The_Simple_Things_-_March_2020

that people will go to for advice or support. This year, that has changed.” One man, recently retired, made contact with her by ...

D espite the popularity of streaming and downloading music, nothing beats the magic conjured up by a mix tape. Whether committed ...

COMPETITION We want you to make us a mix tape! It can be themed, or perhaps biographical, or simply introduce us to some great m ...

N orth Darfur is one of the most drought-prone areas of Sudan. Climate change has worsened the cycle of prolonged droughts and f ...

The trouble By Jane Clarke between mothers and daughters is how to forgive the one to whom you owe too much what you see when yo ...

PHOTOGRAPHY: VALERIA MOSCHET MY CITY* BOLOGNA VALERIA MOSCHET SHOWS US AROUND HER HOMETOWN, WHERE YOU’LL FIND FABULOUS FOOD AND ...

MY CITY How long have you lived in Bologna? Since 1996, when I came here to study. After graduation, I moved to Milan for a shor ...

“Food is part of Bologna’s soul – eating well is a way of life. It’s known worldwide for its culinary delights” 1 2 3 glimpse of ...

4 6 7 » perfumes are just some of the things on offer. I’d recommend: grocery-confectioners Drogheria dalla Pioggia and hat shop ...

VALERIA’S PERSONAL TOUR Favourite photo spot VIA DRAPPERIE This street in the Quadrilatero has it all. Old shops, grocery market ...

Line-up includes — Field Music, The Unthanks, Caroline Lucas, Sam Lee, Gruff Rhys, Hackney Colliery Band, Chris Bullzini’s Tight ...

WHEN JAI BREITNAUER AND HER FAMILY MOVED ABROAD THEY FOUND GAINING THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ALSO CHANGED THE WAY THEY LIVED TH ...

W hen our family were given the chance to learn te reo Māori, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand, via our kids’ sch ...

THE OTTER MAGICAL CREATURES THE OTTER MAGICAL CREATURES THE OTTER MAGICAL CREATURES THE FROG MAGICAL CREATURES THE OTTER MAGICAL ...

Limited edition letterpress prints In every issue of The Simple Things, we appreciate a magical creature and Zuza Mi¾ko creates ...

PHOTOGRAPHY: ©LEEDS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE COLLECTION, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS M ost of us have somet h ing : a s ...

LOOKING BACK Olive impressively never spent more than £5 on an item for her collection from her great-great-grandmother, includi ...

PHOTOGRAPHY: ©CALDERDALE MUSEUMS COLLECTION, HALIFAX; PAUL TUCKER PHOTOGRAPHY; ©CRAFTS STUDY CENTRE, UNIVERSITY FOR THE CREATIVE ...

purely just a ‘hobby’. (She later founded the Crafts Study Centre in Farnham, Surrey, csc.uca.ac.uk). Muriel supported now well- ...

oh hello Meet oh. Our new mindfulness magazine full of good stuff to knit into the everyday, in the most ordinary ways. Brimming ...