Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things

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
Thanks to our partner for Season 10, Titanic Belfast. You can find out more at titanicbelfast.com or follow them on instagram @titanicbelfast to hear some of their stories and discover how to visit for yourself.
Editing & music by Arthur Cosslett. 

In the June issue (168) 
Citizen science projects to join in with
Know a thing or two about… salt
Tiny home
Coming up… 
 
In July AMBLE issue on sale from 26 June
Letterboxing
Blank canvas interviews with people who create from scratch

In August MAGICAL issue, on sale from 24 July
Puzzle special and interviews with puzzle makers
Magical creatures of the sea
 
In previous issues, available at picsandink.com
Treasure hunts (Anthology Volume 4)
Sneak peeks – Step behind the scenes of museums and stately homes, factories and train stations (issue 119)
Open farms (issue 166)
Metal detectorists (issue 166)
Buy a back issue of Ernest journal 
 
On the blog
How to hunt for buried treasure
 
To do
Celebrate World Ocean Day
Ride the Mail Rail
Open Farm Sunday
National Garden Scheme

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 Instagram @titanicbelfast

Editing and music by Arthur Cosslett

In the May issue (167) 
Balls identifier. Illustrations by Sarah Edmonds www.sarahedmondsshop.com
 
In the June issue (168) 
Park yoga picnic - enjoy a sunshine stretch followed by a tasty lunch and catch up with friends
Why weight? The physical and mental benefits of getting stronger 
My place: outdoor kitchens to swoon over

In the July issue (169) available to buy from 26 June here
Music and memories – how songs have the power to transport us to our most life changing moments. 
Read – Transported: The Everyday Magic of Musical Daydreams by Elizabeth Margulis (Oneworld)
Listen – The Simple Things publish an original playlist every issue. Find them here
My Living –  Jo talks to Lois Povey of community pub Tafarn Yr Heliwr, Nefyn. 
 
On the blog
Grown up lollies
Cucumber mint and lemonade lollies recipe
Berry coconut lollies recipe 
Watermelon slices on a lolly stick recipe
 
From previous issues available to buy here
Looking back –  women in sport (Issue 88)
The history of the pub beer garden (Issue 131)
How to harness the sun in your garden (144)
Picking petals and leaves for cooking (120)

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 Belfast. Find out more and how to visit at titanicbelfast.com and on Instagram @titanicbelfast
Editing & music by Arthur Cosslett. 

On the blog
Recipe: Herdwick lamb curry in a hurry
Camping recipe | Smoky Boston beans & armadillo potatoes
 
In the June issue (168) on sale from 29 May and available to buy here 
Peaky Blinders: Ways to mark 75 years of the UK’s first National Park 

In the May issue (167) on sale now 
The joy of larking about – Swap organised fun for magical spontaneity 
Magical creatures – An appreciation of the sky lark 
 
In previous issues available at picsandink.com
 
My Living – The campsite (158)
Open to visit – The idea of ‘explorer days’ (157)
The pursuit of pleasure – It’s time to move things up the list (122)
 
To read
The School of Life: Small Pleasures – what makes life truly valuable (2022)

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 titanicbelfast.com and on Instagram @titanicbelfast 
Editing and music by Arthur Cosslett

In the May issue (167) available to buy here
Berry Shrub and other recipes from Michelle Tansley’s cottage garden in our new series, A Good Life
Switching on the senses – discover the moodboosting benefits of sensory walks
Bloom scrolling – self edit your feeds for a more fulfilling online experience
 
In the June issue (168) available to buy from 29 May here 
Weekend project – make your own herbal bug spray and natural after sun balm
Cake in the house - Elderflower and strawberry tart
Read our favourite entries from our midsummer microfiction competition. 
Find out more about National Flash Fiction Day on 13 June nationalflashfictionday.co.uk
 
On the blog
Spring beans on toast – broad beans and ricotta with elderflower dressing recipe
Pea cheesecake recipe
Rhubarb and sweet cicely shrub with Aperol recipe 
Natural first aid for bee, wasp and jelly fish stings taken from The Natural First Aid Handbook by Brigitte Mars (Storey Publishing)
Elderflower toner 
Chickweed Ice cube aftersun 
Letters that changed the world 
 
To read
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Penguin Books)
 
From previous issues available to buy here
The joy of writing a letter April (167)

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 Titanic Belfast. Find out more and how to visit at titanicbelfast.com and on Instagram @titanicbelfast
Editing and music by Arthur Cosslett

In the May issue (167) available to buy here
A good life: On the edge of the Derbyshire Dales, Michelle Tansley grows food and flowers in her cottage garden. 
Pottering about: Clever ways to give old plant pots new purpose in the garden 
My Neighbourhood Frome 
Leave it and reap: Plant once and harvest for years: perennial vegetables are an easy addition to a plot 
Churchyard rewilding
 
Coming up in the June issue – on sale from 29 May or try an immediate start subscription to get it earlier
Simple ideas, using recycled materials, to help your garden grow and bloom. Taken from Way to Grow: Over 100 hacks for green-fingered greatness by Simon Akeroyd (DK)
 
From back issues available to buy here
Know a thing or two: bees (Flourish Volume 3)
DIY beeswax wraps (issue 96)
Gathering: For a Sunday lunch with a difference ask friends to BYOT – bring your own trowel – and share the joy of planting and potting for the new season (issue 141)
 
On the blog
Garden hacks | Turn a shoe-hanger into a tool rack
 
Garden hacks | Reuse cooking water on your plants
 
Garden hacks | Make a colander hanging basket
 
Garden hacks | DIY seed tapes
 
Beeswax wraps

Stress-busting Massage Balm