Life, in every season.

Great House Farm Stores

Welcome to ‘Life, in every season’, our novice guide to connecting to joy, come rain or shine.

Join sisters, co-founders of Great House Farm Stores, and country newbies Abbie Price and Roanna Day in this inspiring, friendly, seasonal living podcast that shares simple, smart, tips gleaned from five years of life on the sisters’ little Welsh farm.

Expect down to earth wisdom, surprising remedies and super simple things to change in your day to day to help root you in the season and connect you to joy.

Episodes are quarterly, with a new release arriving to help welcome in every season.

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11 episodes
Updated Tuesday

Episodes11

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Tuesday · 58 min
Summer holidays: Swingball, Proper Ice Cream and Learning to Play Again: Our Holiday Special.
Join us for a bonus episode of our nourishing seasonal living podcast: ‘Life, in every season.’ Our Holiday Special connects you to the play and joy of the summer holiday season. We talk nostalgic classics (when was the last time you held a Swingball bat?), discuss proper ice cream and share tips on how to loosen those shoulders and discover play and joy again this season. Abbie makes a case for a cheesy tourist hat and Roanna justifies spending summer funds on artisan ceramics and through it all the sisters chat, laugh, share inspiration and invite you in enjoy a relaxing, uplifting listen. Now based on a little Welsh farm, Abbie and Roanna are ex-city girls who draw on their newfound green fingers to share inspiration and wisdom about living attuned to the season. Expect plenty of sisterly sass along with heartfelt recommendations, rituals and rhythms to draw you into nature, no matter where you live. So, grab yourself a cool drink and soak up a relaxing hour of Abbie and Roanna sharing tips on what to Smell, Swap, Savour, Surrender, Shop, Sip and Scoff this Summer holiday season. ‘Life, in every season’ listeners describe the podcast as ‘wholesome’ and ‘uplifting’. The most common complaint? That there’s not enough of them! Tune in now. Episode details: Seasonal living podcast from Great House Farm Stores co-founders Abbie Price and Roanna Day Featuring original music by Tom Hartley Booth Refillable Candles mentioned in this episode: ‘July’ - Chamomile Explore www.GreatHouseFarmStores.com refillable candles, scented tealights and candle refills.
June 18 · 1 hr 7 min
Why your toast isn’t fancy enough, what on earth is water kefir, and it's high time you bought some scented pelargoniums.
Join us for the Summer episode of our uplifting, sometimes silly but always interesting seasonal living podcast: ‘Life, in every season.’ We’re sisters and co-founders of refillable candle company Great House Farm Stores. This podcast is our relaxed space to share everything we’ve learned about seasonal living after moving from two massive cities, to a little Welsh farm. As two ex city girls our tips and advice are always simple and accessible and, importantly, only the things we’ve found have made a difference to our wellbeing or joy. Our Summer ‘26 episode is filled with heady scents, the odd passionate soapbox moment and even a mini history blurb from Abbie. Tune in, have an iced coffee to hand and spend an hour connecting to the season with us. ‘Life, in every season’ listeners describe the podcast as ‘wholesome’ and ‘uplifting’. The most common complaint? That there’s not enough of them! Tune in now. Episode details: Seasonal living podcast from Great House Farm Stores co-founders Abbie Price and Roanna Day Featuring original music by Tom Hartley Booth Refillable Candles mentioned in this episode: Summer ‘26: Iced Coffee, Vanilla and Sea Spray. Explore www.GreatHouseFarmStores.com for refillable candles, scented tealights and candle refills.
March 23 · 49 min
Easter Weekend: Celebrating the small things, superior chicken eggs and the new weekend trend to embrace.
Easter may not be a proper season but it is officially a set apart time that we love to celebrate in some very delicious ways. Join us for our Easter special as we share how we tweak our usual seasonal living rhythms to squeeze as much life out of the Easter season as we can. Expect the usual sisterly chat alongside heartfelt recommendations, thoughtful moments and, through it all, an invitation to sit back, breathe deep, and spend a calm hour considering the season with us. All of our seasonal living advice is drawn from life here on our little Welsh farm. We’re ex city girls so have experienced first hand how to live attuned to the seasons in both contexts. Our advice is practical, rooted in personal experience, and refreshingly simple. So, curl up with your favourite drink or head out to stomp your usual walking route and soak up a relaxing hour of Abbie and Roanna sharing tips on what to Smell, Swap, Savour, Surrender, Shop, Sip and Scoff this Easter. ‘Life, in every season’ listeners describe the podcast as ‘wholesome’ and ‘uplifting’. The most common complaint? That there’s not enough of them! Tune in now. Episode details: Seasonal living podcast from Great House Farm Stores co-founders Abbie Price and Roanna Day. Featuring original music by Tom Hartley Booth. Refillable Candles mentioned in this episode: Celebrate - Elderflower, Gardenia, Sweet Pea & Geranium. Explore www.GreatHouseFarmStores.com refillable candles, scented tealights and candle refills.
