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.
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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%20keghttps://www.thesimplethings.com/blog/pumpkin-bird-feeder?rq=beer%20kegDip 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=1.0November 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=rOn 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)
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