Your guide to green diy cleaning products

Cleaning the house isn’t something most people enjoy doing but it’s a necessity if we’re to keep our homes looking good and also to help prevent us getting ill. However, you never know what is really in all those cleaning products you buy at the supermarket and some of them cost a fortune.

This infographic from Good to be Home gives you simple instructions on how to make your very own cleaning products, all from natural materials. So, not only can you save a bit of money but it’s also much better for the environment and can help those who have asthma.

In the infographic you’ll learn how to make:

·       Glass & window cleaner

·       Drain un-blocker

·       Citrus disinfectant

·       Furniture polish

·       Abrasive cleaning powder

·       Oven cleaner

·       Grout cleaner

Fresh: Herbs - how to make them last, PLUS a winter herb salad recipe

March is the perfect month to experiment with herbs, to bring freshness and flavour to your cooking. How hard can it be to make supermarket herbs last? Alive one minute, wilting the next... Help those pots of herbs enjoy a longer lifespan.

Pot on

Supermarket herbs are grown for value, so there is a lot of plant crammed into a little pot, causing overcrowding and competition for nutrients. Potting on in a bigger container will give the plant room to grow.

Best for: Thyme, chives, sage, parsley, basil, mint and rosemary

Pick hard

This encourages growth and lets light in.

Best for: Parsley, oregano, thyme

Pick prudently

On a basil plant, don't be tempted to pick the biggest leaves first. Pinch out the smaller leaves at the top of the stem instead, to encourage growth. 

Best for: Basil

Water carefully

Drenching herbs can kill them. Instead, water from below by sitting the pot on a saucer of water until the soil feels moist, but not wet. Let the soil dry out before repeating.

Best for: all herbs

Recipe: Winter herb salad

Go heavy on the herbs. This Middle Eastern-style dish is packed with punchy flavours. Serves 4.

1 large bunch flat-leaved parsley
1 large bunch coriander
5 cauliflower florets
A handful of radishes
5 spring onions

For the dressing:
Zest and juice of half a lemon
30ml extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper

1. Roughly chop the herbs and the radishes and slice the spring onions, and put them together into a large bowl. Take the central stems out of the cauliflowers to break them up into tiny florets. Add to the salad.

2. Put all of the dressing ingredients into a jar and shake them together, then pour over the salad and mix well.

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Recipe: Fairtrade Fortnight - Chocolate fruit and nut slices

It's Fairtrade Fortnight (until 8 March) and The Simple Things is celebrating with a trio of delicious and ethically responsible chocolate-based recipes. We think you might want to join us...

Over the past 20 years, the FAIRTRADE mark has become the best known ethical label in the UK. The Fairtrade movement has generated significant economic benefits for farmers and workers around the world, from cocoa growers in Ghana to sugar farmers in Belize. In 2015, the Fairtrade Foundation wants to see more people choosing products that change lives - so that greater impact can be achieved over the next 20 years and beyond.  

70% of the world’s food is produced by 500 million smallholder farmers yet many of them can’t feed their families. And many farmers who are part of the Fairtrade system are still not selling all their produce as Fairtrade to work their way out of real poverty. For example, tea growers are selling less than 10% of total production as Fairtrade.

Fairtrade Fortnight 2015 turns the spotlight on the famers and workers who grow our favourite food, to share their compelling stories and remind everyone of the dramatic difference Fairtrade makes and why it is still needed. 

Focusing on three ingredients we couldn't live without - cocoa, tea and sugar - try one of three Fairtrade Fortnight recipes we'll be bringing you this week.

Fruit and Nut Chocolate Slices

250g shortcrust pastry
125g apricot jam
3 large free-range eggs
175g soft brown sugar
50g melted butter
75g plain flour
100g walnuts, chopped
100g semi-dried apricots, chopped
250g Raisin & Hazelnut chocolate

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a 20 x 30cm cake tin.
2. Roll out the pastry to fill the base of the tin, and bake for 15 minutes. Leave to cool, and then spread over the jam.
3. Whisk the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy, and fold in the melted butter, flour and walnuts.
4. Spread evenly over the pastry. Return to the oven for 25-30 minutes. Remove and leave to cool.
5. Scatter the apricots over the cake. Melt the chocolate and cover the cake. Cool before slicing.

