The Simple Things

The Simple Things is a beautiful, useful, quirky and fun magazine about taking time to live well. We cover mindfulness and microadventures, eating and growing, forgotten wisdom, home life and slow moments. It's for people who love their lives but want to take the pressure off and remember what’s really important. We like tea & cake, learning stuff, being outside and the satisfaction of a job well done. Do you?

A could-do list November

The Simple Things

Dark and chilli nights • LET GO OF AUTUMN MELANCHOLY WITH A SPICY MEXICAN-ISH GET TOGETHER ROUND A GARDEN FIREPIT

Mist opportunity • Beautiful, fleeting and transformative, fog is all too often overlooked says photographer Laura Pashby, as she explains her passion for it, and the way it changes how she sees and feels the world

magical creatures • AN APPRECIATION OF PINK-FOOTED GEESE

An ode to our favourite mugs • WE ALL HAVE ONE SPECIAL MUG THAT TEA JUST TASTES BETTER IN, BUT WHY? POP THE KETTLE ON AND FIND OUT…

CAKE IN THE HOUSE • Add a nostalgic bedtime drink to a traditional party cake and you can enjoy this on a dark night

My day in cups of tea • We asked Lara Goodison, one half of Brush & Bubbles, to tell us how she fits her cuppas into her day around the painting and prosecco

November Almanac • SEASONAL THOUGHTS TO HELP YOU ENJOY THE MONTH

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MY CITY VALPARAÍSO • GREAT WINE AND VIBRANT STREET ART, AL RAMIREZ GUIDES US AROUND THE JEWEL OF A CHILEAN CITY THAT HE CALLS HOME

COULD-DO VALPARAÍSO • Al's favourite places in the city

PAUSE • Take a moment with some well-chosen words

Tales from a veg patch • MAKING THE MOST OF THE HARVEST AT HOME, KATHY SLACK COOKS UP A SEASONAL FEAST AND SHARES STORIES FROM HER BACK GARDEN AT THE END OF THE GROWING YEAR

“The things that make me happy may not be the wildest, but if I want to get up early and go for long walk, I will” • Author and TV presenter Kate Humble has learned to embrace the things that she loves and live life on her own terms. Especially if that involves a nude dip or two.

RECIPES FOR SUCCESS • Kate's words of wisdom

FLAT OUT • POEMS, PAINTINGS AND PEOPLE OFTEN CELEBRATE ROLLING HILLS AND SOARING MOUNTAINS, BUT TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT LEVEL LANDSCAPES AND YOU'LL FIND MUCH TO ADMIRE

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Good things • POSITIVE NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

The way you feel • GETTING TO KNOW YOUR EMOTIONS AND WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO TELL YOU CAN HELP GUIDE YOU OUT OF THE EYE OF THE STORM AND INTO A CALMER PLACE

All the feels • These simple practices will help you to be more aware of your feelings and to welcome in the positive emotions that you need right now.

Winter wellness • AS THE SEASON TURNS IT BRINGS COUGHS AND COLDS, BUT WITH A SMALL DOSE OF WISDOM WE CAN FEND OFF WINTER BUGS NATURALLY USING RECIPES THAT NOURISH AND PROTECT

NUTRI BULLETS • Small ways to super charge your winter eating.

You've got mail • WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION, INSPIRATION, COMFORT OR DISTRACTION, THERE'S A NEW BREED OF E-NEWSLETTERS DELIVERING GOODNESS STRAIGHT TO OUR INBOXES

A SPARKLING HISTORY • OBJECTS OF GREAT BEAUTY, DEEP SYMBOLISM AND SIGNIFICANT VALUE – AND SUBJECTS OF FIERCE COMPETITION AND TRADE. GEMS ARE THE ULTIMATE MEETING OF SCIENCE AND STORIES

ETHICAL JEWELS • Those that are as beautiful inside as out

WHAT I TREASURE • My powder boxes by Christine Mulgrew

My place • The corners of our homes that mean the most. This month: KITCHEN STORES

FELT SO GOOD • COSY SLIPPERS AND CUTE MITTENS MAKE LOVELY GIFTS, INSPIRED BY SCANDINAVIAN TRADITIONS

THE ART OF LIVING • IN THIS HISTORICAL EDINBURGH TOWNHOUSE AND...