HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY

SITE UPDATE

The site is up and running with few "loose ends to tie". Shop at http://akuawood.x-shops.com till every things falls into place nicely.

HUFFING & PUFFING

There is a saying that it never rains, but it pours!

I am massaging my head and mumbling to myself as I have done for the past 7 days. The week (well, last week), started off with those flaky white bits falling out of the sky - I believe it is called snow!!!! I had never seen so much snow in Reading since I moved here all those years ago. This meant spending a week indoors with the artic monkeys (my kids). It should have been a fun time but with no outdoor play, no trips to Sonning to process orders and a technical glitch on the site, it was one miserable week.
To say the least, it was the same week that I received more goodies from Ghana - aarrgghhhh. I am sat here wondering when those geeks will work their magic wand on my site. :((.

I was able to start shipping again today.

Well, I have consoled myself all week with making more beaded jewellery till the site is up & running and here are the chosen few:

ARRIVAL @ THE WHITE HOUSE

This cheered me up as I have been stuck at casa nostra due to the snowfall in Berkshire. Yep, we are not used to so much snow so the schools were closed and I have been sitting, staring and mumbling for the last 48 hours - not great fun!!!

HELPING HANDS

Almost 5 years ago this week, I sat at home thinking of what to do next with my business. At that time, I only had Cioccolatina to think of and decided to start AkuaWood (my namesake) and also our helping hand programme.
There is something rewarding to see where your money ends up and was glad to receive an e-mail this morning about Vele -" .... following an operation on his hare lip, he is now talking ‘a lot more’." You can read more about our programme here

IS THERE SUCH A THING .......

...as free these days? Well, yes.

We have all heard about reduce, reuse and recycle. If you adopt all these three, then you would love Freecycle™.

One's man waste is another man's treasure. Try FREECYCLE - you would be amazed at what you can get for FREE!

LOVE YOUR 'FRO

It has been a very busy start to the year at Sheabutter Cottage and most products planned for Cioccolatina have been "on the cutting floor". Well, time is almost up so get your hair ready and keep an eye out :)