Recipe: Fairtrade Fortnight - Farmhouse chocolate and banana bread

It's Fairtrade Fortnight (until 8 March) and The Simple Things is celebrating with a trio of delicious and ethically responsible chocolate-based recipes. We think you might want to join us...

Over the past 20 years, the FAIRTRADE mark has become the best known ethical label in the UK. The Fairtrade movement has generated significant economic benefits for farmers and workers around the world, from cocoa growers in Ghana to sugar farmers in Belize. In 2015, the Fairtrade Foundation wants to see more people choosing products that change lives - so that greater impact can be achieved over the next 20 years and beyond.  

70% of the world’s food is produced by 500 million smallholder farmers yet many of them can’t feed their families. And many farmers who are part of the Fairtrade system are still not selling all their produce as Fairtrade to work their way out of real poverty. For example, tea growers are selling less than 10% of total production as Fairtrade.

Fairtrade Fortnight 2015 turns the spotlight on the famers and workers who grow our favourite food, to share their compelling stories and remind everyone of the dramatic difference Fairtrade makes and why it is still needed. 

Focusing on three ingredients we couldn't live without - cocoa, tea and sugar - try one of three Fairtrade Fortnight recipes we'll be bringing you this week.

Farmhouse chocolate and banana bread

Makes 1 loaf

225g self-raising flour
Pinch of salt
100g butter at room temperature
175g caster sugar
2 large free-range eggs, beaten
2 very ripe bananas
3 tablespoons milk
100g dark (70% or 85% cocoa solids) chocolate, chopped into very small pieces

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4 and line a 23 x 13cm loaf tin.

2. Sift the flour and salt.

3. Cream the butter and sugar, for ease in a food processor. Add the eggs, bananas and milk and mix thoroughly. Next add the flour and salt, but stop mixing as soon as the ingredients come together.

4. Fold half of the chopped chocolate into the mixture. This must be done using a spoon – do not use a food processor for this.

5. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin, sprinkle the rest of the chocolate on top of the mixture and push the pieces in slightly.

6. Bake in the centre of the oven for between 45 minutes and 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Tip:

When mixing the wet and dry ingredients, do not work the mixture too much as that will release the gluten in the flour and make for a heavier texture. For this reason, stop when the mixture has just come together.

Make: Crochet carrots DIY tutorial

Heirloom veg are a favourite of The Simple Things, particularly when they come in all kinds of unusual colours. Take heirloom literally and crochet these beauties - they'll never go off.

Thanks to Lara of Messyla for allowing us to share her crochet carrots. Lara is a designer, stylist and photographer, living in a little cottage in Scotland. She loves baking and crocheting, living simply, collecting kitchen gadgets, wearing stripes and pottering in her greenhouse.

Head over to her blog for the pattern to make your own crochet carrots.

More makes from The Simple Things.

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Recipe: Spring plaice, with shrimp and sprouting broccoli

The sun is shining, the trees are blossoming, and it's time to get out of that winter cooking rut. Go lighter (like the mornings) with this fresh and tasty plaice recipe, courtesy of the Edible Garden Show.

Taking place on 20-22 March at Alexandra Palace, London, the Edible Garden Show is the only show in the UK dedicated to grow-your-own. Taking you beyond the plot, Good Life Live covers a whole range of outdoor living experiences.  Both events are packed full of free experts talks and hands on demonstrations  from the likes of Big Allotment Challenge’s Jonathan Moseley, BBC’s James Wong & Radio 4’s Pippa Greenwood. It’s the perfect family day out with under 16's going free, a pop up city farm and Cbeebies Mr Bloom popping by to say “‘ello tiddlers”. 

TICKET OFFER

Readers of The Simple Things can get 2 tickets for £25 by using code: TST225 - that’s a 37% discount on door prices! 

To book your tickets, which give access to both Good Life Live and The Edible Garden Show, please call the ticket hotline on 0871 230 3451 or visit www.theediblegardenshow.co.uk.

