This morning I've been having a gentle potter in bed, working on setting up a notebook for my Fifty Days retreat. If you've followed any of my retreats in the past, you'll know that a notebook has been central to them. This time I thought that maybe I could do without having a dedicated notebook, but a few days in I've realised that I was missing having one. Before heading out to see the hens, I talk a little about how a notebook can create a container of time to retreat into, which is very help...
May 10, 2022•15 min•Ep. 1610
Fifty Days of Small Steps: Day 5/50 Sometimes we're not aware of the small steps we take in our days. It's good to notice and realised the significance of them when we can. Yesterday, I unexpectedly found a small step that lead to some very slow bread making...
May 07, 2022•10 min•Ep. 1609
Fifty Days of Small Steps: Day 3/50 I'm podcasting from bed again today. In this episode of One Thing Today, I take a small step that involves repairing a corner of my website and talk a little about how it's felt to be back online and visiting social media after a long time away.
May 05, 2022•7 min•Ep. 1608
Fifty Days of Small Steps: Day 1/50 It’s the first day of my latest Fifty Days of… retreat and I’m taking a good friend’s wise words to heart and sneaking up of a small creative step and the recording of this podcast (and doing them both in bed!) I wonder if you’re planning on joining me for your own Fifty Days of… retreat. You can follow my progress in these podcasts. Or, if you like to join me for your own retreat, come on over to my Patreon page and support me at any level to get access to al...
May 03, 2022•16 min•Ep. 1607
It’s been a long time since I’ve regularly recorded episodes of One Thing Today, but today I’m hoping to restart sending out regularly episodes again as I embark on a fifty day retreat which I’m calling Fifty Days of Small Steps. In this episode, I’m talking about how I’ve found my way back to the podcast and working in small steps and how I’m hoping that my fifty day reatreat will help me find a gentle rhythm with both. You can follow my progress in these podcasts. Or, if you like to join me fo...
May 01, 2022•10 min•Ep. 1606
It’s been 138 days since I last recorded you an episode of One Thing Today and I really wanted to say hello to you before I begin my three-month long winter hibernation. Join me on my rather blustery hillside for a slightly unusual episode of OTT in which I talk about my thoughts around the future of the podcast, how quiet my year has been and how much I’m looking forward to my hibernation this winter. If you’d like to join me for my hibernation it would be lovely to have your company over on Pa...
Nov 06, 2021•13 min•Ep. 1605
Join me for a walk up my hill to visit the Big Oak and mark the moment of the summer solstice. As you'll have noticed I've been taking a break from podcasting. That wasn't something I had a made a decision about, it just seems to have been happening. In this episode of One Thing Today I talk about how I think that podcasting break is going to be continuing for the time being and how I hope creating a fifty-day container of time to retreat into will help me get a clearer idea of both the future o...
Jun 22, 2021•23 min•Ep. 1604
Hello Today marks ten years since I recorded the first episode of One Thing Today and I did want to pop in to say hello and record a little homage to that very first episode. Join me together with my original timer and teapot for a five minute micropodcast. Maybe today you can pick one small thing to do to move your creative life on a little. Or maybe today's a day for a rest :) Thank you for being there <3 PS Episode #1602 has been recorded and I will post it in a few days, but I did want to...
Apr 30, 2021•6 min•Ep. 1603
Today, you find me by my kitchen window watching Louise enjoying her first morning out of the coop since her operation and reflecting on how taking care of her has meant that my One Thing has been decided for me over recent days. I hope however your energy is today that you can find something to appreciate and enjoy in your day <3
Apr 24, 2021•13 min•Ep. 1601
Not quite the 1600th episode of One Thing Today that I had planned for you, but maybe this gentle, scaled-back episode is an appropriate way to mark today’s milestone. Join me for a walk halfway up my hillside to visit a crab apple tree… Whether you’re a new listener or have been with me for a while (or even the very beginning!), thank you for your company.
Apr 20, 2021•11 min•Ep. 1600
It’s a beautiful frosty morning here in Wales and I’m by my gate saying hello to you after what felt like a very big day yesterday…
Apr 11, 2021•10 min•Ep. 1599
The albeit probably brief return of winter here in Wales this morning feels very welcome. Join me as I say hello to the chickens and then take a slow, snowy walk up the hill to the grove of oak trees. May your day unfold into the shape that is right for you.
Apr 06, 2021•14 min•Ep. 1598
My One Thing for today is to rest, but I did want to record you a short podcast as today is a big day in chicken world.
Apr 03, 2021•12 min•Ep. 1597
I’m hoping that I’m sounding a little less dopey than I did when I recorded the first podcast of the year on Saturday. I do feel more chipper and find myself looking forward to what is increasing feeling like the start of a new creative year. Join me for slightly longer walk than normal as I follow a sheep path to Bluebell Hill (where the first bluebells will be appearing in about a month) and talk about emerging into the new year. As you’ll hear, midway through the podcast I pause the recording...
