The Soaplady

 
These days, I aim to buy no packaging at all for my mail-order business …
This has been the case for the past three years …
All my packaging is recycled, and I can confirm that my customers don’t mind getting their soap enclosed in a clean Felix cat-food packet, or a re-mastered cardboard box … (well [...]

There is a direct and distinct correlation between level of calmness and feelings of being ‘in control’ and number of blogs written, I always think …
 
I have had a lovely day today, and I’m mellow and happy …
First thing, the gentleman who cuts my soap turned up for work with the two loaves of artisan [...]

It has been such a lovely weekend … Warm, relaxing and sunny, all was well with the world …
little white lambies pronking about in the fields again, reminding us all that time goes on and comes around reliably, again and again …
I did a little dance with Mindy this morning even, when I came downstairs [...]

 
Now if this opportunity had been around when I was looking to move to the isles, I’d’ve snapped their arm off …!
Margo the Post-Mistress of the Callanish PO has her house and business on the market at the moment: here’s the house:

It’s a beautiful house in the main part of Callanish, just two minutes from [...]

Who …?
the bast**ds who have hacked into my website over the weekend, that’s who …
I first noticed a problem when I couldn’t get into my shop administration dialog, and asked the lady who looks after the code for me, to take a look.
Meanwhile, she had received an email from the server providers, 1&1, who being very [...]

 
There is a new business start-up in Breasclete which is already starting to pick up custom all over the island: my friend and neighbour Karin and her Company
Clean Squad …!
 
 
Karin is naturally-endowed with enthusiasm, vigour and ebullience, and is that particular treasure of womankind who *enjoys* ironing …!  Imagine it …!
 
Karin also offers all the services usually performed [...]