Episodes of OTT are rather spaced out at the moment and I'm feeling rather the same! In this episode of the podcast I'm heading out to see the chickens and talking a little about how I'm finding myself moving at an even slower pace than usual and leaning for support of my past work. I then play you a previous unheard episode of The Tiny Adventure Podcast that I shared over on Patreon last week. Wishing you the best week possible. If you'd like to explore the idea of Tiny Adventures a little more...
Apr 24, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1641
In this episode of One Thing Today, I'm discussing having the patience to wait for the right time to do something and how this can be easier at sometimes than others... Today, I'm enjoying finally feeling that the time is right to doing something (chocolate related!) that I first planned to do three months ago. Throughout March and April I'm experimenting with what I post on Patreon. Join at any level to follow my experiment and to see if it's the right place for you. You’ll find plenty of gentl...
Apr 08, 2023•22 min•Ep. 1640
In this episode of OTT today I’m making some coffee in my new coffee pot and talking about how returning to this old habit feels like rediscovering a creative ritual and in so doing perhaps opening the door to some other abandoned habits… Why not use this podcast as nudge to take one small step with your creative life today? Set a timer for twenty minutes and doing a little work on your current creative project. Patrons can watch the Podcast Extra that accompanies this episode here:. https://pat...
Mar 28, 2023•13 min•Ep. 1639
Last week was an odd week, that culminated in a walk to Big Oak Field with a flask of hot coffee and my recording this podcast for you. In it, I'm talking about a dear friend who died suddenly a week ago and how her death has brought up questions about how to enjoy our days within our limits (and led me to buy myself a stove-top espresso maker, which you'll hear bubbling away at the start of the podcast). Patrons can watch the Podcast Extra that accompanies this podcast, here: https://patreon.co...
Mar 21, 2023•18 min•Ep. 1638
I hope your week has got off to a good start. In this episode of the One Thing Today, I'm surprised by an early morning flurry of snow and talk a little about an age-old dilemma of mine—routines and planning versus trying to live in the flow and trusting that the next right step will present itself... If you're a patron (or would like to become one) you can watch the Podcast Extra that I mention in this episode, here: http://gogently.co/pe-213 Throughout March and April I'm experimenting with wh...
Mar 14, 2023•18 min•Ep. 1637
It's spring here in Wales. The rain is falling, the grass is looking very green and it time to start recording episodes of One Thing Today again after my winter break. In this first episode of the year, I'm experimenting with how it feels to walk up to see The Big Oak in my daytime pyjamas whilst talking about offline days and waxing lyrical about the beautiful and patient watchfulness of my favourite tree... It's lovely to be back. If you haven't listened to them, this winter's Patreon-only Hib...
Mar 07, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1636
I'm out in the rain and the sun to record the final episode of One Thing Today of the year... Over the winter I'm pausing making episodes of One Thing Today and will instead be recording my annual podcast series, The Hibernation Podcast for my lovely patrons over on Patreon. This year the series will also be available to non-patrons; just visit my Patreon page to listen. (https://www.patreon.com/gogently)
Dec 09, 2022•22 min•Ep. 1635
In this third of the final four One Thing Today episodes of the year recorded towards the end of November, you find me taking a cup of tea (in one of my beautiful new mugs) up to The Caterpillar of Oaks…
Dec 06, 2022•20 min•Ep. 1634
In this second of the final four One Thing Today episodes of the year, I’m saying hello on a dark and wet mid-November morning... Poor George had been moulting and she was looking how I was feeling – rather raggedy! Hibernation had got off to a very slow start and I was doing my best to let myself go as slowly as I needed, only doing things when it felt the time is right and trying not to worry that that didn't seem to be the case very often.
Dec 04, 2022•15 min•Ep. 1633
I recorded this episode of One Thing Today back in late October when I had pretty much withdrawn from the world to spend some time in mourning. I was just beginning my second week of mourning and had had found myself feeling rather guiltily irritable and so decided to go for a walk to see if that would help shift my mood. After visiting The Big Oak, the walk turns into a rather pleasant mushroom-spotting clamber around the edges of The Caterpillar of Oaks…
Dec 02, 2022•26 min•Ep. 1632
Whilst I do say hello at the beginning of this episode, this is mostly a non-verbal podcast. I've been particularly enjoying listening to the sounds of my hillside recently—standing at my gate or walking out into the field up to the Caterpillar of Oaks has been very calming I wanted to try and capture some of that peace and calmness for you and so decided I'd try my hand at making you a soundwalk. Ounce joined me for the walk and George and Louise make a guest appearance towards the end. Below a...
Aug 25, 2022•16 min•Ep. 1631
Ounce joins me for a walk up to the Caterpillar of Oaks as I explain why I haven’t recorded an One Thing Today for about three weeks and why I may be quiet for a while longer.
Aug 16, 2022•12 min•Ep. 1630
In this episode I'm greeted by some VERY welcome cool air as I head out to see the chickens... After I finished talking to you, I sat in the lovely fresh air and knitted for a while. I'll be posting a video over on Patreon in a couple of days so you can work alongside me if you'd like to.