Spring plaice, with shrimp and sprouting broccoli

Serves 2 

Ingredients:

1 whole plaice (about 750g), cleaned and scaled, skin on - ask your fishmonger to do the fiddly bits, like cutting the pocket in the top

125g brown shrimp or small prawns

Juice of ½ lemon

150g unsalted butter, melted

To the melted butter add a quarter of a teaspoon of each of the following and stir well: 
Mace
Nutmeg
Paprika
Chilli powder 

250g Charlotte or pink fir/anya potatoes

200g Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Zest of 1 lemon

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200C.
2. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a non-stick frying pan large enough to lay the whole fish in flat.
3. Take the plaice and make two diagonal cuts towards the tail in each half of the fish on the side with the dark skin (see picture).
4. Place the fish in the frying pan, dark skin down, and fry over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes. Gently turn the fish over in one movement, so now the dark skin side is facing up. It should be slightly crispy and golden.
5. Now add the flavoured butter and a squeeze of half a lemon and, as it melts, spoon the melting, foaming butter over the fish to baste it and get that flavour in there. Top with the shrimp and carry on spooning the butter over for another minute.
6. Place in the oven for 8-12 minutes (depending on size of fish). A good way to tell if it's cooked, is that you should easily be able to remove the head of the fish with a dessert spoon.
7. Remove from the oven and loosely cover with tinfoil to keep warm.
8. Plate up the steamed broccoli and new potatoes, and finish with the fish.

Fresh: Spring flowers

Nothing says spring quite like the arrival of magnolias, daffodils, narcissus and tulips.

Turn to page 18 for tips on following the progress of the magnificent magnolias, or page 93 for a sweet way to display spring blooms. 

Want more? Head over to our Fresh board on Pinterest for a whole virtual garden - let's celebrate the start of spring proper.

Follow The Simple Things's board Fresh on Pinterest.

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A thank you...

To all our digital edition subscribers.

A very big thank you for your patience during the change of ownership of The Simple Things.

We have been as frustrated as you with the complications and delays in publishing The Simple Things as Iceberg Press on the various digital platforms.

We are getting there but, ironically, it turns out to be a slow business setting up new apps in the fast-moving digital world of Google and Apple.

The good news is that our March issue is now available on Apple, Zinio, Press Reader and Amazon newsstands – see the links below. The exception is Google, which is still testing our app, we will post again as soon as it is available.

Apple users should note that our new app should be ready for when we publish April issue later this month. We will post instructions of how to make the switch on this blog, on social media, on the old app and via push notifications.

Thanks again for sticking with us – as a new indie company we really appreciate your support.

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Recipe: Fairtrade Fortnight - Tiramisu

It's Fairtrade Fortnight (until 8 March) and The Simple Things is celebrating with a trio of delicious and ethically responsible chocolate-based recipes. We think you might want to join us...

Over the past 20 years, the FAIRTRADE mark has become the best known ethical label in the UK. The Fairtrade movement has generated significant economic benefits for farmers and workers around the world, from cocoa growers in Ghana to sugar farmers in Belize. In 2015, the Fairtrade Foundation wants to see more people choosing products that change lives - so that greater impact can be achieved over the next 20 years and beyond.  

70% of the world’s food is produced by 500 million smallholder farmers yet many of them can’t feed their families. And many farmers who are part of the Fairtrade system are still not selling all their produce as Fairtrade to work their way out of real poverty. For example, tea growers are selling less than 10% of total production as Fairtrade.

Fairtrade Fortnight 2015 turns the spotlight on the famers and workers who grow our favourite food, to share their compelling stories and remind everyone of the dramatic difference Fairtrade makes and why it is still needed. 

Focusing on three ingredients we couldn't live without - cocoa, tea and sugar - try one of three Fairtrade Fortnight recipes we'll be bringing you this week.

Tiramisu

1 large free-range egg yolk
1 tbsp caster sugar
80g mascarpone cheese
40g whipping cream
4 sponge fingers, broken in half
60ml espresso coffee
1 tsp caster sugar
1 tbsp Marsala
20g dark chocolate (85% cocoa)

1. Whisk the egg yolk and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the mascarpone.

2. Add the cream, and whip everything together until soft peaks form.

3. Place a spoonful in two glasses. Mix the sugar with the espresso, and dip the sponge fingers in it. Arrange on top of the cream. Splash over the Marsala.

