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Cheltenham people love their dogs!

by Rachael Lythgoe

Cheltenham people love their dogs!

People in Cheltenham really love their dogs! We know this because our natural dog soap was the best selling product at our market Cheltenham's Mont...
Posted in Cheltenham, dog soap, flea, natural flea repellent, natural tick repellent, soap dish, sweet orange

How glad I was that I took a moment to 'stand and stare' this morning

by Rachael Lythgoe

How glad I was that I took a moment to 'stand and stare' this morning

How glad I was that I took a moment to 'stand and stare' this morning ☀️🌺 With a busy weekend ahead getting ready for our stall at Cheltenham's Mo...
Posted in breathe, calm, nature, poetry, relaxing

Want to know the secret of a waggy tail?

by Rachael Lythgoe

Want to know the secret of a waggy tail?

We asked Murphy, winner of the Randwick Wap 'Waggiest Tail' competition the secret to his success: "It's all down to College Green natural soap for...
Posted in dog soap, dogs, natural flea repellent, natural tick repellent

This is what you need if the London Marathon has inspired you to take up running

by Rachael Lythgoe

This is what you need if the London Marathon has inspired you to take up running

Judging by the number of runners pounding the pavements, marathon-fever is in full swing. So if you've been inspired to take up running the chance ...

What a difference two years makes!

by Nick Lythgoe

What a difference two years makes!

Our Stroud Farmers' Market stall looked SO different just 2 years ago. Since then we've introduced a package free option for all our soaps, change...

We found this garden inspiration amongst scarecrows

by Rachael Lythgoe

We found this garden inspiration amongst scarecrows

We've just enjoyed the annual Chalford Scarecrow Trail, an annual self guided walk around a Cotswold village near Stroud. Participating homes and b...

Double birthday celebrations

by Rachael Lythgoe

Double birthday celebrations

The great thing about starting a business on your birthday is you never forget your business anniversary, so we had double celebrations on 31 Janua...

The art of silver clay in just one day

by Rachael Lythgoe

The art of silver clay in just one day

What can you learn in just one day?  Quite a lot, it turns out, if you enrol, like I did on a silver clay jewellery making corse at the WI college...

How my £100 New Years Eve outfit cost less than £15

by Rachael Lythgoe

How my £100 New Years Eve outfit cost less than £15

I found the brand new £75 Next dress still with its £75 price tag intact in Minchinhampton's Longfield Care charity shop for a bargain £10. The bla...

Just one more job before we stop for Christmas

by Rachael Lythgoe

Just one more job before we stop for Christmas

Our last project of the year was to supply our lovely village pub The Vine Tree in Randwick with individually wrapped little soaps as favours for t...

Thank you Stroud - we sold out of soaps today!

by Rachael Lythgoe

Thank you Stroud - we sold out of soaps today!

What an amazing Stroud Farmers' Market today ... we all but sold out!  Readers who are local to Stroud will know that we have a monthly market sta...

LOW STOCK SOAP WARNING!

by Rachael Lythgoe

LOW STOCK SOAP WARNING!

Our Christmas markets have been so successful this year that stocks are running low and we have a limited number of full size bar soaps left!  Ther...
Posted in bath soak, Christmas, Soap, Stroud