Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things
May Days - Episode 2 - TONIC
Published: 17 May 2026 at 06:00 Europe/London
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Episode notes
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.
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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)
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)
