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Lottie Storey September 20, 2015
In Magazine Tags issue 39, back cover, september, chalkboard
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Photography: Kirstie Young

Photography: Kirstie Young

Recipe: Smoked garlic and tomato relish

Lottie Storey September 18, 2015

This relish will use up your tomato glut and, possibly, tempt you to buy some cheese and biscuits to go with it.

Says Lia Leendertz, ‘I made this relish with some smoked garlic I picked up at my local greengrocer which gave a gentle smoky taste, but it works well with ordinary garlic, too.’

Makes 4 jars
1 onion
6 smoked garlic cloves, sliced oil for frying
1 green chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
800g chopped tomatoes, seeds removed
200ml red wine vinegar
200g sugar
50g capers, rinsed

1 In a large pan, heat a little oil and gently fry the onions until they start to soften. Add the garlic and chilli and slowly soften these too.
2 When the onion is turning translucent add the tomatoes, stir and cook gently for a few minutes. Then pour in the vinegar and the sugar.
3 On a low heat, stir to dissolve the sugar, then bring to a simmer. Simmer and stir for about 40 to 50 minutes, or until the mixture turns jammy. It is ready when you can draw a brief line across the bottom with a wooden spoon.
4 Allow to cool slightly, then stir in the capers and add plenty of salt and pepper, to taste. Pour into warmed jars and seal. 

Sterilising for preserves
If you don’t sterilise your jars before you seal your preserves then they will quickly go off. I tend to go a bit belt and braces and use both sterilising tablets and a warm oven. This usually involves dissolving sterilising tablets in warm water and then bathing the jars in the water for around ten minutes, but check instructions on your particular product. I then rinse them off (you don’t have to, but they can leave a slight taste) and put them in a low oven for about half an hour. This has the added benefit that the jars come out completely dry and warm, so you can pour warm preserve into them and get a better seal. Seal while still warm, label when cold.

 

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Event: The Nomad Cinema

Lottie Storey September 16, 2015

The roaming pop-up that gives back! 

With 100% of profits going to edu-environmental charity The Sustainability Institute, The Nomad Cinema creates memorable cinematic events in unique and quirky locations across the capital, all for a good cause! With a host of indoor and outdoor venues including the Royal Academy of Arts, Meantime Brewery, Fulham Palace, Brompton Cemetery, Grosvenor Square and many more, The Nomad’s festival atmosphere creates film magic wherever it roams, then disappears into the night, leaving no trace…

The Nomad is the sister cinema to North-West London’s critically acclaimed community indie cinema The Lexi – a truly independent, volunteer-run film-lover’s gem in the heart of up-and-coming cultural hub, Kensal Rise. A state-of the art boutique digital cinema with good old-fashioned heart and soul, the Lexi hosts regular Q&As, special events, outreach projects, as well as exhibitions in the gallery bar!

The Nomad’s September highlights include Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel at Fulham Palace, Little Miss Sunshine and Withnail & I in Queen’s Park, as well as fashion doc IRIS in hipster hangout, The Hoxton Hotel. October features a new indoor venue in King’s Cross with a brand new back-to-back two-screen format, as well as a creepy Halloween programme in Hyde Park’s The LookOut – a treehouse-inspired cabin, hidden in a copse of trees… Looking further ahead, the Nomad’s ever-popular Christmas season will this year be hosted in another new venue, this time in Victoria, with something for everyone – from feel-good classics to alternative wintry titles.

www.whereisthenomad.com

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Think: Emily Dickinson

Lottie Storey September 10, 2015

Emily Dickinson was a prolific poet, but most of her 1800 works remained undiscovered during her lifetime. After her death, her sister Lavinia found a cache of her work and set about publishing the poems, with their unconventional punctuation and capitalization, and their themes of loss, love, death and immortality.

“Hope” is the thing with feathers - (314)
By Emily Dickinson

“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -

And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -

I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.

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Photograph: Rosie Barnett

Photograph: Rosie Barnett

Recipe: Veg patch curry

Lottie Storey September 9, 2015

British veg patch meets Indian flavours for a fusion curry with a taste of mellow sunshine

A celebration of early autumn’s harvest. Use fresh, seasonal veg from your patch or local farm shop for this delicious veg patch curry.

