The ingredients that go into Shepherds Cottage Soaps, the benefits of using quality, natural ingredients from trusted sources.

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

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...

The benefits of using essential oils are well documented, and you can take advantage of these benefits by choosing natural products like the

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

Last week I did an online course about Google, SEO’s and blogging with Maddy Shine Maddy Shine SEO Queen & Visibility Coach. Besides her...

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...