Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things

• Merry Midwinter - Episode 3 - PEACE

  Join Wellbeing Editor Rebecca Frank and Author of The Slow Traveller and regular contributor Jo Tinsley as they help you discover ways to find your own little pockets of calm in the run up to Christmas. In this episode, we appreciate the quiet of the approaching solstice, press pause and take some time for ourselves before curling up with some winter reads. 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 & music by Arthur Cosslett.  On the blogHow to solve an Agatha Christie novelBooks that Embrace the ColdWhy We Love Cosy Crime In the December issue (162) on sale nowPressing pause: Whether it’s a few minutes to yourself or a day away, giving yourself time to do the things you enjoy this month will help prevent overwhelm Kitchen therapy Reading: awell-chosen book can bring moments of comfort, calm and cheer over the coming weeks.Modern eccentrics: Solstice revellers My place: Festive foliage Learn moreNature’s Calendar: The British Year In 72 Seasons by Kiera Chapman, Lulah Ellender, Rowan Jaines, Rebecca Warren (Granta)  In previous issues available at picsandink.comA day in December: images that captured the magic of this month (150)How to get on with your siblings as grown-ups (and have a more harmonious yuletide). (126)A winter walk is a breath of fresh air. (150)Tuning into the month’s micro-seasons (138)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

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• 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.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 & 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 @mscintheukOn the blogHandmade gift ideas from thesimplethings.comChristmas crackers  template hereBay and lemon sea salt body scrub  Homemade tea bagsEdible baublesFairy cake baublesGingerbread tree decorations   In the December issue (162) on sale nowMake your own advent candle Christmas playlist Mini rosemary wreath decorationsEggnog – why everyone should try itForest needles chai Decorations from fabric scrapsWeekend away – wreath making in the west country In our A Year of Celebrations AnthologyCrafternoon – festive bakes and gifts Choosing the tree Edible baubles and stained-glass biscuitsHandmade Christmas crackers  In our wellbeing bookazine, Flourish Volume 4Everlasting wreaths Learn moreHow to have an eco-friendly Christmas: advice from The Wildlife Trusts, The National Trust and WWFFish pie recipe carrying the MSC blue label by James Strawbridge In previous issues available at picsandink.comMissing people at Christmas – Issue 150

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• Merry Midwinter - Episode 1 - MERRY

  Join The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and author of The Slow Traveller and regular contributor Jo Tinsley in the first episode of our Merry Midwinter season, where we are doing our best to find calm and contentment in the run up to Christmas. This episode we will be chatting about alternative approaches to advent calendars, the people working hard to preserve much-loved customs, the joy of a Christmas market and how to fill your home with festive scents. 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 & music by Arthur Cosslett. In the December issue (162) on sale nowWeekend project advent candle Alternative advent calendar ideasKeeping up traditionsOn the blogNatural Advent Calendar of Promises Make your own advent calendarLiving Advent CalendarScented PineconesHerbs & Spices playlistFrom A Year of Celebrations anthologyWeekend project: make your own advent calendar Learn moreWindow Wonderland in Shepton Mallet, Somerset A Winter Dictionary: A collection of words for the festive season by Paul Anthony Jones (Elliott & Thompson) In previous issues available to buy at picsandink.comLooking back: Mid-century Christmas traditions (138)Finding the fairytale for free(ish) (138)Weekend project: Scents of the season: Use natural finds to fill your home with some favourite smells of winter (150)Christmassy Cities: Nuremberg (150), Bruges (Issue 126), Prague (162) Easy Giving: simple ways you can help spread cheer (150) For Christmas gift wrapped subscriptions click here and use code GIFTWRAP25  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 products. Find out more at msc.org and follow them on instagram @mscintheuk

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• Golden Days - Episode 6 - RAMBLE

  Join The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes, Wellbeing Editor Rebecca Frank and regular contributor and author of The Slow Traveller, Jo Tinsley as they take an early evening walk together and ponder over the joy and comfort of a familiar ramble, consider why being outdoors helps us to talk more freely, and finish with a stroll in the footsteps of Jane Austen in Bath’s very own pleasure gardens. If you are in the UK, you can try an immediate start subscription to the The Simple Things get 30% off and receive the current issue straight away. Or buy current and back issues hereEditing and music by Arthur Cosslett. In The Simple ThingsIn the October HUG issue (160) on sale nowMagical creatures – an appreciation of the tawny owl In the November SPICE issue (161)An Autumnal roast – it’s the season for roast dinners and this one is a winnerBuy the November issue at picsandink.com from 16 October and on the newsstand from 22 October. From Flourish, our wellbeing bookazine (Volume 3)How to do autumn well – foraging, feasting and conker fightingOutdoor therapy – how it works and techniques to try as your walkFlourish Volume 4 is coming soon and is available to pre-order with 10% off until 29 October IN PREVIOUS ISSUESWhich Jane Austen character are you? Fun quiz and events to suit your character. (Issue 154, April 2025)Moodscapes and walking routes – how different landscapes make us feel. (Issue 154, April 2025). Read more on our blog. Taken from The Walking Cure by Annabel Streets (Bloomsbury Tonic) Buy current and back issues here LEARN MOREJane Austen 250 year anniversary events in Bath https://visitbath.co.uk/inspire-me/literary-bath/jane-austen-bath and beyond www.janeausten.co.ukThe joy of a familiar walk by Alice Tatham (Issue 129) Follow Alice on Instagram @thewildwoodmoth   

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• 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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