Serves 4–6
1kg fresh tomatoes
350g onions
1 bulb of garlic
4 bay leaves
5cm piece of ginger
2 red chillies
1 star anise
200g coconut milk
small pumpkin or squash
handful of French or runner beans
2 courgettes or yellow summer squash
sea salt
freshly ground pepper
1 corn on the cob
2 tsp fennel seeds
handful of fresh coriander or parsley


1 Preheat your oven to 200C/Fan 180/400F.
2 Halve the tomatoes – or quarter them if you’re using bigger ones. Peel and chop the onions into halves or quarters. Tumble everything into a large roasting tin.
3 Slice 1cm from the pointy tip of your garlic. Put it into the tin, still whole, with the bay leaves. Roast for 30 mins or until the tomatoes have a golden edge to them.
4 Remove the bulb of garlic and bay leaves. Tip tomatoes and onions into a food processor or blender. Squeeze in the garlic cloves from the bulb.
5 Peel and roughly chop the ginger. Thinly slice the chillies. Grind the star anise to a powder. Add the ginger, a good pinch of the chilli and the star anise, plus the coconut milk, to the tomato-and-onion mixture. Blend until smooth.
6 Gently simmer the sauce on the hob while you cook the veg.
7 Cut pumpkin (or squash), beans and courgette into bite-sized hunks. Peel the summer squash if you like. The skin is edible if it’s not too thick.
8 Season the vegetables and toss with a little oil. Grill your veg on the barbecue until it’s lightly charred all over. Or if you prefer, set a large frying pan over a high heat. Add the veg to the pan in a single layer when it’s smoking hot – don’t add any oil to the pan. Cook the veg in batches until it’s tender and lightly charred all over. To get the pumpkin and squash soft, you may have to add a few splashes of water. Put the veg in a low oven or next to the barbecue to keep it warm. 9 Cut the corn kernels from the cob. Fry the sweetcorn, remaining chilli pieces and fennel seeds in a little oil until fragrant and a little crisp around the edges.
10 Spoon the simmered curry sauce into a large bowl or platter. Arrange the grilled or griddled veg on top. Finish with the sizzled and spiced sweetcorn and some fresh herbs.

Turn to page 24 of September's The Simple Things for the rest of this Indian summer menu, including Saffron G&Ts, Herb & spiced lamb lollies with cardamom yoghurt, Golden roti, Thyme and griddled spring onion rice, and Rosy apple tarts.

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September: Why we love stationery

Lottie Storey September 7, 2015

Shopping doesn’t get much better than a visit to a stationery shop. Who can resist those shelves of sketchbooks, pots of gel pens, neon highlighters and banks of Post-it Notes? They all promise so much!

Those black Moleskine notebooks with their rounded corners and twangy elastic page holders are just waiting for Big Thoughts, novel outlines, haikus and sketches to be scribbled on their pages (preferably with a Kaweco foundation pen). And that set of highlighter pens and pad of Post-its have the potential to banish a world of chaos and discord, replacing it with calm orderliness.

This love of stationery is firmly rooted in childhood. The purchase of a new pencil case filled with coloured felt pens, a propelling pencil, Bic biro and animal-shaped rubbers was one of the few consolations of going back to school. Zipped up in their carefully chose case, the new stationery items whispered of a fresh start and the promise of triumphs ahead. (The same applies, of course, to the first day in a new job: a smart pen and notebook always cuts the mustard.)

It’s reassuring in a world of technological devices, that stationery has never been more popular: John Lewis reports an increase of 10% in sales of notebooks and journals, and a 12% increase in Filofax purchases, since last year. It seems that we can’t get enough of multi-coloured paper clips, ring binders and hole punches. Lucy Edmonds of cool online stationers Quill London puts this down to an increase in home working: “People are giving more thought to their home office spaces, which means they’re willing to spend a little bit more on stationery they’ll enjoy using and that won’t get pinched.” She also suggests it’s an opportunity to accessorise: “Stationery is a great little everyday vehicle for design, pattern and colour,” she says. “Whether it’s a patterned notebook in your handbag or a brass pencil-holder on your desk.”

