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Photographs © Laura Edwards from Yoga: A Manual For Life by Naomi Annand (Bloomsbury)

Photographs © Laura Edwards from Yoga: A Manual For Life by Naomi Annand (Bloomsbury)

Micro yoga | Kitchen Counter Downward Dog

Iona Bower September 21, 2021

Yoga you can do in a few spare moments in your day

This dreamy pose (not the one above, we hasten to add) can be done whilst the kettle boils. Stand facing the kitchen counter and place your hands on its surface, shoulder distance apart. Feet are hip distance apart. Hold onto the counter or table top and start to walk the feet backwards until your body is in an L shape, hinged from the hips. Keep some softness in the knees. If you’ve done yoga before, this is basically a standing Downward Dog variation. Keep the neck long, remembering it’s an extension of the spine. Hold for a few deep breaths, seeing if you can find length along the sides of the body. When ready, slowly walk the few steps back towards the counter and stand up.

If you’re inspired to do more micro yoga, you can read more about it from page 62 of our September issue.

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Learn | Forest School for Grown-ups

Iona Bower September 14, 2021

Because why should children have all the nice things?

If you have children in your life, you’ve probably heard about Forest School, a method of education that’s been popular now for a good couple of decades, in which young people spend time out in the woods, learning about nature, but also simply enjoying the outdoors and building on other skills like teamwork, resilience and creativity. It all sounds a long way off the fusty classrooms we remember, but they do say education is a lifelong process so there’s no reason not to have a go now. 


In our September issue, we met Estelle St John-Smith, a charcoal maker. Her work out in the woods sounded like so much fun, we were inspired to look into a few other ways one might enjoy the forest as adults. If you’re feeling rather cheated you missed out on forest school, perhaps you could try one of the ideas below? Some you can do alone with no equipment or skills at all, others you might need to buy a book or a tool for, then there are more for which you might need to join a group or society. There’s something for everyone, whether you’re dipping your toe into the forest for the first time or fancy going full-on Green Man. 


Forest bathing

There are lots of courses you can take in Forest Bathing (also known as shinrin-yoku), but it’s something you can just as easily do alone or with a friend. Just head to a forest, turn off your phone, and wander through the trees, noticing your surroundings with all your senses and breathing deeply. The National Trust has more information about where and how to forest bathe


Whittling

Once the domain only of Cub Scouts and shiny new pen knives, whittling has had a bit of a renaissance. All you need is a pocket knife, a twig and a bit of time to yourself outdoors. We like Chris Lubkeman’s The Little Book of Whittling for easy projects you can get started on right away.


Tracking animals

Get a little bit Bear Grylls (or just sound impressive as you nonchalantly say “there’s been badgers through here” while on a walk with some friends). It’s fascinating to learn just a little bit about the animals you share a woodland with. The RSPB has a handy guide to animal footprints on its website.


Slacklining

Improve your balance and feel rather acrobatic by having a go at slacklining. It’s like a highwire, but tied very low, between two trees. You can buy slacklines in most outdoor and adventure type shops. Slackline.co.uk has a list of slackline clubs across the country if you’d rather try it in a group. 


Cooking on an open fire

Any child who has been to forest school will tell you that the best part is the marshmallows on sticks at the end, but there are loads of things you can cook on an open fire (just make sure you put it out safely and are only building a fire in areas where it is permitted). The Simple Things’ blog has lots of ideas for recipes to cook outdoors on a fire. Try our Frying Pan Calzone to get you started.

Join a woodland working party

If you’d like to make a real difference at the same time as having fun, you could think about volunteering. Organisations such as the Woodland Trust have openings for adults to get involved in looking after woodlands local to them but you may well find your local common, national park or National Trust property offers something similar. You might learn anything from hedge-laying to charcoal making to general woodland management skills, all while meeting like minded people. 

And what’s the first rule of Grown-up Forest School? (No, it’s not that you do not talk about Forest School, you at the back there.) It’s that no one can tell you when it’s time to go back indoors. Hurrah to that. 

