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...

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...

I was out in the garden yesterday, wrestling with our new self-propelled lawnmower, and wondering if anyone else was struggling to get...