Lavender Plant before Pruning How I love the smell of freshly picked lavender and the beautiful fragrance that hits your nose when you walk into a room with fresh lavender drying out from picking. Thirteen years ago I moved these plants in the photos as small cutting grown plants from Nelson to Ashburton where ...…
How do you attract and keep good staff in your business or company? How much does it cost the company to attract and find the right person to work in your company? What is the cost of startup training and ongoing training to your company and what simple things could be put in place to ...…
Do you always remember to say “thank you” when someone has sent you a gift or has done something special for you? Yesterday when I was delivering some of my corporate Christmas gifts to one of my clients, I asked him this question, “Do you always hear from everyone that you send your gifts to?” ...…
Did you draw the short straw this year to arrange the staff and top client gifts for Christmas? So the boss has run out of time and said, “Ok here’s the budget, get those gifts arranged for the staff and the clients immediately. I haven’t got time to sort them out as we have work ...…
Our Fingerless Glove Collection – Great Winter Warmers The cold weather is perfect in the winter to ensure that your hands are warm, but that you can still use your fingers easily. These beautiful fine woolen merino fingerless gloves with their gorgeous unique designs will do a perfect job of ensuring that the receiver of ...…
My husband just turned 60 in the weekend, and my daughter and I decided to organize a Surprise 60th birthday party for him. He had indicated that he didn’t want any fuss for his birthday, so we took that to mean that we could take the liberty of arranging something and he wouldn’t be ...…
These divine soaps from Blue Earth Soaps are completely natural handcrafted soaps made from a blend of plant oils, healing herbs and pure essential oils. Their purpose is to heal and nourish or feed the skin rather than depleting it of more nutrients and they have a gorgeous fragrance to them. The Blue Earth range ...…
Spare a thought this Mother’s Day, for those of us whose Mum’s or Mother’s have passed away, or for those of you, who have never grown up knowing a Mother’s Love. How do we cope on Mother’s Day when our thoughts naturally drift to our own Mother and her presence in our lives? What did we do to ...…
Do you remember receiving the call, the email or having your son or daughter visit in person and announce to you their exciting news, that they’re expecting their first baby. What a lot of mixed emotions you were all feeling. The excitement and joy of anticipating the patter of little feet, the concern for the ...…
Do you like to receive appreciation for something that you’ve done for someone else? How does it make you feel when you don’t get any feedback for a job that you’ve done for someone else, or have gone out of your way to do something to help someone else, and they can’t or don’t or ...…
Fruit Basket
This lovely fresh fruit box, with a sprinkle of chocolates and fudge bites added for them to enjoy, will satisfy an older person as a lovely birthday present, or makes an ideal gift for someone in hospital. 
Office Shout Gift Box
Has a project just been finished or want to surprise someone with a birthday treat? The Work Shout gift box is a great way to celebrate that special occasion.
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