About this episode
Join The Simple Things’ Wellbeing Editor Rebecca Frankand our regular co-host, contributor to the magazine and author of The Slow Traveller, Jo Tinsley, as they talk about how these early days of spring bring about a rise in energy, an urge to sort and maybe spring clean and how to bring new life to old and get out in the garden.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 hereThanks to our partner for Season 9, Friends of Glass, an organisation that celebrates and supports glass packaging for food, drink and cosmetics. Find out more about why glass is better for health, taste and the environment and follow them on instagram @friendsofglassuk Editing & music by Arthur Cosslett On the blogKoromagae Linen Spray In the March issue (165) on sale now, available to buy hereSpruce up – As the garden springs back to life, now is the time to rejuvenate neglected corners. Magical Creatures: An appreciation of the first butterfly of the yearHome Economics: Tropical Fruits. How to ensure the long journey of these drops of sunshine is worth its while.Gathering: Clothes swap brunch Wisdom: The joy of enough. A change in circumstances made Anna Kilpatrick rethink her life. In the Feb issue (164) available to buy hereMy Place: linen cupboards Change by numbers: Helping to make the world a better place In our Flourish Volume 4Pleasure Garden – Spring seems to arrive sooner when you have fruit trees and blossomThe First Blossom: a promise of renewal each spring. Find out morePlantlife's No Mow May MovementNot Needing New: A Practical Guide to Finding the Joy of Enough (Orion)
