Return of the Light Episode 3 - BALM
Return of the Light Episode 3 - BALM  
Podcast: Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things
Published On: Sun Feb 23 2025
Description: If you’re looking for ways to comfort and soothe your winter weary mind and body, then pop the kettle on, curl up and join us.The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and Wellbeing Editor, Rebecca Frank, are talking pies, toast and other comfort foods, and how growing veg is a mental and physical tonic. We’ll also be discussing sunrooms and citrus trees and the pillars of good health that will help to keep us on track as winter draws to a close.Editing and music by Arthur Cosslett. Season 5: Return of the light is supported by Blackdown Shepherd Huts Season 5: Return of the light is supported by Blackdown Shepherd HutsIf you are in the UK, you can choose an immediate start subscription to the The Simple Things and receive the current issue straight away. Or buy current and back issues here.  To read:Rough Patch: How a Year in The Garden Brought Me Back To Life by Kathy Slack (Robinson) How to Sleep Like a Caveman: Ancient Wisdom for a Better Night’s Rest by Merijn van de Laar (William Collins) On the blog:Marmite and cheddar Welsh RarebitNettle rarebitReinventing the toastieEaster pie (Torta Pasqualina)Root veg, Marmite & cheddar piePicnic pieSpring slawTo do:British Pie Week (3-9 March 2025) From The Simple Things:Issue 141 – Growing a lemon treeIn the new March MEND issue (order via picsandink.com)Life of pies - our favourite pies for picnics, parties, handy lunches and hearty dinnersThings I learned from the soil: Between the bare beds of winter and the abundance of spring - Kathy Slack finds hope in the veg patch cycle