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How to | Be More Mermaid

Iona Bower August 14, 2021

Find your inner (and maybe even your outer) mermaid with our guide to living the life aquatic

In our August issue, we meet a ‘real, live’ mermaid (St Ives resident Laura Evans) and we were inspired to be a bit more mermaid ourselves. 

Here are a few tips and tricks to help you be more mermaid in your everyday life.

Find familiarity with the sea

Start by investing in an almanac so you know when the tide times are. No point sitting, combing your hair on a rock if you’re going to be stranded there and have someone offer you a Cornetto when you start to look a bit hot. You need to be on a rock with the spray splashing around you so that you can dive off before any embarrassing Cornetto moments arise. 

Sing sailors to their deaths

No, it’s not ‘nice’ but it must be done when one is a mermaid. And if you sound anything like us in the shower in the mornings you shouldn’t have any trouble luring folk to their deaths at the sound of your singing. 

Build up an air of mystery

Because obviously, if you are a mermaid living on dry land, you are living an amazing, secret double life, so mystery should come easily to you. If it doesn’t, try staring off into the middle distance in a manner of someone hoping to see France from the Isle of Wight. 

 Have good hair

An egg wash will definitely give it shine, but a sprinkling of sand or the odd shell weaved into your locks will go even further towards creating the illusion of a sea-faring life. 

 Use waterproof make-up

Mascara is a particular giveaway of a landlubbing life, when it’s running down your cheeks leaving black rivulets behind it. 

 Feign misunderstanding of the ways of ‘normal’ folk

Look with curiosity upon life jackets. Ponder the umbrella with complete miscomprehension. And - a must - stare at shoes with a complete lack of understanding. If forced to walk, try to keep your ankles together or flail on the sand on your belly as if you’d never seen a leg in your life. 

 Be low key

Go for an ‘undone’ look, with hair down, make up (and clothes, to be honest) minimal, and keep a wild look in your eyes. 

Take a mermaid name.

You could go pure seaside with Ariel or Coralia, or you could go a bit more mystical. 

 Have scallop shells for bra cups

But know when discomfort becomes too much and have something nice and non-wired to slip into when you get home and slide onto the sofa. 

 Eschew talcum powder at all costs

You’re meant to stay wet, you know? Defy the chafe!

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How to | Daydream well

Iona Bower August 10, 2021

Take a seat, stare into the middle distance, and let your mind wander with purpose


We’re programmed to see daydreaming as something we shouldn’t do. Hands up if you were told off for ‘daydreaming’ in class at school… We thought so. But perhaps day dreaming is something that should be encouraged. 

Obviously it’s not to be encouraged while driving a forklift truck or during an exam; there’s a time and a place for everything, isn’t there? But simply sitting with the purpose of doing nothing but allowing your mind to go on a journey can be a very useful exercise. Day dreaming has been shown to lower stress and anxiety, help you solve problems, increase your creativity and use parts of your brain that don’t often get any exercise. 

Srini Pillay, author of Tinker, Dabble, doodle, Try says “What you want to aim for is called positive constructive daydreaming (PCD). These sessions of unfocusing can be spontaneous or planned, and they will ultimately make you feel more self-aware, more creative, and far less bored. When you engage in PCD, you give your focused attention a break and allow yourself to plan and rehearse what’s to come. In other words, if you allow yourself to constructively daydream, you are likely to realise things about the future that you would miss otherwise.”

Here’s how to really make the most of daydreaming. 


Choose the right time

Putting a slot in your diary isn’t really in the spirit of the thing so don’t ‘plan’ to do it but maybe have a think about a few times in your week that might allow for it: the half hour between finishing work and picking the children up, last thing before bed instead of checking your emails or watching TV, the empty half hour while dinner is in the oven. Then when the moment arises you can seize it. A w ord of advice though - try to only daydream when you’re feeling happy and relaxed, otherwise a daydream can turn into a bit of a worry session.


Find the right location

Sitting in the window or lying on your bed are both good places to start but if you find home life just too busy to be able to daydream properly, take yourself off for a walk and find somewhere quiet to sit unobtrusively. A bench in a park or just a coffee alone in a cafe work well. Train journeys are great daydreaming spots, too. 


