🎄🎧Season 5 Episode 3 ✨Holly, Ivy and Evergreen✨
🎄🎧Season 5 Episode 3 ✨Holly, Ivy and Evergreen✨  
Podcast: The Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth Kempton
Published On: Thu Nov 27 2025
Description: All we really need to make our homes cosy in winter, and to make any seasonal gathering special, is a little bit of care and attention, some light, some kindness, perhaps a twinkling tree or a scattering of greenery, and maybe a pretty tablecloth. But it doesn’t have to be fancy, and it definitely doesn’t have to be perfect or all matching. Episode 3: Holly, Ivy & Evergreen is all about simplifying, beautifying and cosifying our homes for the winter, making them welcoming for us and for others. It includes:* Birth month herbs (Which one are you, I wonder?)* The symbolism and uses of some of our favourite evergreens* Christmas dinner table musings* Tips for simplifying, beautifying and cosifying your home this holiday season* Decorating traditions from listeners around the world* Talk of advent candles* How to make a winter flower garland with Bex Partridge * A simply delicious recipe from Jess Elliot Dennison* A thoughtful journalling invitation* Get ahead tips and dates for your diary this weekWith inspiration from @homesandgardensofficial @shegrowsveg @countrylivinguk @danuforest @laura_weir @annes.universe @botanical_tales @rossandrossgifts @jess_elliot_dennison @fogchaser @sarahravenperchhill @danninichollsmusicYou can listen on Substack, Spotify or iTunes.Happy cosifying, friends!Beth XxGOOD THINGS FOR YOUThis week’s festive book giveaway is @bethkempton with a prize including:* How to Winter by Kari Leibowitz* The Joy of Wintering by Erin Niimi Longhurst* Joy Chose You by Donna Ashworth* Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year by Beth Kempton* A complimentary place on one of my writing courses, Excavate Your LifeAlso:* You can join the Winter Writing Sanctuary for FREE at dowhatyouloveforlife.com (runs Dec 29 – Jan 4)* You can get my book Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year for just £3.99 on Audible here (read by me) or just 99p on Kindle here (from Dec 1 - Dec 23)* You can get up to 50% off all my courses in my annual gratitude sale, on now at dowhatyouloveforlife.com including live writing and Substack immersion Ink + Flame, live writing + career development immersion Life+Time and the Book Proposal Masterclass.* You can join my beautiful private writing community SoulCircle at bethkempton.substack.com/subscribe (choose Monthly to try it out or Annual to get a lovely discount)BOOKS (no affiliate links)* The Magical Year by Danu Forest* Cosy by Laura Weir* Midweek Recipes by Jess Elliot DennisonOTHER LINKS (no affiliate links)* O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) sung by Andrea Bocelli* Lola Houghton on birth month herbs in Homes & Gardens Magazine* Seed crackers from Shegrowsveg.com* Country Living Christmas Magazine* Buttermilk window pictures by Anne S Olson @annes.universe* The River sung by Danni Nicholls cowritten by Beth Kempton and Danni Nicholls * Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for Making Moves by Danni NichollsINGREDIENTS for Jess Elliot Dennison’s Dill Scrambled Eggs on Toast with Lemon and Feta.(Serves 2)* 2 slices sourdough bread* 3 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed or olive oil* 1 large handful dill (approx 15g)* 4 free-range eggs* Sea salt flakes* 50g feta cheese* 1 small lemon This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit calmchristmas.substack.com