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Visiting French Markets for the Best Quality Around

I love French markets because they resonate with the history of the French. And, of course, you can get up close and personal with great quality, local produce. I also enjoy the experience of shopping outdoors. You get out of supermarkets and actually see some of the people who grow and raise your food. All […]

Going Eco – Eco-Gites in France

Going Eco – Eco-Gites in France I love living in France where people can get grants and incentives for installing solar at home and where people love a local market and support local produce, particularly in rural areas, such as Sophie’s Barn’s backyard, the Dordogne in the South West of France. Homegrown vegetables are common […]

Improving Your Gite Experience

If you’re running a gite, you want a competitive edge. I recommend two ways to stay ahead of the competition: cover the bases and tailor your guests’ experiences.  Cover these Bases Hygiene. Making your gite spotless – not just clean – counts as enhancing your guests’ experience. Wifi – even in a rural gite, even […]

Starting a Gite – What is a Gite

While providing gite owners with luxurious soaps, bath soaks, and kits to heighten the experience of their guests, I’ve seen that running a gite can be hard work. I’ve also seen that it can be very rewarding. Like running my soap making business.

How to Give Out Your Wedding Favours

There are typically two ways that people distribute wedding favours on their wedding day. They either put the favours on a table for guests to collect as they enter or exit the reception or they arrange them on the tables where their guests will be dining.

Preparation of Sophie’s Barn Wedding Favours

One of the best things about using handmade soap as wedding favours is the level of personalization possible. The size, shape, scent, and texture of the soap are up to you. And there are so many ways to package your favours that we’re sure to come up with the ideal look and feel for your wedding.

Starting a Gite – 10 Things to Know

I work with many gites out here in South West France and I’ve picked up a lot of tips on the way. If you’re thinking about running a gite or you’ve recently started, here are ten tips that will help you balance your vision with practicalities, just as I’ve had to do with Sophie’s Barn.