February 26 · 1 hr 12 min
Spring ‘26: Non-gloopy porridge, the scent of compost and the only wellies worth putting on your feet.
Welcome in Spring with our friendly, funny, uplifting, seasonal living podcast: ‘Life, in every season.’ Join sisters and co-hosts, Abbie and Roanna, as they share simple, easy seasonal living tips to help you connect to Spring this year, and soak up every inch of life and joy it has. The sisters draw on life on their little Welsh farm to share warm and accessible ideas on how to connect with the season. Expect plenty of sisterly sass in between heartfelt recommendations, rituals and rhythms to draw you into nature, no matter where you live. Curl up with your favourite hot drink or head out, with headphones at the ready, and soak up a relaxing hour of Abbie and Roanna sharing tips on what to Smell, Swap, Savour, Surrender, Shop, Sip and Scoff this Spring. ‘Life, in every season’ listeners describe the podcast as ‘wholesome’ and ‘uplifting’. The most common complaint? That there’s not enough of them! Tune in now. Episode details: Seasonal living podcast from Great House Farm Stores co-founders Abbie Price and Roanna Day Featuring original music by Tom Hartley Booth Refillable Candles mentioned in this episode: Spring ‘26 - Sweet Blossom, April Showers and Lilac. Explore Great House Farm Stores refillable candles, scented tealights and candle refills.
January 5 · 2 min
Seasonal Living Tip For January: Throw Open Your Front Door
Join us for a mini edition of our seasonal living podcast: 'Life, in every season'. In this short episode we share an easy, simple tip for embracing the season in January. Our seasonal living advice is rooted in life here on our little Welsh farm. We share tips and advice gleaned from adjusting to life nestled between valleys and mountains, after swapping city for country six years ago. Our next full length episode, Spring, is coming soon.
Nov 24, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min
Christmas ‘25: Replace your dreary tinsel(!), a new Icelandic tradition, and the ultimate tiramisu.
Welcome back to our seasonal living podcast. Here, on our little Welsh farm, we embrace Christmas as its own season. Over the years we’ve honed our rituals and traditions to create a festive season that feels unhurried, deeply joyful, and connected to something more wholesome than consumerism. We know the tension of celebrating Christmas with a background of impossible personal difficulty, so our simple advice, tips, and tricks come grounded in our very real experience of reclaiming celebration in the face of challenge. Join us for feel-good, easy, rituals to adopt to enrich your Christmas season this year. We share our shopping lists, favourite recipes and many thoughtful recommendations for you to take away. If your Christmas always ends up feeling more rushed than savoured, more stressed than joyful, then this is the episode for you. Tune in and make it your first step to creating a Christmas filled with the old magic of the season. Easy, seasonal living tips Original music by Tom Hartley Booth Great House Farm Stores Refillable Candles mentioned in the episode: Around The Christmas Tree
Nov 20, 2025 · 44 sec
Coming Soon: Our Christmas Episode
While this may be a seasonal living podcast, we're including an episode dedicated entirely to Christmas. Because, well, Christmas feels like it's own season now doesn't it? Tune in to our little trailer for a taste of the soothing, inspiring, festive chat to come. Christmas Episode of 'Life, in every season.' goes live on 24/11/25.
Nov 3, 2025 · 59 min
Winter ‘25: Get rid of your feather duvet! Pine needle tea and chocolate almonds.
In our Winter episode we share simple tips to help you fall more in love with the season. From small, daily habits that can help you appreciate even the cold and dark of the wintertime, to thoughtful musings on getting as much life and joy from Winter as you can. We also share what’s on our shopping lists, recommending tried and tested products (like our incredible wool duvets) to help you to savour the season. Of course there’s delicious foodie tips and plenty of lively discussion between as we go. Hear Roanna’s strong opinions about indoor bulbs for winter, for example, and listen to Abbie’s Ovid moment too. Oh and hear all about pine needle tea and why it needs to be part of your hot drink rotation! If you struggle to love winter, or just want to savour the season more than usual, then tune in. We share what to Smell, Swap, Sniff, Savour, Sip, Shop and Scoff throughout Winter and all of our advice and ideas come from life here on our little Welsh farm. We’re two ex-city girls and so we know how precious moments of connection with nature are, whether you’re in Zone 2 or nestled in a rolling valley. We’ve learnt a host of easy, effortless, ways to connect to the season, wherever you are, and we share them readily in this soothing, comforting podcast. Easy, seasonal living tips Honest product recommendations and lively opinions Original music by Tom Hartley Booth Great House Farm Stores Refillable Candles mentioned in the episode: Hearth and Home Refillable Candle.
