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shepherdscottageso
Aug 29, 20222 min read
The health benefits of using Shepherds Cottage Soap
The ingredients that go into Shepherds Cottage Soaps, the benefits of using quality, natural ingredients from trusted sources.
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shepherdscottageso
Aug 22, 20223 min read
Re-visiting the summer reading list!
I’ve been thinking a lot about censorship lately, and the power of words. Since I wrote about my summer reading list, I’ve read a lot more!
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shepherdscottageso
Aug 15, 20224 min read
Working from home . . . with little helpers.
Lean into the chaos and challenge and delight that is working from home.
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shepherdscottageso
Aug 8, 20223 min read
Top tips for running a business from home
Top tips for running a business from home! Running a small business from home is hard, but it is also manageable.
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shepherdscottageso
Jul 25, 20223 min read
A staple soap making ingredient : Olive Oil
Olive oil bars are for everyone. Even those with the most sensitive skin. It is a staple soap making ingredient, found in most homemade soap
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Lauren Livingstone
Jul 18, 20223 min read
Traveling back in time is a brilliant way to be uplifted and inspired.
So we’re back from our holiday, just in time. It seems that summer has finally arrived in Scotland and as I write this the sun is beaming...
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shepherdscottageso
Jul 4, 20223 min read
Summer Reading list
The Shepherd's Cottage Summer Reading List. None have anything to do with self-improvement, making soap, running a business or contemporary!
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Lauren Livingstone
Jun 28, 20223 min read
How to arrange a craft fair table or stand.
Last week was a busy one: with four days at the Royal Highland Show and all the time spent preparing, packing and travelling, I am so...
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shepherdscottageso
Jun 20, 20222 min read
The start of show season!
Early, early golden mornings and late violet-sky nights – summer in Scotland. The weather hasn’t been exactly blissful so far, but the...
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shepherdscottageso
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Going Bespoke
Dunollie is just outside of Oban, and the ruined castle stands proud on a cliff overlooking Oban Bay.
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Lauren Livingstone
Jun 8, 20222 min read
Enriched with Rosehip Oil, but what is Rosehip oil?
Rosehips are the fruit of a rosebush. When roses die and are left on the bush, they leave behind bright reddish-orange, spherical fruit....
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shepherdscottageso
May 30, 20222 min read
Sweet Almond Oil for body and mind
One of the key ingredients in my body whips is Sweet Almond Oil. Almonds are actually not a nut but the seed of the almond fruit, which...
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shepherdscottageso
May 23, 20223 min read
Getting SMART about it.
Suddenly the business is very busy. And so too is every other part of my life – although maybe it’s always like that, and it just seems...
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shepherdscottageso
May 16, 20222 min read
Five reasons you love our body whips!
It’s busy, busy here in the Shepherds Cottage kitchen, as I’m making up a large wholesale order of gorgeous body whips for an independent...
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Lauren Livingstone
May 9, 20223 min read
The Difference Between Compostable and Biodegradable
It was National Gardening Week last week, and I wish I could have caught it sooner because when I saw the lovely flower crowns people had...
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shepherdscottageso
May 2, 20223 min read
Now we are six!
My girls turned six on Saturday, and we had a lovely party with a house full of people: big ones and little ones!
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shepherdscottageso
Apr 25, 20223 min read
What did you do to mark Earth Day?
Ideas for change: to make every day Earth Day.
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shepherdscottageso
Apr 18, 20223 min read
5 Craft Fair Essentials
I’ve learnt a lot since my first craft fair, and here are five things I always take with me.
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shepherdscottageso
Apr 11, 20223 min read
Easter is nearly here!
Lambing is in full swing, it’s finally started warming up, and Easter is nearly here! Any future with chocolate in it must be a good one!
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shepherdscottageso
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Spring on the Farm
April is finally here! Spring! A few days of sunshine and warmth, and then snow, below freezing temperatures and hailstorms. In like a lion,
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