The Simple Things

The Simple Things is a beautiful, useful, quirky and fun magazine about taking time to live well. We cover mindfulness and microadventures, eating and growing, forgotten wisdom, home life and slow moments. It's for people who love their lives but want to take the pressure off and remember what’s really important. We like tea & cake, learning stuff, being outside and the satisfaction of a job well done. Do you?

Lisa

Winter sun • Oranges, lemons, grapefruits and limes bring sunshine, colour and zing into the kitchen during the darkest months. Try these solar-powered sweet and savoury dishes with a citrus kick

magical creatures AN APPRECIATION OF CRANES

Do less, think better • MAKING TIME FOR QUIET CONTEMPLATION CAN HELP NEW IDEAS COME TO LIGHT

CAKE IN THE HOUSE • Wrap one up and pop it in your pocket to provide sustenance on winter wanders

My day in cups of tea • We asked Marcia Riddington to show us around the treasures in her antiques shop - and share something of her home-sewn wardrobe over a cuppa

January Almanac • SEASONAL THOUGHTS TO HELP YOU ENJOY THE MONTH

A simple thing…

MY CITY* ADELAIDE • JOSIE KELSH WELCOMES US TO HER HOMETOWN WITH ITS RICH MIX OF NATURE, CULTURE, SPORT AND WORLD-LEADING WINERIES, ALL WITHIN A STONE'S THROW OF THE CITY

PAUSE

Sence and sensibilities • THESE WOMEN HAVE A SUPER SENSE THAT SHAPES THEIR LIVES AND WORK. AND, AS THEIR STORIES SHOW, WE CAN ALL USE OUR SENSORY POWERS TO TUNE INTO THE WORLD

Let the games begin • BREAK OUT THE BOARD GAMES AND SERVE UP SOME MOREISH FINGER FOOD FOR AN EVENING OF COMPETITIVE FUN

5 NEW GAMES TO TRY

WHAT I TREASURE • My autograph book

MODERN ECCENTRICS The cat café • IN A WORLD THAT CAN FEEL INCREASINGLY UNIFORM, WE'RE CELEBRATING THOSE HAPPILY DOING THINGS a bit differently. Meet the PEOPLE WHO ARE seriously PASSIONATE about their pastimes. PERHAPS THEY'LL PERSUADE YOU TO TRY something NEW?

THE ROAD AHEAD • WITH A BIT OF FORETHOUGHT, RESEARCH AND PLANNING, YOUR TRIP CAN MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE TO THE PEOPLE AND PLACES YOU VISIT

SHARING STORIES • It's official, a subscription to THE SIMPLE THINGS makes you feel good

RIGHT UP YOUR STREET • FAMILIAR BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS CAN APPEAR IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT ONCE YOU KNOW SOME OF THE STORIES BEHIND THEIR FAÇADES

A simple thing…

TRUCE CALLED

Good things POSITVE NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Excellent WOMEN Creating safer stoves

The HAPPY NEWS • SCHOOLGIRL EMPOWERS OTHERS WITH 'My AFRO' BOOK

KNOW A THING OR TWO ICE • Hard but fragile, beautiful but dangerous, ice is a material of contrasts that's been inspiring explorers and storytellers for centuries

WEARING WELL • Stories of the clothes we love MITTENS

Vorarlberg A breath of fresh air • As the winter sports season gets underway, Austria's Vorarlberg region offers something for everyone

LAUGHTER LINES • A LIFE SPENT SEEING SHAPES AND PATTERNS IN ORDINARY OBJECTS INSPIRED ARTIST HELGA STENTZEL TO START CREATING WASHING LINE ANIMALS FROM HER LAUNDRY

FRUITS OF THE LOOM • OUR CONSTANT COMPANION OVER THE CHILLIER MONTHS, BLANKETS ARE ALSO REMARKABLE FEATS OF SKILL, WITH DIFFERENT CULTURAL STORIES WOVEN INTO EACH ONE

FLOWERS IN THE HOUSE • Bringing blooms indoors: it's what every home needs

OFF PISTE • HIGH IN THE FRENCH ALPS, THIS CANADIAN-INSPIRED CHALET SITS COSILY AMONG THE PINE TREES PROVIDING WARMTH, COMFORT AND TOTAL ESCAPISM

The GREEN HOUSE • IF YOU'RE MISSING THE CHRISTMAS TREE, CONSIDER BRINGING MORE GREENERY INTO THE HOME. JADE MURRAY, AUTHOR OF THE INDOOR GARDEN, EXPLAINS HOW TO CHOOSE AND CARE FOR HOUSEPLANTS

Life in a cold climate

Join the...