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Turn to page 43 of September’s The Simple Things for our picks for filling your satchel and feeding your stationery habit from four excellent small companies.

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Wellbeing: Be a better list-maker

Lottie Storey September 4, 2015

Lists aren’t just for crossing off chores. Writing down your hopes and feelings is a powerful way to create a life you love. 

The arrival of autumn brings the irresistible urge to start again. Before you make a list of the things you need to do or change, consider that a new approach to list- making might be what you really need. Most of us use lists, even if it’s just for food shopping or when extra busy at work – but a list can have many more uses than just a physical reminder for you of what you need to do. 

Turn to page 86 of September’s The Simple Things to read Anna Hewitt’s guide to making lists. Or tick off the following tips to becoming a better list-maker.

1 Remember that how you want to feel is as important as what you want to accomplish.
2 In everyday to-do lists, include tasks that you enjoy, like going for a bike ride or meeting a friend.
3 Don’t be afraid to share your list with others for their perspective, feedback, and encouragement.
4 Be creative. Use colour, pictures, or a unique design to make your lists feel more interesting and appealing.
5 Boost your happiness regularly by making a list of three things you are grateful for each day.
6 At the end of each day choose one to three things that you will work on tomorrow – and let go of the rest.

 

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Learn something new: Origami

Lottie Storey September 2, 2015

Master how to fold a flapping bird (or ‘crane’ as it’s correctly known) and you will always have a dinner party trick up your sleeve. A paper napkin can, with a bit of dextrous folding, be transformed into a thing of wonder. Your fellow diners’ jaws will drop as you crease and sculpt and then reveal a creature whose wings flap when they tug its tail.

One of the marvels of this Japanese art is that all it needs is one piece of square paper. Pre-cut squares, some bi-coloured, some patterned, can be bought at Paperchase, £8.29 for 49 squares, which is not too crippling an expense when you consider that no glue, scissors or tape are necessary. Ingenuity is all that’s needed, that and some good, clear instructions.

Back in the Seventies, the king of origami was Robert Harbin who introduced the word* to the British public via TV programmes and a series of books. His books are still as good a place as any to learn but there is plenty of advice on YouTube and on dedicated websites such as origami-instructions.com and origami.me. The trick is to master a few basic folds (inside and outside reverse, the petal fold, the valley and mountain fold) and a couple of bases (bird base, diamond base, kite base, waterbomb base) and then a world of paper folding will, well, unfold for you. Soon you will be surrounded by ninja stars, hopping frogs and lotus flowers and a circle of slack-jawed friends.

* The word ‘origami’ comes from the Japanese ‘ori’ meaning folding and ‘kami’ which means paper.

Words: Clare Gogerty

 

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Spanish tomato toast recipe. Photography by Danielle Wood

Spanish tomato toast recipe. Photography by Danielle Wood

Recipe: Spanish Tomato Toast

Lottie Storey August 31, 2015

Start the day like you’re in a Spanish café. This simple breakfast makes good use of this month’s glut of tomatoes and extends that summer feeling long after your holiday is over. Very ripe tomatoes and good quality olive oil are a must. 


SPANISH TOMATO TOAST

Serves 2

2 large or 4 small ripe tomatoes (cherry tomatoes won’t work here)
pinch of salt
glug of extra virgin
olive oil
4 slices sourdough bread

1 Using a large box grater, or something similar, carefully grate the juicy tomatoes into a bowl. Grate until you can’t grate any more, avoiding knuckle
scrapes as best you can. 
2 Addapinchofsaltanda good glug of olive oil, and mix together to make a tomato ‘nectar’. Let the flavours combine while you char the bread.
3 Get a griddle pan nice and hot over a high heat, then char the bread for 2–3 minutes on each side. When all the bread is toasted, take it to the table along with your tomato nectar and spoon some over your toast.

Recipe from Breakfast: Morning, Noon & Night by Fern Green (Hardie Grant). Photography by Danielle Wood

For more ways to use a tomato surplus, turn to page 38 of September’s The Simple Things for Lia Leendertz’s tomato relish recipe.

