Join The Simple Things’ wellbeing editor Rebecca Frank and author of The Slow Traveller Jo Tinsley as they talk summer ball games and park yoga, music and memories and making the most of sunny days in the garden.

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Editing and music by Arthur Cosslett

In the May issue (167)

Balls identifier. Illustrations by Sarah Edmonds www.sarahedmondsshop.com

In the June issue (168)

Park yoga picnic - enjoy a sunshine stretch followed by a tasty lunch and catch up with friends

Why weight? The physical and mental benefits of getting stronger

My place: outdoor kitchens to swoon over

In the July issue (169) available to buy from 26 June here

Music and memories – how songs have the power to transport us to our most life changing moments.

Read – Transported: The Everyday Magic of Musical Daydreams by Elizabeth Margulis (Oneworld)

Listen – The Simple Things publish an original playlist every issue. Find them here

My Living – Jo talks to Lois Povey of community pub Tafarn Yr Heliwr, Nefyn.

On the blog

Grown up lollies

Cucumber mint and lemonade lollies recipe

Berry coconut lollies recipe

Watermelon slices on a lolly stick recipe

From previous issues available to buy here

Looking back – women in sport (Issue 88)

The history of the pub beer garden (Issue 131)

How to harness the sun in your garden (144)

Picking petals and leaves for cooking (120)

Join The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and Author of The Slow Traveller and regular contributor Jo Tinsley as they talk about sharing a fondness for camping, appreciating the joys of larking about, spontaneous adventures and magical creatures.

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Editing & music by Arthur Cosslett.

On the blog

Recipe: Herdwick lamb curry in a hurry

Camping recipe | Smoky Boston beans & armadillo potatoes

In the June issue (168) on sale from 29 May and available to buy here

Peaky Blinders: Ways to mark 75 years of the UK’s first National Park

In the May issue (167) on sale now

The joy of larking about – Swap organised fun for magical spontaneity

Magical creatures – An appreciation of the sky lark

In previous issues available at picsandink.com

My Living – The campsite (158)

Open to visit – The idea of ‘explorer days’ (157)

The pursuit of pleasure – It’s time to move things up the list (122)

To read

The School of Life: Small Pleasures – what makes life truly valuable (2022)

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.

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

Thanks to our sponsor Titanic Belfast. Find out more and how to visit at titanicbelfast.com and on Instagram @titanicbelfast

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)

Elderflower toner

Chickweed Ice cube aftersun

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)