Golden Days - Episode 2 - BEGIN

In this second episode at the start of the new school year The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and regular contributor Jo Tinsley indulge in a bit of schooldays nostalgia but also discuss why it’s a good time to take on new projects, find new habits, make something new and learn a few skills. 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 by Dhylyn Foster. Music by Arthur Cosslett.  On the blogThings to do with Weird Veg Box Vegetables Parsnip panpipes (yes, really) To readForecast: A diary of the Lost Seasons, by Joe Shute (Bloomsbury) In The Simple ThingsFrom the September TREASURE issue (159) The Slapdash Manifesto: General principles for good enoughWearing Well: WristwatchesBuy the September issue here IN PREVIOUS ISSUESRevisiting team sports (Issue 147, September 2024)Veg box suppers: golden marrow marmalade, Moroccalili (Issue 111, September 2011)Wearing Well Backpacks (Issue 111, September 2021)Miscellany: How to win at conkers (Issue 136, October 2023)Clapping game lyricsA sailor went to sea, sea, seaTo see what he could see, see, seeBut all that he could see, see, seeWas the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, seaA sailor went to knee, knee, kneeTo see what he could knee, knee, kneeBut all that he could knee, knee, kneeWas the bottom of the deep blue knee, knee, kneeA sailor went to chop, chop, chopTo see what he could chop, chop, chop, But all that he could chop, chop, chopWas the bottom of the deep blue chop, chop, chop