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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 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
Mar 7, 20222 min read
It's that time of year again...
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...
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Lauren Livingstone
Nov 1, 20213 min read
The Christmas Collection...
I’ve made my Christmas cake, have you? I never wait for Stir Up Sunday – the traditional day for Christmas pudding or cake making,...
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Oct 11, 20212 min read
Autumn on the farm
I’ve loved reading all the autumnal posts on Facebook and Instagram, indulging in the beautifully photographed leaves in streams, soaps...
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Aug 30, 20212 min read
Getting it together...
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!
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Aug 23, 20212 min read
New beginnings.
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...
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Aug 16, 20212 min read
What's new?..
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...
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Aug 2, 20212 min read
What makes a bar of soap special?
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...
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Jul 26, 20213 min read
Plastic Free July: Choose bar soap
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...
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Jul 12, 20212 min read
Art in Nature
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...
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May 24, 20212 min read
I love me-time, I love wine, and I love any type of crafting!
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...
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May 17, 20212 min read
Well, it seems that the universe really does work in mysterious ways!
After spending months visualising a workspace for Shepherds Cottage Soaps, this week I was offered one. What a thought: to be moving out...
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Jan 17, 20213 min read
Island Life: Anything is possible...
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,...
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