The_Simple_Things_-_March_2020

P ull on a pair of lace-up boots and immediately you mean business. Tug the laces through the eyelets, tie with a double bow, an ...

My place THE CORNERS OF OUR HOMES THAT MEAN THE MOST. THIS MONTH: THE READING NOOK Words: LOTTIE STOREY “As my book collection g ...

HOW WE LIVE “I work from home a lot and in the afternoons, I take a break and read here. The low winter sun shines in, making it ...

“We always gravitate to this space when we want to read. It just works. As well as grabbing a book I sometimes work from here, t ...

THE QUINTESSENCE of COMFORT There’s nothing quite like the joy derived from making your own log fire and feeling that first burs ...

PHOTOGRAPHY: IAN NOLAN/DEEPOL/PLAINPICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY: IAN NOLAN/DEEPOL/PLAINPICTURE ...

A si m ple th i n g... When did we stop saving up for things? As kids, our pocket and birthday money that didn’t find its way to ...

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Egg and spinach pizza pies These bite-sized pizza treats cooked in muffin tins are great for parties or picnics, but taste best ...

 Egg and spinach pizza pies Makes 8 400g ready-rolled pizza dough, or you could make your own 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, pl ...

How to enter For your chance to win one of two £200 vouchers to spend in store or online at Gudrun Sjödén, enter our competition ...

YOUNG AND WILD LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF SPRING? THESE ENTRIES IN THE BRITISH WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS REMIND US THAT NEW LIFE CAN ...

I Spy a Fly BY LUKE WILKINSON, London “When coming out to play with its siblings, this fox cub seemed rather transfixed by this ...

Sibling Snuggles BY KRYSTYNA KEIR, Black Isle, Highland “I was in a hide on the Black Isle, waiting for an opportunity to see my ...

Drive-Thru BY STEPHEN RODGER, Linlithgow Loch, West Lothian “The grebe chick stayed hidden under feathers until it was ‘driven u ...

Barn Owlets Fledging from Nest BY ANDY ROUSE, Lincolnshire “These barn owlets on their first flight were amazing to watch.” Rest ...

Taken from British Wildlife Photography Awards 10 (Ammonite Press). bwpawards.org Common Frog and Spawn BY LINDA PITKIN, Coldhar ...

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Illustration: SARA MULVANNY Words: SOPHIE ATHERTON FROM BITTERS TO PALE ALES – HOW TO PICK A PLEASING PINT Illustration: SARA MU ...

“Craft isn’t a style of beer. It’s essentially beer made by people who love it” drinkers, especially women. According to the Dea ...