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Mellow: September cover reveal

Lottie Storey August 26, 2015

Linger awhile. These are the last precious days of summer. Why rush through them when there is an Indian feast to share, cake to eat and pickles to relish? Pick up your sketchbook and take time to draw what you see. Explore a wild ruin and let your imagination go for a wander.
Kick back in a rocking chair and read a poem or a thriller – or simply daydream. These are the mellow days of long grass and honey roast vegetables. Unhurried days, full of The Simple Things. 

 

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Sunday Best: Make it a day well spent

Lottie Storey August 26, 2015

We’re heading into limbo time – those calm, contented months when summer drifts into autumn and (thankfully) the frenzy of December shopping and socialising seems a long way off. Just the time to practise slowing down a little and remembering what’s really important. Fun-filled, purposeful and restful Sundays are a good place to begin. 

We believe ‘the simple things’ are all about taking time to live well, to enjoy the now, slow down a little and remember moments that matter. Starting this month we’ll be highlighting our Sunday Best features throughout the autumn. Look out for our Sunday Best logo on cakes, things to plan and do and mini-projects for in and around the home. Tell us your #sundaysuggestions of what makes you happy at the weekend - share them on Twitter or snap them on Instagram. We’ll share the best ones every Friday.

 

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A day watching old movies

 

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Event: Thornback & Peel screen printing workshop (closed)

Lottie Storey August 26, 2015

 

Want to get into print? Come and learn screen printing at a special workshop hosted by Thornback & Peel at their London shop. You'll print your own mixed box of Christmas-themed hankies.

If you’ve ever fancied giving screen printing a go, here’s your chance. The people at Thornback & Peel are offering the chance to print your own mixed box of festive hankies, at a special workshop evening.

You can take your efforts home, so you’ll be ahead of the game when it comes to getting organised for Christmas. It’s an intimate event with just 12 places, so hurry to book yours.

About Thornback & Peel

Thornback & Peel was established in 2007 by Juliet Thornback and Delia Peel (Delia’s home is featured on the previous pages). They celebrate the quirkiness of British humour and design by borrowing imagery and combining modernist geometric patterns with 19th-century wood engravings. Their work is inspired by an eclectic mix of Victoriana, Mrs Beeton’s household management, Mr McGregor’s garden, 17th-century microscope imagery of the natural world, and Norfolk and Devon.

The Simple Things screen printing workshop

All equipment will be provided, just bring your enthusiasm. Enjoy a glass of fizz to get you into the festive mood, then pop on a pinny ready to screen print your very own Christmas- themed hankies.

Date: Thursday 12 November 2015, 6.30–8.30pm
Location: Thornback & Peel shop, 7 Rugby Street, London WC1N 3QT
Price: £25 per person
To book: Contact Emma on emma@thornbackandpeel.co.uk
Find out more thornbackandpeel.co.uk 

 

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Fruit leather

Fruit leather

Recipe: Raspberry fruit leather

Lottie Storey August 20, 2015

Use this recipe as a template for all kinds of fruit leathers – it works really well with strawberries, apricots and nectarines too. Essentially, all it entails is making a thick, gloopy purée of fruit and sugar and then drying it out very slowly in the oven until you have a pliable leather as clear and vivid as a stained glass window. Remember to add the lemon juice if you are using fruit that is likely to discolour.

Makes 2 sheets
A little groundnut oil for greasing the tins
500g raspberries
500g peeled, cored and chopped cooking apples
Juice of 1 lemon
130g honey

1. Preheat the oven to 70°C/Gas 1/4. Line two baking sheets of about 24cmx30cm with foil or several layers of clingfilm; lightly oil with groundnut oil.  
2. Put the berries, apples and lemon juice into a pan. Cook gently, partially covered at first, until soft and pulpy, about 20 minutes. Rub through a sieve or mouli into a bowl. You should have about 700g smooth fruit purée. Add the honey and mix well.  
3. Divide between two baking sheets, shaking the tins and smoothing with a spatula so the purée reaches right up to the edges. Place in the oven for 6-10 hours.
4. The leather should be a little tacky but no longer sticky and should peel easily off the clingfilm or foil. Leave to cool completely then roll up the leather in greaseproof paper or cling film and store in an airtight container in a cool place. Use within two months. Alternatively, you can freeze it, well sealed, for up to a year. 

