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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. Hosted by the Editor, Lisa Sykes, in this season, DAWN: spring mornings and new life, she’ll be seeking out glimpses of spring, shrugging off winter and embracing some self-care, alongside co-hosts wellbeing editor Rebecca Frank and regular contributor and slow traveller Jo Tinsley. This can be one of the hardest months in which to thrive, when the dog end of winter seems to go on forever, but there are glimpses of spring to see.
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- 1 weeks ago55 min
May Days - Episode 6 - DABBLE
Join The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes, Wellbeing Editor Rebecca Frankand Author of The Slow Traveller and regular contributor Jo Tinsley for the 60th episode of ‘Small Ways to Live Well’, delving into all the many ways we can dabble our way through the summer. 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. We can send subscriptions anywhere in the world. Or buy current and back issues here Thank...
- 2 weeks ago38 min
May Days - Episode 5 - SUNSHINE
Join The Simple Things’ wellbeing editor Rebecca Frank and author of The Slow Traveller Jo Tinsley as they talk summer ball games and park yoga, music and memories and making the most of sunny days in the garden. 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 Thanks to our sponsor Titanic Belfast. Find out more and how to visit at titanicbelfast.com and on Instagr...
- 3 weeks ago52 min
May Days - Episode 4 - LARK
Join The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and Author of The Slow Traveller and regular contributor Jo Tinsley as they talk about sharing a fondness for camping, appreciating the joys of larking about, spontaneous adventures and magical creatures. 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. We can send subscriptions anywhere in the world. Or buy current and back issues here Thanks to our sponsor Titanic...
- May 17, 202650 min
May Days - Episode 2 - TONIC
Join editor of The Simple Things magazine Lisa Sykes and wellbeing editor Rebecca Frank as they appreciate summer foods and sensory walks, explore the medicinal benefits of garden herbs and rediscover the pleasure of handwriting a letter. 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 Thanks to our sponsor Titanic Belfast. Find out more and how to visit at titanicbelfas...
- May 10, 202647 min
May Days - Episode 2 - TEND
Join editor of The Simple Things magazine Lisa Sykes and regular contributor and author of The Slow Traveller Jo Tinsley as they explore ways of tending to your patch and your flock, whether that’s pottering in the garden, looking after your local bees or exploring your local neighbourhood. 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 Thanks to our sponsor Titan...
- May 3, 202648 min
May Days - Episode 1 - FOLK
Join editor of The Simple Things magazine Lisa Sykes and wellbeing editor Rebecca Frank as they dive into folk festivals, May Day customs, folklore and dancing. And to mark International Dawn Chorus Day (3 May), there’s an (amateur!) birdsong quiz… 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 Thanks to our supporter for this season Titanic Belfast. Find out more and h...
- Mar 22, 202646 min
Dawn - Episode 6 - RISE 'N' SHINE
Join editor of The Simple Things Lisa Sykes and wellbeing editor Rebecca Frank as they embark on a dawn walk, discuss what they like to cook and eat over Easter and ways to maintain balance at this pivotal point of the year. 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 Thanks to our partner for Season 9, Friends of Glass, an organisation that celebrates and supports glass packaging for food, drink and cosmetics. Find out more about why glass is better for health, taste and the environment and follow them on instagram @friendsofglassuk Editing & music by Arthur Cosslett. On the blog Easter feasting Eggs en cocotte Brioche hot cross buns Rabbit biscuits Austrian easter cakes Gugelhuph Italian Easter Pie Torta Pasqualina Hen keeping fact sheet What plants to plant in your garden for hens In the March issue (165) available to buy here Looking back: the history of the public clock In the April issue (166) available to order here Spring tartiflette That’s all yolks! From pheasant egg Yorkshire puds to easter egg tiramisu Left field farms – where to try willow weaving, goat yoga and llama trekking Small treasures – mini plants for spring and summer colour The Big Idea – Lucky People by Nobuko Nakano The wonder of whimsy Flourish (Volume four) our latest wellbeing bookazine available to buy here Homebird – our new bookazine about making the most of where you live. Available to order here
- Mar 15, 202652 min
Dawn - Episode 5 - SPRING MORNINGS
Join The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and Author of The Slow Traveller and regular contributor Jo Tinsley. We’ll be capturing that feeling you get when larks and adventures (or even just the possibility of them) beckons you from your bed. We’re getting out and about, doing a spot of foraging, discussing what makes a good walk and because it’s Mothers Day, there are a few mum stories too 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. We can send subscriptions anywhere in the world. Or buy current and back issues here Thanks to our partner for Season 9, Friends of Glass, an organisation that celebrates and supports glass packaging for food, drink and cosmetics. Find out more about why glass is better for health, taste and the environment and follow them on instagram @friendsofglassuk Editing & music by Arthur Cosslett. On the blog Book-based trails In the March issue (165) on sale now, available to buy here Could do list Outing – follow-your-nose trails How to drink magnolia The fine art of mothering – artist Caroline Walker In the new April issue on sale from 27 March. Order at picsandink.com from 23 March Blossom foraging In previous issues available at picsandink.com. Climbing a Small Hill (Issue 67) Taking a train to the sea (Issue 61) Sketching (Issue 39) Lost gardens (Issue 153) Wisdom: daughters learning from their mothers (153) In our new Homebird bookazine Outing - Reading the landscape when you are on a walk Foraging – Hawthorn and elderflower in spring hedgerows Learn more Rivington Terraced Gardens Lost Gardens of Heligan Hawkstone Park Follies, Shropshire The walker’s guide to clues and signs by Tristan Gooley Britain’s Best Small Hills by Phoebe Smith The Monsal Trail, Peak District Slow ways – connecting rural and urban spaces Make ways – Places you’d like to be able to walk National Parks in 100 seconds
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About 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. Hosted by the Editor, Lisa Sykes, in this season, DAWN: spring mornings and new life, she’ll be seeking out glimpses of spring, shrugging off winter and embracing some self-care, alongside co-hosts wellbeing editor Rebecca Frank and regular contributor and slow traveller Jo Tinsley. This can be one of the hardest months in which to thrive, when the dog end of winter seems to go on forever, but there are glimpses of spring to see.
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