Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things

• Golden Days - Episode 5 - HARVEST

  Join The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and Wellbeing Editor Rebecca Frank for our own mini harvest festival as they relish this time of abundance for cooking, gathering and squirreling away before the first frosts arrive. If you are in the UK, you can try an immediate start subscription to the The Simple Things and receive the current issue straight away. Or buy current and back issues hereEditing by Dhylyn Foster. Music by Arthur Cosslett. On the blogHedgrow fizz – foraged berries diluted with sparkling wine or water Crab apple whisky Crab apple and fennel seed leatherIn defence of the pear How to stock a store cupboard Lessons from Nigella Baked pear pies  In the October HUG issue (160) on sale now Kitchen therapy – baked pear pies and a mindful drawing exerciseWine and cheese gathering – good wine and cheese pairings make for happy guests  In previous issuesIn the September TREASURE issue (159) Plates to plot – share the harvest with friends by holding your own allotment feast with a tipple of warm apple cider and other seasonal dishes Coming up in the November issue (161) Smart ways to eat well. An extract from Shrewd Food: 60 Ways to Eat Yourself Healthy by Noonie Zand Goodarzi (Badger Books). Illustrations by Mudd Bexley November issue 161 will be available to pre-order at picsandink.com  from 16 October, on sale from 22 October.   Don’t give up your garden for winter: The natural world may be winding down but autumn is actually the start of the agricultural year, a time to plant and plan for the months aheadIn Flourish Volume 3 Today, tomorrow to keep: pears Chocolate pear cake and preserved pears in red wine Pre-order the new Flourish Volume 4 with 10% off at www.picsandink.com until 29 October How to subscribe to The Simple Things – for an immediate start subscription with 30%  go to off cover price go to  http://www.icebergpress.co.uk/subscribe

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• Golden Days - Episode 4 - ROAM

  As the autumn equinox tips summer into autumn, Wellbeing Editor Rebecca Frankand regular contributor and author of The Slow Traveller, Jo Tinsley lace up their hiking boots and go exploring. From the joy of early autumn city breaks and solo travel to a walking meditation and games you can play with your dog.If you are in the UK, you can try an immediate start subscription to the The Simple Things and receive the current issue straight away. Or buy current and back issues hereEditing by Dhylyn Foster. Music by Arthur Cosslett.  ON THE BLOG How to be a fearless traveller Songs about dogs Days out for You and Your Dog  How to trespass with good manners TO READThe Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us, by Nick HayesThe Slow Traveller by Jo TinsleySchool for Dogs (And Their Humans) by Sophie Collins IN THE SIMPLE THINGS In October issue: My Living: The dog walker  Wellbeing: Lessons in chemistry – how hormones help Miscellany: Give the dog a game Buy the October issue at picsandink.com from 18 September and on the newsstand from 24 September. IN PREVIOUS ISSUES Action stations: Hiking between stations or heading to the end of the line (159, Sep 2025)Dog days out: Around the UK are people and places going the extra mile for dogs (147, Sep 2024)Natural connection: A rope swing, a cairn and a den, these humble handmade features our landscape may just hold the key to improving our relationship with nature (147, Sep 2024)Good well hunting: Places for refreshment, healing and worship, wells and springs are magical places (158, Aug 2025)Buy current and back issues here LEARN MORE The Outdoor Swimming Society | Is it legal?The Outdoor Swimming Society | Right to Swim

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• 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.If you are in the UK, you can try an immediate start subscription to the The Simple Things and receive the current issue straight away. Or buy current and back issues here Editing by Dhylyn Foster. Music by Arthur Cosslett.  On the blogGreek Panzanella Journalling ideas 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 @tanyashadrickwriterWindow swapIn The Simple ThingsFrom the September issue – 159Home 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 cakeHow to Kveldsmat – the Norwegian tradition of a late night snackMy 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 issuesLetting 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)

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• Golden Days - Episode 2 - BEGIN

  In this second episode at the start of the new school year The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and regular contributor Jo Tinsley indulge in a bit of schooldays nostalgia but also discuss why it’s a good time to take on new projects, find new habits, make something new and learn a few skills. If you are in the UK, you can try an immediate start subscription to the The Simple Things and receive the current issue straight away. Or buy current and back issues hereEditing by Dhylyn Foster. Music by Arthur Cosslett.  On the blogThings to do with Weird Veg Box Vegetables Parsnip panpipes (yes, really) To readForecast: A diary of the Lost Seasons, by Joe Shute (Bloomsbury) In The Simple ThingsFrom the September TREASURE issue (159) The Slapdash Manifesto: General principles for good enoughWearing Well: WristwatchesBuy the September issue here IN PREVIOUS ISSUESRevisiting team sports (Issue 147, September 2024)Veg box suppers: golden marrow marmalade, Moroccalili (Issue 111, September 2011)Wearing Well Backpacks (Issue 111, September 2021)Miscellany: How to win at conkers (Issue 136, October 2023)Clapping game lyricsA sailor went to sea, sea, seaTo see what he could see, see, seeBut all that he could see, see, seeWas the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, seaA sailor went to knee, knee, kneeTo see what he could knee, knee, kneeBut all that he could knee, knee, kneeWas the bottom of the deep blue knee, knee, kneeA sailor went to chop, chop, chopTo see what he could chop, chop, chop, But all that he could chop, chop, chopWas the bottom of the deep blue chop, chop, chop

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• Golden Days - Episode 1 - SAVOUR

  Today our theme is SAVOUR and we’re advocating letting summer linger on as long as possible, savouring the tastes, fruits and flowers of the season, finding holiday habits to carry on with and appreciating things to treasure. Hosted by The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and Wellbeing Editor Rebecca FrankIf you are in the UK, you can try an immediate start subscription to the The Simple Things and receive the current issue straight away. Or buy current and back issues hereEditing by Dhylyn Foster. Music by Arthur Cosslett. SHOW NOTESOn the blogFig and goat’s cheese bundles 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 readReading Between The Lines by Emma Bache (Quercus)In The Simple ThingsFrom the September issueNew herbal non-alcoholic tipples series beginsHandwriting and why it is good for you Buy the September issue here From the October issueHome Economics: Koromagae and clothes care when you switch from summer to winter.Buy the October issue at picsandink.com from 18 September and on the newsstand from 24 September. In September 2024 issue – 147 Appreciating your garden at dawn, day and duskIn August 2025 issue – 158 Kitchen therapy: figs, blackberries, plums and damsons From The Simple Things Anthology Volume 4: A Year of CelebrationsVineyard harvest supperDahlias

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