4. Top with remaining cream, and finish with grated chocolate.

5. Refrigerate for 20 minutes before serving.

Moments that matter

Cresting the brow of a hill on two wheels... Meandering the back-roads and byways, the track carved its way gently uphill through fields of gold. Beyond the immediate horizon is nothing but a cerulean sky wisped with cloud. It’s tantalising, teasing, as we anticipate that glorious moment when, freewheeling and free, we head down the other side and into the view beyond. 

Moments that matter… brought to you by Inntravel, the Slow Holiday people.

Fresh: March cover reveal

It’s spring. Time to blow away the cobwebs with fresh air and new thinking. Feast on fresh fish Japanese style and taste sea salt as it melts on your tongue. More daylight says bring daffodils into the house and get out on a boat trip. Or sink into a big old armchair and learn about libraries, cameras and Cape Town. And look, here’s the tea trolley, piled with iced buns for mum. Spring clean your mind, think afresh. Think The Simple Things. 

March's The Simple Things is out today - buy, download or subscribe now.

Anyone for kitchen table tennis?

You’ve got friends over, shared a good dinner and cleared the dishes. Now what? Too wet to go for a walk? Bored with board games? What you need is a Kitchen Table Tennis Tournament to shake things up a little. 

Meet Julian Bond, British inventor and designer who has come up with Corknet – not only a table tennis net for every table but also a useful piece of kitchen equipment. Part-time trivet for hot dishes, you can stash it in a kitchen drawer before whipping it out for a quick post-dinner match. It’s made from recycled cork granules in Portugal to the regulation table tennis net height, 
there’s even a hole in one end so you don’t have to rummage around for your 
ball. Genius! 

Buy a Corknet for £38 (includes shipping in the UK, for other destinations see website) at www.icebergpress.co.uk/shop. 
 

Books: Ingredients for the perfect cold-weather reading session

With plenty of dark evenings and icy temperatures, there’s no better time than winter to settle down with a good book. Whether you’re getting stuck into the latest bestseller, or immersing yourself in the classics, guest blogger, Vicky from The Owl & The Accordion, rounded up a few key ingredients for the perfect cold-weather reading session.

Clothes

If you’re going to spend an evening immersed in a book, the most important thing is to make sure you’re comfortable. Shed the day’s stiff tailoring or rigid denim, and sink into the cosiest clothes you can find; think chunky jumpers, woollen socks and the thickest flannel pyjamas. Checks optional.

Blankets

Whether you’re heading to bed or settling down on the sofa with your novel, a good selection of blankets is the ideal accessory for a winter reading sessions. Mix up the fabrics and textures with vintage crochet, luxurious handweaving and the softest woollen wraps; for the ultimate in relaxation, pile them up and sink in.

Food and drink

There’s no doubt that reading is thirsty work, so make sure you’ve got plenty of tea on hand to keep you refreshed; if herbal is your thing, choose from relaxing chamomile, refreshing peppermint or a calming Jasmine blend, while simple Earl Grey or Darjeeling are great for traditionalists. If you’re going for a marathon reading session, you’re going to need a good selection of snacks to keep energy levels up – everyone knows that biscuits are a cuppas best friend, so mix it up with organic flapjacks, chunky chocolate chips and some florentines for a touch of chewy luxury.

Lighting

Good lighting is an essential part of reading; while you want to be able to see the print, you don’t want to feel like you’re being interrogated with overhead lights and maximum wattage light bulbs. Table and desk lamps positioned behind either your left or right shoulder are ideal, as they won’t cast shadows over the page, and the light is still soft enough to create a relaxing atmosphere. 

Join The Simple Things' virtual book club! 

We'd like your book recommendations and have put together a new board on Pinterest inviting you to contribute your top reads. Head over now to have a look and to request an invitation. Plus, show us where you read yours - we love seeing The Simple Things out there in the wild.

More:

Book group snacks Pinterest board

How to run a book club PLUS an easy book club cocktail recipe

Competition: WIN! TRAVEL BAGS TO TAKE YOU ANYWHERE (closed 30 April 2015)

Get out and about this spring with a set of Millican bags and accessories worth over £500. 