Do something mindless

Unlike meditation, you don’t need to empty your mind or control it by bringing it back to a mantra or a place of relaxation. So doodle if it helps, knit, polish your cutlery - whatever feels low pressure and doesn’t require any real thought. If you prefer, you can do nothing at all but it’s not a must. 


Pick a daydream topic

As we said, this isn’t about emptying your mind. Daydreaming is a chance to indulge your thoughts. Where are they taking you? Pick a fun place to start (dreaming about a trip or holiday, or what you’d do with a lottery win) and then just let your mind wander. A couple of good places to start are either dreaming back to the past and remembering a happy event you remember or dreaming into the future, thinking about things you hope to one day do. 


Don’t be shy

Role play is a common way to daydream, but no one can see your daydreams, don’t forget. If you want to rescue 400 puppies from a burning building and then graciously receive an award for bravery presented by Princess Anne, that’s absolutely fine. Ditto Salman Rushdie presenting you with the Booker prize for a novel you’ve not yet written. One of the reasons why daydreaming is good for us is the positive effect of happy thoughts on our brains. Just try not to accept your Booker prize out loud or you’ll give yourself away. 

Know what you want to achieve from your daydream

That might simply be a pleasant half hour spent staring at the clouds and daydreaming of nothing much at all, but you can also use daydreaming to more productive effect, such as plotting that Booker Prize winning novel, or planning how you might redecorate a room. Feel free to plot world domination if you like, but that’s probably not in the daydreaming spirit of the thing. Whatever your plans, have a pen and paper to hand so you can write down anything particularly brilliant. 

If you’re choosing to daydream on a bench like the one above, you might like to first read our feature on why we love a bench in our August issue.


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Recipe | Mocha ice cream cones

Iona Bower August 7, 2021

These coffee and chocolate cornets have a real kick; because ice cream’s not just for children

Serves 4-6 

300ml double cream 

175g sweetened condensed milk 

4 tbsp instant espresso powder 

4 tbsp coffee liqueur 

100g dark chocolate, roughly chopped 

6 Waffle cones 

1 Using an electric mixer, beat the cream in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Add the condensed milk gradually, while beating, followed by the espresso powder and liqueur. Next, add the chocolate and continue beating until you have a light and fluffy mixture. 

2 Pour the mixture into a container suitable for the freezer, cover with a lid or foil, and freeze for approx 6 hours or overnight. When ready to make the cones, take the ice cream out of the freezer and leave to soften for 10 mins before filling each cone with a scoop or two of ice cream. Topping optional but you’d be mad not to want a cherry on top.

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Good reasons to live on a houseboat

Iona Bower July 31, 2021

In our August issue, Pete and Emily Francis showed us around their houseboat and had us all hankering after a life on the ocean wave (or at least a life on the canal). To tempt you to the same, we’ve put together a watertight list of reasons why living on a houseboat is the best way to live. 

  1. You never need to declutter. If the item wasn’t essential in the first place, you’d never have brought it on board. 

  2. Whenever you’re sick of the view, you can change it. 

  3. It’s very hard to have accidents because every surface has a ledge on it. No more broken mugs. 

  4. You never have to shout up the stairs when it’s dinner time. Your family will simply see you put dinner on the table from six inches away. 

  5. If you fall out with your neighbours you can move house the same day. 

  6. You’ll never have trouble falling asleep; you’ll be rocked to the land of nod every night. 

  7. And it’s never far to walk to the loo in the middle of the night either. 

  8. You’ll save a fortune on ‘calming water sounds’ apps for your wellbeing. 

  9. You can legitimately call yourself ‘captain’. And if you make a friend in the boating community you can promote yourself to admiral of the fleet. 

  10. And if you ever suffer from dissent in the ranks you can make your family walk the plank. 

If you need any more (sensible) reasons to live on a houseboat, you can read about Peter and Emily’s lives aboard the Navah on page 88 of the August issue or follow them on Instagram at @littlefloatinghome.