Mar 25, 2021•28 min•Ep. 1596
In this first episode of One Thing Today of 2021 you find me climbing over my garden gate and heading up the hill to the Big Oak to mark the moment of the spring equinox and the start of the new year. The walk up the hill provides a chance to reflect a little on how my hibernation has been, how I’ve tried to make it a distinctly different time from the rest of the year and how I feel about emerging into the new year. I do hope the last three months has treated you well and that if you've been hi...
Mar 20, 2021•19 min•Ep. 1595
I wasn't sure until about two minutes before I set out that I was going to take this walk, but I'm glad I did. In this final episode of One Thing Today until the spring, I climb over my gate with about ten minutes to go until the winter solstice. My aim is to climb the hill to the Big Oak where I'm hoping to stand to mark the moment of the solstice and the official start of my three-month hibernation... I shall be back with the next episode of One Thing Today in the spring (on or around 20th Mar...
Dec 23, 2020•17 min•Ep. 1594
I'm back in my kitchen putting the finishing touches to my slow-made chutney. Five days after I was peeling pears with you, I'm sterilising some jars and adding the final ingredients to my saucepan before simmering the chutney mixture for a few hours...
Dec 21, 2020•20 min•Ep. 1593
The slow chutney making continues... :-)
Dec 19, 2020•19 min•Ep. 1592
It's been a few weeks since I was in my kitchen making some pear and onion chutney, now I'm back, peeler in hand, preparing to make a second, larger batch. In the first in a series of three podcasts, I'm experimenting with some slow cooking, making this second batch of chutney over a number of days at a pace that (hopefully) will fit with my current hibernatory energy level. It would be lovely to have your company.
Dec 17, 2020•23 min•Ep. 1591
I feel as though I am gradually sinking into hibernation and as I do so am beginning to notice that my mood and energy levels seem to be improving. Today has started slowly with a small jigsaw puzzle, and now you find me in my kitchen making breakfast for the cats...
Dec 13, 2020•11 min•Ep. 1590
In this episode, I'm talking about how I'm continuing to move slowly and focusing on a very simple routine (that seems to include quite a bit of tea drinking!) that is keeping life ticking over.
Dec 10, 2020•11 min•Ep. 1588
On this very frosty morning, I'm venturing outside for the first time since I last spoke to you and am making my One Thing for the day letting George and Louise out of their coop and putting some mealworms down for the visiting robin. After a few days in bed, it's especially good to breath in the sharp, fresh air...
Dec 07, 2020•11 min•Ep. 1588
Yesterday, possibly for the first time ever, I forgot to let the chickens out. I realised at about 10.00 am and all was fine, but my forgetfulness has helped me realise just how tired I am again… Join me by my gate as I talk a little about tiredness, not coping too well and my plans for looking after myself in the coming days.
Dec 02, 2020•13 min•Ep. 1587
As I come out this morning, it is still a little too dark to let the chickens out and the visiting robin is nowhere to be seen, so I decide to go for a walk. Would you like to join me?
Nov 26, 2020•25 min•Ep. 1586
Waiting for the right moment to make this chutney has been quite an exercise in patience. I first mentioned that I was thinking of doing it back in episode #1579 at the beginning of the month. About three weeks later I’m chopping onions and pears… Visit my Open House over on Patreon to find a Podcast Extra showing the final stage of my chutney making, plus the full recipe: https://gogently.co/openhouse
Nov 24, 2020•23 min•Ep. 1585
Join me on a rather blustery autumn morning as I say hello to the visiting robin, let George and Louise out for the day and then take a slow walk up the hill to look at the view. There will be a podcast extra to accompany this podcast available tomorrow over on Patreon as part of my Open House: https://gogently.co/openhouse
Nov 21, 2020•12 min•Ep. 1584
On the last day of my Pyjama Week, I found myself going for a walk and thought you might like to join me… The Creativity Session that I mention during the podcast is now online and is available as part of my Open House over on Patreon. You can watch it here: https://gogently.co/openhouse
Nov 19, 2020•26 min•Ep. 1583
Nov 14, 2020•17 min•Ep. 1582
It’s a little before 6.00 am on a cold clear morning and I’m off for a walk with Ounce. Would you like to join us?
Nov 08, 2020•33 min•Ep. 1581
After saying good morning to the chickens and the visiting robin I head off to see some old friends who I’ve not taken you to see in a little while… There is a Podcast Extra to accompany this episode available as part of my Open House over on Patreon. Watch it here.: https://www.patreon.com/posts/43570373
Nov 06, 2020•11 min•Ep. 1580