Lake District-based Millican makes bags using sustainable materials and original, functional designs. Their rucksacks, bags and accessories are made to equip a lifetime of outdoor living and travel – your cargo for life.

Sustainable innovation

It’s all about being smart with materials and mindfulindesign. Millicanbagsaremade using tough, weatherproof, organic cotton canvas (less water); vegetable tanned leather (fewer chemicals), recycled polyester and Lakeland Herdwick wool from their local farm.

Take Les the Cooler Bag (all Millican’s bags are named after local friends and heroes) a comfy canvas shoulder bag, insulated with Herdwick wool to keep a picnic fresh for up to eight hours.

Millican founders Jorrit and Nicky were inspired by Lake District legend, Millican Dalton who left London for Cumbria in the early 1900s and practised self-sufficient living from a cave in Borrowdale. He took guests on rock climbing and mountain adventures, with campfire philosophising on the side. Read more at www.homeofmillican.com.

What you could win

Millican are offering a collection of bags and accessories worth over £500: Harry the Gladstone Bag (£165), Matthew the Daypack (£135), Les the Cooler Bag with Herdwick Wool (above, £95), Keith the Writer’s Bag (£110), Ian the Camera Case with Herdwick wool (£25) and Simon the Water Bottle (£15).

Competition closes 30 April 2015 

How to enter

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Terms and Conditions

Millican products are available in a range of colours, but colour choices for our prizewinners will be subject to stock at the time of the prize being awarded. If for any reason one of the prizes becomes unavailable, we will be happy to offer a Millican gift voucher of equivalent value. No cash alternatives or refunds are available on these prizes.

For full terms and conditions please visit www.icebergpress.co.uk/comprules

Jazz up your jumper

Try four no-sweat ways to put life back into an old but much-loved woolly jumper. Turn to page 109 of March's The Simple Things for the DIY Heart jumper tutorial above, or try one of these ideas. 

GET NIFTY WITH A NEEDLE

Embroidery doesn’t have to be limited to a sampler. A few colourful stitches can also brighten the neckline of a grey sweatshirt. This gorgeous embellishment was created by Donna Bramhall. There’s more fashion and fabric inspiration from around the world on her blog, Haute Culture, www.hauteculturefashion.wordpress.com.

ADD SPARKLE WITH SEQUINS

Give your poor, worn-out elbows a Strictly-style makeover with this tutorial from Cathy at the Trinkets in Bloom blog (a great source of fashionable DIYs). Sequined patches are a simple no-sew way to add a bit of sparkle to a sweater. Cathy’s blog is at www.trinketsinbloom.com.

PERK IT UP WITH PAINT

Why restrict your doodles to paper? Fabric paints and transfers mean you can proudly show off your talents on your sweater. Laura from Wrapped Up In Rainbows created herself a ‘lucky house-hunting jumper’. See her site at www.wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.com. 

Gathering: How to make sushi - videos

Sushi needn’t be tricky – with our guide to the freshest fish and its Japanese accompaniments, you’ll be master of the rolls. Turn to page 25 of March's The Simple Things for our sushi menu and recipes.

Online videos can help with making sushi. Here's our pick of the most useful.

California rolls

How to make Sushi Rice

Inside out rolls

Recipe: Baked thyme chips

It's National Chip Week and we're celebrating with a batch of these delicious baked thyme chips. Pass the ketchup...

Oh, Ladycakes'baked thyme chips have been a bit of a labour of love. Blogger Ashlae has been baking versions of these since she got together with her boyf Thom five whole years ago.

Much to-ing and fro-ing over email (the chips / fries / crisps language barrier proved confusing all round - note to US readers, we're talking about baked thyme fries here!) and Ashlae agreed to share the result of all her years of testing and tweaking with The Simple Things readers.

And we have to say we're very pleased that she has, because because these look close to perfect. We're also promised that these baked chips are '100 billion times' better for you than the regular, deep-fried version. That makes them pretty much a health food, right? Yum...

