Lean into the chaos and challenge and delight that is working from home.

My girls turned six on Saturday, and we had a lovely party with a house full of people: big ones and little ones!

I’ve learnt a lot since my first craft fair, and here are five things I always take with me.

It’s that time of year again – a few brilliant days of sunshine and you think you can leave the house without a jacket . . . only to run...

I’ve made my Christmas cake, have you? I never wait for Stir Up Sunday – the traditional day for Christmas pudding or cake making,...

I’ve loved reading all the autumnal posts on Facebook and Instagram, indulging in the beautifully photographed leaves in streams, soaps...

I start most days with lists: a list of things to do that day, a list of things happening during the week, a list of affirmations!

Last week was a week for new beginnings, for sure. The girls had their first week of primary school, their teacher had her first week in...

What’s new? In the Shepherd’s Cottage house, I’ve just put my girls on the school bus, and they’re away to “ask her (their teacher) who...

What makes a bar of soap special? The way it smells; the way it looks; the feel of it in your palms as it lathers and turns; how it...

Long ago, when I lived in Durban, a friend and I would go for coffee in the Botanic Gardens. We would picnic: a flask of espresso and...

My Instagram and Facebook feeds are full of soap: how to make it, how to use it, what goes into it. And they are also full of Soap. The...

This weekend on Facebook I saw that a woman I know was preparing to do a hike for charity, up Ben Nevis. I was impressed; it’s for a good...

After spending months visualising a workspace for Shepherds Cottage Soaps, this week I was offered one. What a thought: to be moving out...

On a clear day, after a quick walk up the hill behind our house to the highest point on Lismore, you can see the island stretch out,...