...and breathe. Summer holidays are here. But why wait to go away? Ditch the to-do list, assemble your favourite people and bag a brook for a shady picnic. Anyone for a blackberry shandy?

Eat outside and greet the wide world from a deckchair. When you can no longer resist, take a trip to the sea; for a swim, to gather seaweed or ponder on mermaids. While you enjoy the hot yellow of sunflowers, let your mind wander on, well, nothing in particular. See where slow takes you. And on the way, linger over The Simple Things