Welcome to Seasonal Simple Life
Join me in creating a self-sufficient, sustainable life through gardening, preserving, and simple living.
Every season offers fresh opportunities to grow your skills and reconnect with nature’s rhythms. 
Latest Posts
What to Sow and Plant in April: Kickstarting Your Vegetable Garden
April marks the thrilling moment when your vegetable garden truly springs to life. As soil temperatures warm and the danger of frost diminishes, this month offers a prime opportunity to sow seeds and plant out a wide range of crops that will sustain your harvest through spring and into summer. For gardeners of all skill levels, April is ideal for both indoor seed-starting—think leeks, brassicas, lettuce, tomatoes and members of the cucurbit family—and direct sowing outdoors of cool-season favourites like broad beans, peas, carrots, radishes, rocket, spinach, beetroot and salsify. It’s also a great time to transplant hardy seedlings such as lettuce, cabbage and leeks, and to set out bulbs and roots like garlic, onions and potatoes once they’ve been hardened off. With thoughtful timing and a little soil preparation, you’ll be well on your way to a productive growing season.
10 Essential Garden Tasks for April (What to Plant, Sow & Protect Now)
April marks the true beginning of the gardening season. Discover the most important garden tasks to tackle now — from sowing vegetables and hardening off seedlings to protecting young plants from frost and pests.
Homemade Eierlikör Variations (10 Easy Flavors for Spring & Easter)
Looking for new ways to enjoy homemade Eierlikör? These 10 easy variations—from fruity strawberry to rich chocolate—add a delicious twist to the classic recipe. Perfect for Easter, gifting, or simply treating yourself.
From the Garden
What to Sow and Plant in April: Kickstarting Your Vegetable Garden
April marks the thrilling moment when your vegetable garden truly springs to life. As soil temperatures warm and the danger of frost diminishes, this month offers a prime opportunity to sow seeds and plant out a wide range of crops that will sustain your harvest through spring and into summer. For gardeners of all skill levels, April is ideal for both indoor seed-starting—think leeks, brassicas, lettuce, tomatoes and members of the cucurbit family—and direct sowing outdoors of cool-season favourites like broad beans, peas, carrots, radishes, rocket, spinach, beetroot and salsify. It’s also a great time to transplant hardy seedlings such as lettuce, cabbage and leeks, and to set out bulbs and roots like garlic, onions and potatoes once they’ve been hardened off. With thoughtful timing and a little soil preparation, you’ll be well on your way to a productive growing season.
10 Essential Garden Tasks for April (What to Plant, Sow & Protect Now)
April marks the true beginning of the gardening season. Discover the most important garden tasks to tackle now — from sowing vegetables and hardening off seedlings to protecting young plants from frost and pests.
March Reflections: The Season of Transition
March is not a clean arrival — it’s a dance between winter and spring. One day the sun warms your face and the crocuses push through the soil; the next, winter takes the stage again for one last performance. In these March reflections, I share what this season of transition asks of us: in the garden, in our homes, and in ourselves.
From the Pantry
How to Do a Pantry Audit: Step-by-Step Organisation and Rotation System
When my son brought me a six-year-old jar of brown, sluggish pumpkin from our pantry, I knew something had to change. A proper pantry audit and rotation system isn’t just about organisation—it saves money, reduces food waste, and ensures you’re always eating fresh ingredients. Learn how to transform your pantry chaos into an efficient system that actually works in real life.
13 Ways to Use Orange Peels at Home — From Food to Cleaning
Discover 13 creative zero-waste uses for organic orange peels! From candied treats and flavored oils to natural cleaners and body scrubs, learn how to transform orange peels into useful products that save money and reduce waste. Never throw away an orange peel again!
Non-Bitter Orange Marmalade (Just 3 Ingredients!)
Traditional marmalade too bitter for you? This easy orange marmalade recipe changes everything. With just fresh orange juice, zest, and sugar—no pith, no bitterness—you’ll have sweet, glossy marmalade in about 30 minutes. Perfect on toast, in yoghurt, or as homemade gifts!
From the Kitchen
Homemade Eierlikör Variations (10 Easy Flavors for Spring & Easter)
Looking for new ways to enjoy homemade Eierlikör? These 10 easy variations—from fruity strawberry to rich chocolate—add a delicious twist to the classic recipe. Perfect for Easter, gifting, or simply treating yourself.
Easy Homemade Eierlikör Recipe (Traditional German Egg Liqueur)
German Eierlikör (or Eierlikoer as it is sometimes spelled) is a wonderfully tasty cream liqueur...
Dampfnudeln Recipe: Authentic Bavarian Steamed Buns with a Caramelised Crust
These authentic Bavarian Dampfnudeln are soft, fluffy and finished with a delicate caramelised crust. A traditional step-by-step recipe inspired by Oma, with practical tips to help you make them perfectly at home.
Home and Hearth
13 Ways to Use Orange Peels at Home — From Food to Cleaning
Discover 13 creative zero-waste uses for organic orange peels! From candied treats and flavored oils to natural cleaners and body scrubs, learn how to transform orange peels into useful products that save money and reduce waste. Never throw away an orange peel again!
Homemade Chestnut Laundry Detergent: Simple, Sustainable and Free
Those gorgeous chestnuts falling in autumn aren’t just for decoration – they make amazing free laundry detergent! Learn how to forage and prepare horse chestnuts, extract their natural cleaning power, and use them for sustainable laundry. This beginner-friendly guide includes two simple methods, practical tips, and everything you need to know about washing with nature’s gift.
How to Make Chestnut Soap: Easy Homemade Recipe & Instructions
Learn how to make natural chestnut soap from foraged horse chestnuts! This sustainable soap recipe uses the natural saponins in chestnuts to create a gentle cleanser. Includes step-by-step instructions, safety guidelines, and an optional chestnut powder for exfoliation.
About Me
Imagine growing your own herbs on a windowsill, turning summer tomatoes into winter comfort, or creating your own gentle soaps with ingredients you can pronounce.
These aren’t impossible dreams—they’re your next small steps toward a more self-sufficient life.
Whether you’re planting your first seeds or you’ve been gardening for years, every season offers fresh opportunities to grow your skills, reduce your footprint, and reconnect with the natural rhythms that sustain us all.
Hi, I’m Angela, the “face” behind Seasonal Simple Life. Welcome to this blog!
Do you dream of creating a colourful and lively vegetable garden where you’ll cultivate all the vegetables you want?
Without chemistry but diversity and many tried and tested varieties that will fill your harvest basket with healthy and tasty fruit and vegetables?
In the evenings, the flavour of freshly cooked tomato sauce flows through the house; winter will come, eventually, and your pantry won’t fill on its own…
Do you want to live a seasonal simple life, decorate your house, craft things that make you happy and add beauty to your home?
Let’s do this together!
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