Fruitfulness Episode 2 - SPARK

Wellbeing Editor of The Simple Things magazine, Becs Frank and regular contributor, Jo Tinsley discuss our fascination with fire, spicy foods for eating and healing, mending winter woollens and ways to make an autumn walk more ‘awe’ inspiring. Plus a short short on creative autumn pastimes. 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. To subscribe or order a copy of the magazine visit thesimplethings.com Music and editing by Arthur Cosslett To go: Somerset carnivals https://www.somersetcountycarnivals.com To read: Enchantment Reawakening wonder in an exhausted age by Katherine May (Faber & Faber) Awe: The Transformative Power of Everyday Wonder by Dacher Keltner (Penguin) To make: Pumpkin projects https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/pumpkin-beer-keg?rq=beer%20keg https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/pumpkin-bird-feeder?rq=beer%20keg Dip dye candles: https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/make-dip-dye-candles From The Simple Things October WEAVE issue - https://picsandink.com/products/the-simple-things-issue-148-october?_pos=1&_psq=The+Simple+Things&_ss=e&_v=1.0 November JEWEL issue – https://picsandink.com/products/the-simple-things-issue-149-november?_pos=2&_psq=The+Simple+Things&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Flourish – volume 3 of our wellbeing bookazine https://picsandink.com/products/flourish-volume-3?_pos=1&_sid=45c0aa519&_ss=r On the blog: Turmeric balls https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/turmeric-balls?rq=turmeric Hot cranberry toddy https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/cranberrytoddy?rq=cranberry%20toddy Revamp your woollens https://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/revamp-woollies Feature references The Christmas Craft Gathering and Know a Thing or Two Spices features appeared in November 2023 (issue 137) Looking up feature appeared in October 2023 (issue 136) Know a Thing or Two Wool appeared in November 2021 (issue 113) Know a Thing or Two Fungi appeared in November 2020 (issue 101) Back issues are available to buy at https://picsandink.com/collections/the-simple-things If you can’t find the issue you’re looking for send us an email [email protected]