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 here Editing by Dhylyn Foster. Music by Arthur Cosslett. On the blog Things to do with Weird Veg Box Vegetables Parsnip panpipes (yes, really) To read Forecast: A diary of the Lost Seasons , by Joe Shute (Bloomsbury) In The Simple Things From the September TREASURE issue (159) The Slapdash Manifesto: General principles for good enough Wearing Well: Wristwatches Buy the September issue here IN PREVIOUS ISSUES Revisiting 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 lyrics A sailor went to sea, sea, sea To see what he could see, see, see But all that he could see, see, see Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea A sailor went to knee, knee, knee To see what he could knee, knee, knee But all that he could knee, knee, knee Was the bottom of the deep blue knee, knee, knee A sailor went to chop, chop, chop To see what he could chop, chop, chop, But all that he could chop, chop, chop Was the bottom of the deep blue chop, chop, chop
