MISCELLANY

Flat bread, flower lanterns, foraging and feverfew. Plus, saving swimming cossies and serving up veggies.

Compiled by FRANCES AMBLER

DOWN TO A TEA TOWEL Featuring a design by Vicki Johnson and made by Elite Tins, this is a colourful celebration of all things September, like swallows and seedheads. £12.50, printerjohnson.com RED HERRINGS Fill in the gaps with letters to find eight words that relate to ‘time’. Two of them are red herrings. All the answers have seven letters. (answers on page 124) “Love your neighbour; yet don’t pull down your hedge” Benjamin Franklin The ‘evil eye’ is a common belief around the world: the Turkish nazar boncuğu uses four rings, in blue, black and white, resembling an eye as an amulet to reflect and ward off the curse. WHAT TO DO WITH… OLD SWIMMING COSSIES PRACTICAL: Companies such as tideandseek.com and deakinandblue.com have recycling schemes. Or you can cut in a strip and sew ends together for…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024

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