Sep 18, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
Episode 3 ‘Autumn’: Apples with peanut butter, cosy knitwear and more ways to savour the ‘ber months.
Join us for Episode 3 of ‘Life, In Every Season’ our seasonal living podcast filled with tips and tidbits to help you savour the season. In this latest episode, we lean into Autumn, soaking up its richness and softness with easy, practical swaps and rhythms. Expect honest and heartfelt sister chat, inspiring ideas and a soothing, welcoming, space to unwind in. Listeners describe our podcast as ‘uplifting’ and ‘wholesome’. This really is the soft and nourishing corner of the podcast world. We share what to Smell, Swap, Sniff, Savour, Sip, Shop and Scoff throughout Autumn and all of our advice and ideas come from life here on our little Welsh farm. We’re two ex-city girls and so we know how precious moments of connection with nature are, whether you’re in Zone 2 or nestled in a rolling valley. We’ve learnt a host of easy, effortless, ways to connect to the season wherever you are and we share them readily in this soothing, comforting podcast. Easy, seasonal living tips Original music by Tom Hartley Booth Great House Farm Stores Refillable Candles mentioned in the episode: Home and our Refillable Candle Subscription
Jun 12, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 2: Drinking sticky weed, planting for fragrance, low alcohol fizz and birdsong apps.
“A beautiful, wholesome listen.” Michelle “Genuinely felt so uplifted listening to this.” Chloe “Listening to this podcast is like giving yourself a lovely treat, it makes me feel all cosy and relaxed” Hattie “Calm and inspiring.” Daisy “Beautiful, calm, seasonal reflections. What’s not to love?!” Beth Join sisters and co-founders of Great House Farm Stores (makers of the finest refillable candles) Abbie and Roanna for the second instalment in their seasonal living podcast. Expect simple and easy seasonal living tips, brutally honest sister chat and inspiring ideas. Sharing everything they’ve learnt since swapping city for country, the sisters share what to Smell, Swap, Sniff, Savour, Sip, Shop and Scoff in the summer season this year. They confess their love of bird watching and share a few nature-spotting app suggestions, share effortless recipes they’ve loved, swap shopping lists and, through it all, invite you to root in the season and feel refreshed and renewed. Listeners love the feeling of being ‘invited in’ to this friendly, uplifting podcast. In a world of overwhelming news, negative messaging and cortisol-boosting headlines, spend awhile in the soothing, comforting company of Abbie and Roanna and experience the life-giving power of tuning into the seasons. Seasonal living tips gleaned from the sisters’ life on their little Welsh farm. Wonderful original music by Tom Hartley Booth. Great House Farm Stores Refillable Candles mentioned in the episode: Explore and Heal.
Mar 12, 2025 · 52 min
Episode 1: Spring ‘25 - Sleeping with the curtains open, controversial baked goods and the hero garden shrub to plant now.
"I loved listening to this in the sunshine with spring springing around me! It made me laugh out loud several times and I love the practical tips. Can’t wait for the next one already!" Debs "What a wonderful podcast!! Full of lovely tips and suggestions, informative and fun! Can't wait for the next!!" Sarah "A beautiful, wholesome listen." Michelle The show creators say: "From earthy chats that tackle surviving the toughest seasons of life, to foodie insights and shopping wish-lists. Listening to ‘Life, in every season’ with Abbie and Roanna is like joining the sisters for a coffee, tucked up on a bench overlooking the flowerbeds at their farm. Expect to feel inspired, relaxed and welcomed in." Welcome to episode one of 'Life, in every season.' Join us as we share simple and easy tips to help you live in step with the seasons. From changing what you drink to pausing to breathe in certain scents in the garden, we've found that small seasonal adjustments can help to keep you sane, and joyful, even on the really hard days. So, we're sharing everything we've learnt so far from life here on our little Welsh farm. We're country newbies and seasonal living novices so expect our tips to be practical, doable and easy to adopt in your day to day life. As co-founders of Great House Farm Stores (makers of the finest refillable candles) we of course dig deep into scent, sharing the Spring scents to inhale for an instant mood boost. Our Spring '25 pilot episode includes tips on what to Smell, Swap, Savour, Surrender, Shop, Sip and Scoff this season. Our recommendations are perfect for foodies, coffee addicts, shoppers and gardeners alike. What to burn while you listen: Calm Refillable Candle Come and join the family! If you enjoyed our pilot episode of Life, in every season then make sure you subscribe to the Great House Farm Stores newsletter for more inspiring, uplifting seasonal tips. Gorgeous original music by Tom Hartley Booth.