Turn to page 120 of September's The Simple things (on sale 29 August 2015) for Postcards from the Hedge, where Mark Diacono is picking peppercorns and harvesting honey.

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Win a canal boat holiday with The Simple Things and ABC Boat Hire

Win a canal boat holiday with The Simple Things and ABC Boat Hire

Win! A canal boat holiday with ABC Boat Hire (closed 30 September 2015)

Lottie Storey August 20, 2015

Do you fancy drifting quietly downriver playing skipper of your own barge? Enter our competition to win a boating break

When you board a canal boat for the week and set sail on the winding waterways, you get a chance to discover the countryside from a different perspective. Ducks and coots paddling beside you, butterflies alighting on waterlillies, woodland wildflowers creeping down to the water’s edge and pub gardens inviting you to moor up.

You’ll be captain of your own ship with no one to bother you. Full training is provided, along with buoyancy aids and a boat license. All the boats have small, fully-equipped kitchen areas, heating in case it gets chilly in the evenings and even waterproofs for the helmsman. You can choose from 14 start locations, from Falkirk in Scotland to Hilperton in Wiltshire. Dogs are welcome, too. Hop aboard and see the countryside at your own pace.

Find out more

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Details and how to enter

l The prize includes one seven-night, self-drive, self-catering canal boat holiday for four people, at the winners’ choice of departure location. There must be a minimum of two adults to operate the boat safely. Bed linen, towels, fuel and damage waiver are included. Worth £1500. l Prize must be taken between 15 March and 15 September 2016, starting on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday. Subject to availability.

l View full terms and conditions and enter by 30 September 2015. You can see Iceberg Press’ full terms and conditions on page 129 of the September 2015 issue (out 29 September) and at icebergpress.co.uk/comprules/ 

 

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Recipe: Barbecue baked apples

Lottie Storey August 20, 2015

This is a super-simple way to cook. Local apples are everywhere now, and are an easy but delicious dessert for campers.

BBQ Baked Apples

You’ll need a lidded barbecue to make this delicious apple dessert. Or it can be cooked in the embers of a campfire. 

Serves 4

4 eating apples
1 large knob of butter
2 tbsp light brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
a handful each of sultanas and chopped nuts
2 tsp demerara sugar
a splash of booze if there’s some around (rum, brandy, cider but – NOT beer or wine!)

1Core the apples, leaving the bottom 2cm in if possible. If that’s too hard, take the whole core out, cut the bottom 2cm off the core and plug it back into the bottom of the apple. This is to stop all the melted butter flowing out later.

2Score a line around the centre of the apple.

3Put the butter, light brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.  Mix in the nuts and sultanas. Use your hands if it’s easier to blend it all up into a lumpy paste.

4Push some of the mixture into each apple until it’s all used up.

5Place each apple on the centre of a large double-thickness square of foil. Sprinkle a little demerara sugar and some rum or brandy (if using) over the top, then wrap each apple up tight in its own square of foil.

6Put the foil parcels on your barbecue away from the direct heat and close the lid. You’ll need to rotate the apples occasionally to enable them to cook evenly.

7They will take about 20 minutes to cook and go soft enough to eat (you don’t want them mushy), but this will depend on the size of apples and your heat source, so keep an eye on them. Serve with cream or plain yoghurt.

Recipe from Pitch Up, Eat Local by Ali Ray (AA Publishing with The Camping and Caravanning Club). 

Turn to page 72 of September's The Simple Things for Under Canvas, highlighting secluded, riverside camping pitches. On sale 29 August 2015.

 

Read more camping posts from The Simple Things...

 

  • Recipes: The Picnic Loaf, Sunshine Hash, Campfire Beef & Beans
  • How to pitch a tent like a pro
  • Britain's best wild camping spots

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Homemade yoghurt, photography by Tara Fisher

Homemade yoghurt, photography by Tara Fisher

Recipe: Homemade whole milk yoghurt

Lottie Storey August 20, 2015

Making your own yoghurt is very straightforward and tremendously satisfying. It’s not necessarily cheaper than buying it in, but it is a lovely thing to do. The milk powder thickens the yoghurt, but if you prefer a creamier yogurt still, you can substitute 100ml of the milk with single cream.