Competition: Win a brand-new woollen Bell Twist carpet and fitting worth up to £1,500 (closed)

Whether your bedroom is in need of a spruce underfoot or your living room lacks cosiness, a new carpet will give any room in your home an instant lift. Especially a high-quality wool carpet such as the one up for grabs from Brintons this month.

This year marks the 50th birthday of one of Brinton’s best-loved carpets – the wool-rich Bell Twist. To mark the occasion, we’re offering you the chance to win one – a fantastic prize worth up to £1,500.

LASTING STYLE

The Bell Twist is a carpet that has stood the test of time – and fashion. Originally launched in a modest palette of 10 colours, it now comes in a 50-strong collection of plain shades, from ivory to ebony, via a wide choice of attractive neutrals as well as classic jewel shades and soothing pastels.

Its fashion pedigree includes some memorable campaigns: in 1993, it featured as a carpet dress designed by Vivienne Westwood; and later it starred in ‘the most luxurious carpets in the world campaign’, with renowned shoes designer Manolo Blahnik.

DESIGNED FOR LIFE

A plain carpet leaves poor quality nowhere to hide... Luckily the Bell Twist is a carpet that will stand the test of time. Its wool-rich yarn is specially woven with a depth and texture designed to withstand the rigours of everyday life. Testament to its staying power, it has been in continuous production ever since its debut five decades ago.

What you could win

A new carpet for one room, excluding stairs and hallways, in your choice of colour from the Bell Twist range of 50 shades. Underlay is included. Fitting is part of the prize, so long as the room is empty with no flooring in place.

HOW TO ENTER

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Closing date: 31 March 2015

To find out more about the carpet experts, go to www.brintons.co.uk

Full terms and conditions.

Passing on traditions: A day watching old movies

There are days, usually damp, cold Sundays in February, when you simply have to give yourself permission to do nothing. Not a solitary thing. Zilch. Apart from a shuffle to the kitchen for toast, or to put the kettle on, that is. And, whatever your mother might say, this is not lazy behaviour. Oh no, this is essential downtime, especially when hung over. Any thoughts of a to-do list must be scoured from the mind: it is time to step away from the computer.

The only activity to be done on such a day is to watch old black-and-white movies. Modern action movies or rom-coms won’t cut it: you must stream or dig out DVDs of Eton Comedies, Hitchcock thrillers and French classics. Tucked up on the sofa, snug under a woollen blanket, a cat curled up at the knee, the murky outdoors is forgotten as you watch Grace Kelly and Cary Grant catch a jewel thief, Alex Guinness murder his family and Jules et Jim fall both fall in love with Jeanne Moreau. And then, mind refreshed and body rested, you can go to bed guilt-free knowing it has been a day well spent. 

Here is a selection of films recommended by The Simple Things team.

The Apartment - Frances Ambler, Contributing Editor

It’s got to be The Apartment. Sweet but not too sickly, a reminder that although life can be a bit rubbish it’ll probably be okay in the end, and the pleasure of having a heroine that shares my name (see also Dirty Dancing). Give me old-style New York, Shirley MacLaine’s haircut, and a good game of gin rummy and I’m happy.

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies - Cinead McTernan, Gardening Editor

I have a lovely memory of my mum and I watching old Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies in the morning during the Christmas holidays when I was at school. They were on every morning at the same time for one week and it was heavenly!

Some Like It Hot - Lottie Storey, Digital Editor

Some Like It Hot is everything an old movie should be – beautiful Marilyn Monroe in a brilliant comedic performance, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon cross-dressing and joining an all-female band to avoid the mob, and the best closing line of any film, ever.

The Great Escape - Jackie Swanson, Picture Editor

The Great Escape with Steve McQueen as Hilts, 'The Cooler King' and one of the most memorable theme tunes of all times.

Another vote for The Apartment - Eithne Farry, Books Editor

I love Billy Wilder's The Apartment. It's funny, melancholy and edgy, and I've watched it over and over. Jack Lemmon, straining spaghetti with a tennis racquet and Shirley Maclaine, with her broken compact mirror, that - 'Makes me look the way I feel' is just brilliant. It redefines romance. 

Words by Clare Gogerty

Compiled by Lottie Storey