A mountain of shoes

Tuesday, 18 October 2011 - Fiona Ritchie

...but then I fill my car with tins to be labelled, kebabs to be ribboned, and soap to be wrapped and "work from home" !
It has been a frantic few weeks getting all the new Trade Show orders out to customers old and new. I am very excited about helping customers plan their Christmas displays and providing the the yummy fragranced but calorie free options to their ranges.
I am restocking customers already...so it looks like there are lots of discerning early Christmas shoppers out there!
Autumn in Scotland has well and truly arrived...it is my favourite season....gorgeous colours, fresh air, and the perfect excuse to find a pub with a fire and good wine when I am off duty :)
I am preparing to make lots more soap as levels are dangerously low due to the terrific Trade fair, but don't worry...it will all be up and ready again for your Christmas shopping!
...off now to try and work out why there is an odd number of shoes in the hall.....and a strangely absent puppy.......

Fiona

A flurry of Weddings

Friday, 17 February 2012 - Fiona Ritchie
I am delighted to be back at the Weddng Fair in Glasgow's SECC this weekend...it is lovely to meet so many excited Brides, list clutching Mothers, diplomatic Mothers of the Groom and bored Grooms-to-be....! It is such an exciting event and, quite rightly, every Bride wants to stamp their own personality on their celebrations, and to give their friends a lovely treat to take home and enjoy after the big day....Come and say hello to me at stand 499 (beside the Frasers Theatre) and let me make you something unique and special for your Favours!
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A mountain of shoes

Tuesday, 18 October 2011 - Fiona Ritchie
There is a mountain of shoes in my hall. It can mean only one thing....half term already! The house is filled with children, dressing up, harassing the hamster, rummaging in the back of the cupboard for a snack that is "non-healthy". My initial impulse is to spell the words "HELP ME", in shoes, on the front lawn.....
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Summer Multi-tasking

Monday, 01 August 2011 - Fiona Ritchie
Summer is floating by...the children are rarely in bed before dark, ice lollies are being consumed by the box-full and the dining room table is, yet again, towering with bars of soap! Our Scottish summer holidays are about grabbing every opportunity to have an adventure, moments of sunshine, a camping trip with a tent full of children, an afternoon pint by the river, a romp in the woods with the puppy, yummy evenings with friends filled with laughter and music....
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A Scottish Summer

Wednesday, 22 June 2011 - Fiona Ritchie
Ochil Soap towers is a bubbly cauldron of activity as the summer holidays beckon...I am grabbing every opportunity to make soap, package melts and stock pile gift boxes!
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Hi ho! It's off to work we go!!

Tuesday, 21 September 2010 - Fiona Ritchie
Anne and I are just back from a hectic, but very enjoyable couple of days at the Autumn Trade Fair in Glasgow. All at Ochil Soap towers would like to welcome all the many new friends who will be stocking Ochil Soap Company's goodies...both the original range and our new Siabann products. You will be able to buy form Orkney to Kirkudbright, Glencoe to Dunbar...and at many points in between!
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Autumn Trade Show- Here we come!!

Tuesday, 31 August 2010 - Fiona Ritchie
Siabann....Our beautiful new range to be launched at the SECC Trade Show on the 19th and 20th September.
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