Jul 24, 2022•11 min•Ep. 1628
On the third day of the heatwave here in the UK, Ounce and I head out early to see the chickens and then happen upon a cool spot to sit in together for a while...
Jul 23, 2022•11 min•Ep. 1627
On the second of three unusually hot days in Wales, I'm enjoying the cool of the early morning as I sit in bed knitting and having a bit of a ponder…
Jul 22, 2022•14 min•Ep. 1626
I'm off out with Ounce to say good morning to George and Louise and to get ready for what promises to be a warm day here in Wales...
Jul 21, 2022•10 min•Ep. 1625
I'm emerging after a week's holiday and am noticing that my batteries aren't quite as recharged as I had hoped they would be. However, the morning is pleasantly cool and I'm feeling up to a gentle walk up to The Caterpillar of Oaks. Would you like to join me?
Jul 17, 2022•11 min•Ep. 1624
This morning felt the right time to do something that I've been thinking about doing for a little while – going on a barefoot walk up the hill to The Caterpillar of Oaks. Would you like to join me?
Jul 05, 2022•8 min•Ep. 1623
I'm having an early morning knit in bed and talking about some of the memories that starting knitting again has brought up for me and muse a little on how new memories might be stacked on these old ones...
Jul 02, 2022•15 min•Ep. 1622
I'm sitting in my garden talking about unexpectedly finding myself on a Tiny Adventure. The first of this summer...
Jun 30, 2022•6 min•Ep. 1621
Walking up to The Big Oak to mark the moment of the equinoxes and solstices has become a regular part of my year. Yesterday, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to make it up the hill to for this year's summer solstice, but I was surprised and pleased to find was... Join me under The Big Oak (surrounded by midges!) for a cup of tea and a ponder on how the shape and rhythm of my year has been evolving and how I'm looking forward to seeing what that means for me over the next twelve months Does your year ha...
Jun 24, 2022•15 min•Ep. 1620
Fifty Days of Small Steps: Day 49/50 I'm saying hello from bed and talking a little about tuning into the things that help can help us to live at the pace that's right for us.
Jun 22, 2022•8 min•Ep. 1619
Fifty Days of Small Steps: Day 45/50 Some thoughts about rest, in part sparked by Carl Larsson’s painting, Convalescence.
Jun 16, 2022•7 min•Ep. 1618
Fifty Days of Small Steps: Day 39/50 As you’ll hear, the hens George and Louise have been excellent resting role models this afternoon. I would have loved to have taken a photo of them to go with this podcast but wasn’t up to venturing outside. Instead I’m sharing a photo of the first few rows of the sock I’m knitting at the moment with Ounce (also an excellent rest role model!) curled up behind it. <3
Jun 10, 2022•9 min•Ep. 1617
Fifty Days of Small Steps: Day 33/50 I’m podcasting from bed today, rather appropriately talking about taking small steps from a place of rest :) Today was my seventh day in bed and I think I’m going to be here a while longer. I seem to have started chronicling these bed days over on Instagram, which is a bit of a surprise but I’m just going with it…
Jun 04, 2022•6 min•Ep. 1616
Fifty Days of Small Steps: Day 29/50 This evening, after three days spent mostly in bed, I've been sitting at my newly cleared desk and feeling quite cheered to realise that some small steps have been happening despite how slow I've needed to be...
May 31, 2022•7 min•Ep. 1615
Fifty Days of Small Steps: Day 18/50 I seem to have fallen into a rhythm of making a loaf of bread every couple of days and am continuing to experiment with slow baking. I'd mixed up the dry ingredients for this loaf earlier in the day and coming back to them to add the water and oil and to give the dough its first knead, I thought it would be a good opportunity to say hello. I'm experimenting with a slightly different slow-baking method than last time.
May 21, 2022•12 min•Ep. 1614
Fifty Days of Small Steps: Day 16/50 I was feeling a little daunted at the idea of making a podcast today, so decided to keep it simple by just taking you out to say hello to the hens and telling you about a small step I took yesterday...
May 18, 2022•10 min•Ep. 1613
Fifty Days of Small Steps: Days 12/50 & 13/50 Yesterday, I recorded this podcast from bed whilst playing one-handed solitaire, because that was what was possible. Today I'm posting the podcast. Small steps... When I began this 50 Days retreat and decided that I would focus on small steps within it, I had thought my small steps would be... well... bigger (and a bit more creative and colourful perhaps!). However, I'm right up against my limits at the moment and being forced to look at what's p...
May 15, 2022•14 min•Ep. 1612
Fifty Days of Small Steps: Days 10/50 & 11/50 Following on from my accidental slow bread making, here is a podcast in four parts in which I intentionally aim to make a loaf of bread over twenty-four hours. It's an experiment in going slowly and in small steps which turns into a bit of a ponder about product vs process, deadlines and enjoying what we’re doing.
May 13, 2022•31 min•Ep. 1611
