playlist
Mini rosemary wreath decorations
Eggnog – why everyone should try it
Forest needles chai
Decorations from fabric scraps
Weekend away – wreath making in the west country
In our A Year of Celebrations Anthology
Crafternoon – festive bakes and gifts
Choosing the tree
Edible baubles and stained-glass biscuits
Handmade Christmas crackers
In our wellbeing bookazine, Flourish Volume 4
Everlasting wreaths
Learn more
How to have an eco-friendly Christmas: advice from The Wildlife Trusts, The National Trust and WWF
Fish pie recipe carrying the MSC blue label by James Strawbridge
In previous issues available at picsandink.com
Missing people at Christmas – Issue 150