May Days - Episode 3 - TONIC

Join editor of The Simple Things magazine Lisa Sykes and wellbeing editor Rebecca Frank as they appreciate summer foods and sensory walks, explore the medicinal benefits of garden herbs and rediscover the pleasure of handwriting a letter.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 hereThanks to our sponsor Titanic Belfast. Find out more and how to visit at titanicbelfast.com and on Instagram @titanicbelfast Editing and music by Arthur CosslettIn the May issue (167) available to buy hereBerry Shrub and other recipes from Michelle Tansley’s cottage garden in our new series, A Good LifeSwitching on the senses – discover the moodboosting benefits of sensory walksBloom scrolling – self edit your feeds for a more fulfilling online experience In the June issue (168) available to buy from 29 May here Weekend project – make your own herbal bug spray and natural after sun balmCake in the house - Elderflower and strawberry tartRead our favourite entries from our midsummer microfiction competition. Find out more about National Flash Fiction Day on 13 June nationalflashfictionday.co.uk On the blogSpring beans on toast – broad beans and ricotta with elderflower dressing recipePea cheesecake recipeRhubarb and sweet cicely shrub with Aperol recipe Natural first aid for bee, wasp and jelly fish stings taken from The Natural First Aid Handbook by Brigitte Mars (Storey Publishing)Elderflower toner Chickweed Ice cube aftersun Letters that changed the world  To readThe Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Penguin Books) From previous issues available to buy hereThe joy of writing a letter April (167)