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Folklore | Hag stones

Iona Bower July 25, 2021

The weird and wonderful stories behind stones with holes in

There’s all kinds of treasure to be found at the seaside, from pretty shells and mermaids’ purses, to sea glass and pebbles. But there’s a particular joy in finding a stone with a hole in and holding it up to spy the sea through. 

Hag stones, as they are properly called, have been enchanting the folk of Britain for centuries, often literally. They’ve often been believed to have magical properties and to be able to mysteriously ward off witches and other ne’er-do-wells. 

It’s all in the hole, you see. The theory goes that only good things can pass through a hole, so while good fortune and good wishes will find you through a hag stone, bad luck and evil thoughts are too big to be able to pass through the hole and become stuck in the middle. This belief may be bolstered by the centuries old belief that magic cannot work on moving water. So, since the hole in a hag stone was created by moving water, it works as a sort of ‘shield’ against spells and the like. 

If you visit the coast soon, keep your eye out for a hag stone of your own.* And when you’ve found one, take it home as protection. Here are a few uses for the hag stone in your life. 

  • Hang it above your front door or over a window to keep evil spirits out. 

  • If you’re a sailor, tie one with rope to your ship to prevent witches clinging to your vessel, and to swing in the wind to help break up storm clouds. 

  • Wear it around your neck on a string to ensure good health and to heal any minor ills. 

  • Nail one above the door of your barn to stop witches souring your herd’s milk or taking your horses for a gallop in the night. 

  • Attach a hag stone to your bedpost to keep bad dreams away. 

  • Tie one to your keys so they will never be lost again. 

  • Use them to help you conceive a baby. (We’re not quite clear on exactly how this is done. Perhaps just have one about your person…)

  • Enter Fairyland through it (apparently the hole is a portal). Again, we’re unsure about how to do this, but it can’t hurt to just have a peer at Fairyland through the hole. 

*Only ever take one at a time though, and only for yourself. The stones are said to find you; you don’t find the stones. And they only work for the person they found. Plus, you’re not really meant to remove things from Britain’s beaches, but we think the very occasional hag stone is probably ok. 

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Recipe | Fresh Ideas for BBQ Sides

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We’ve decided we’re making sides the main event. Nobody puts coleslaw in the corner!

Now. There’s plenty good about a potato salad and a bowl of greenery. But it’s fun to ring the changes occasionally. Here are a couple of new twists on classic BBQ sides to fire up your patio this summer. They’re part of our ‘School’s Out’ feature in our August issue, a dinner-through-to-breakfast menu for a back garden camp out. 

This broad bean guacamole and kohlrabi slaw will go well with barbecued meats, fish or cheese and are full of fresh, summery flavours. And, frankly, they’re so good, we’d eat them on their own with a bit of good bread for a garden lunch, too.

Broad bean guacamole

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Zest and juice of 1 unwaxed lime
Pinch of sea salt
½ tsp nigella seeds 

1 In a pan of boiling water, blanch the beans for 2-3 mins. Drain and refresh under cold water. 

2 Add the beans and the rest of the ingredients, apart from the nigella seeds, to a food processor (or large bowl if using a stick blender). Blitz together until smooth. Transfer the guacamole to a serving dish and sprinkle with nigella seeds.

Kohlrabi slaw

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1 kohlrabi, peeled and grated
½ white cabbage, shredded
2 carrots, peeled and finely julienned
Handful of radishes, thinly sliced
Handful of fresh coriander (both stalks and leaves), finely chopped
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2 tbsp cider vinegar
1 tsp honey 

1 In a large bowl, toss together the kohlrabi, cabbage, carrot, radishes and most of the coriander. 

2 Combine the dressing ingredients and add to the veg. Toss thoroughly until fully coated, then garnish with the remaining coriander. 

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Taking time to live well

We celebrate slowing down, enjoying what you have, making the most of where you live, enjoying the company of of friends and family, and feeding them well. We like to grow some of our own vegetables, visit local markets, rummage for vintage finds, and decorate our home with the plunder. We love being outdoors and enjoy the satisfaction that comes with a job well done.

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