2018-11-01_The_Simple_Things

ECRUCOLOUR BLOCK

Hand-woven using traditional

Indian ski lls.

BESTFOR:sustainability– uses

humane ‘peace’ silk.

£79,the-acey.comy

From an independent British brand,
which specialises in bold pattern.
BEST FOR:a colour pop (comes in
black, pink and cobalt, too).
£42, misspompom.compp

CHUNKYGINGHAM

Wa r m a ndcolourfulinan

ul tra-soft acrylic/polyesterblend.

BESTFOR:Those whofind wool

a bit itchy; it’s so soft.

£35, oliverbonas.com

SCARVES

Nakedmoleratslivein

very narrow tunnels and

their families have complex

hierarchies. When two

siblings bump into each

other, the one of lower

status lies on the tunnel

f loor for its higher-ranked

sibling to walk over it.

CHEESE TEA

Cheese lover? Get your fromage fix

from cheese tea, or naigai cha. The

‘cheese’ is cream cheese, whipping

cream,sugarandsalt,whiskedtoa

mascarpone-like f luff, which sits

atop green tea (don’t mix it). Enjoy

the distinct flavours at 45 degrees.

TRY IT: Edinburgh tea shop

Eteaket has a how-to guide, eteaket.

co.uk/how-to-make-cheese-tea.

BUY IT: at London’s Happy Lemon.

SEE IT:onourTastyTrend

Pinterest board.

Two twins we are, and, let it not surprise

Alike in every feature, shape, and size

We’re square, or round,

of brass or iron made

Sometimes of wood,

yet useful found in trade

But, to conclude, for all our daily pains

We by the neck are often hung in chains.

ENIGMAS

Solve the riddle and feel

clever all day (answer over page*)

(ICELANDIC)Literally ‘window weather’. Weather that’s nice to look at, not nice to be in.

UNTRANSLATABLE

WORDS

TASTY

TREND

Taken from Sad Animal Facts: Baby Talk by

Brooke Barker (Boxtree).

Gluggaveður

SAD BABY

ANIMAL

FACTS

SCARVES

GRAPHIC

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