Makes approx. 500 ml
2 heaped tablespoons organic live yoghurt
500 ml organic whole milk
3 tablespoons milk powder

Equipment

digital thermometer
1-litre Thermos flask

It is vital that everything is spotlessly clean when making yoghurt. To ensure your equipment is in perfect condition, place the whisk and metal spoon inside the mixing bowl and fill it to the brim with boiling water before use. Dip the thermometer tip in, too. Pour the water away, dry the equipment using a clean tea towel or kitchen paper before using.

 

1.     Place the yoghurt in a spotlessly clean large glass or ceramic mixing bowl and allow it to come up to room temperature (approximately 20–30 minutes).

2.     Pour the milk into a clean saucepan and heat very gently over a very low heat until it reaches exactly 46C – don’t let it get any warmer than this or it will kill the live cultures in the yoghurt when the two are combined. Remove the pan from the heat, sprinkle the milk powder over the surface and whisk it in thoroughly. Carefully pour the warm milk over the yoghurt in the bowl and stir well with a metal spoon.

3.     Pour the yoghurt into the Thermos flask. Screw on the lid and set aside on the kitchen work surface overnight.

4.     By morning your milk should have thickened and turned into yoghurt. Decant it into jars or a Tupperware container, cover with clingfilm or a lid and store in the fridge. Eat within five days.

 

Recipe from Fermented by Charlotte Pike, photography by Tara Fisher (Kyle Books)

Use this yogurt to make the LEMON AND RASPBERRY YOGHURT LOAF CAKE recipe on page 59 of September's The Simple Things. On sale - 26 August 2015.

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Win £1000 gift card to spend at Joules on your weekend with The Simple Things

Win £1000 gift card to spend at Joules on your weekend with The Simple Things

Win your weekend with Joules - £1000 gift card up for grabs (closed 17 October 2015)

Lottie Storey August 17, 2015

Joules love a Sunday. The working week is a distant memory, chores are done (or ditched) and there’s nowhere you’re supposed to be. We’re here for the days that start with a well-deserved lie-in – but not for too long, Sundays are for more than sleeping…

Make it a mellow morning, lingering in your Joules pyjamas over bacon sarnies, boiled eggs and coffee while you talk plans and dreams for your day, your home, your life. No need to watch the clock, it’s your day, your time. 

Is the sun shining? Then let summer stay awhile longer – the garden is fruitful and the hedgerows full of blackberries, there’s still time to do all those things you promised yourself you would. Whatever the weather, enjoy being outdoors in plenty of layers and comfy Joules clothes that can cope. Remember, rain never stops play. 

Full of fresh air and adventure, head home for tea and cake and an afternoon of spending time on the sofa. Play some games, watch old films or curl up and read for an hour or two. 

The simple things, it’s what Sundays are all about.

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What will your weekend look like? It could include pyjamas for breakfast in bed, comfy clothes for outdoors, a nice frock to dress up for Sunday lunch and you’ll be needing a pair of Joules’ legendary wellies for walking the dog! Back home, treat your living room to some new cushions and a throw for snuggling in. Baking a cake for tea? You’ll want a pretty cake tin. Pop on some slippers and light a candle for bathtime. At at the end of a fun-filled day of content, how about some beautiful new bed linen to drift off to sleep in. Sweet dreams indeed.

You can spend your £1,000 voucher on Joules clothing and homewares on our website joules.com or at one of our UK stores. Enter below by 17 October 2015. 

The Simple Things and Joules are offering you the chance to win a £1,000 gift card to spend at Joules, in UK stores (excluding concessions) and online. Download full terms and conditions. Entrants must be aged 16 or over. Maximum one entry per person.
The winner will be announced on or before 30 October 2015. Please note that separate terms and conditions will apply to the gift card. 

You can see Iceberg Press’ full terms and conditions on page 129 of the September issue and at icebergpress.co.uk/comprules/ 

 

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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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