Merry Midwinter - Episode 2 - TREASURE
Merry Midwinter - Episode 2 - TREASURE  
Podcast: Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple Things
Published On: Sun Dec 07 2025
Description: The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and Wellbeing Editor Rebecca Frank talk treasure, including the things we decorate our homes with, the people we treasure at Christmas and ways to treasure the season.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 hereEditing & music by Arthur Cosslett.  Thanks to our partner for the Merry Midwinter season, the Marine Stewardship Council, which sets certification standards for sustainable fisheries and awards the blue ecolabel on fish and fish products. Find out more about the best fish to choose at msc.org and follow them on instagram @mscintheukOn the blogHandmade gift ideas from thesimplethings.comChristmas crackers  template hereBay and lemon sea salt body scrub  Homemade tea bagsEdible baublesFairy cake baublesGingerbread tree decorations   In the December issue (162) on sale nowMake your own advent candle Christmas playlist Mini rosemary wreath decorationsEggnog – why everyone should try itForest needles chai Decorations from fabric scrapsWeekend away – wreath making in the west country In our A Year of Celebrations AnthologyCrafternoon – festive bakes and gifts Choosing the tree Edible baubles and stained-glass biscuitsHandmade Christmas crackers  In our wellbeing bookazine, Flourish Volume 4Everlasting wreaths Learn moreHow to have an eco-friendly Christmas: advice from The Wildlife Trusts, The National Trust and WWFFish pie recipe carrying the MSC blue label by James Strawbridge In previous issues available at picsandink.comMissing people at Christmas – Issue 150