My take on possibly the easiest mixed drink ever invented (after the gin tonic, of course), the Spanish tinto de verano, a simpler, less alcoholic version of sangria that is easier to make, and less alcoholic, so it's perfect that's perfect for a long afternoon in the garden.
The report from Transport for the North – the new body of combined authorities – proposes cutting journey times with high-speed railways, new road connections, and Oyster-style smartcards and simpler fares throughout the region.
If it's a first person narrator, it's simpler, but if it's a third person narration then it can accommodate multiple points of view.
At the annual shareholder meeting last week, Jenkins said the bank was going to become "simpler, much more balanced, and much more focused" – words taken to mean the investment bank would be subjected to sweeping job cuts as part of next week's overhaul.
So last year, under my predecessor, we began a wholesale review of the rules and procedures on charging visitors for NHS care, with a view to making the regime simpler, fairer and easier to implement.
The barriers to action, adds Cummings, include the fact that commissioners often assume it is simpler and safer to admit people to clinical settings.
On paper, it couldn't have been simpler – you line up a piece of leather with the sole, thread your needle and sew through pre-pressed holes – but I hadn't braced myself for how utterly laborious the job would be.
It's about embracing a simpler, more authentic way of spending our leisure time - a trend that was becoming apparent even before the wheels fell off the economy.
So does this mean that for all her reputation as a difficult and tricky film-maker, she also has a simpler aim: to entertain?
As Peter carries young Laust on his shoulders through the corn, they look up and see the lark again, heralding a return to the simpler values of peacetime.
