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Morning, it's the start of the weekend and The Mystical Cat is in and open 🙌 And it looks like another sunny Autumnal da...
17/10/2026

Morning, it's the start of the weekend and The Mystical Cat is in and open 🙌 And it looks like another sunny Autumnal day is on the cards 🌞

There is now only 1 week before the school half term for most local Forest of Dean/Herefordshire children so we are well into planning for Halloween itself 🎃. Our expected delivery didn't arrive yesterday though 🤨 and the delivery that was due next week arrived broken 😪 but these things are sent to try us 🙄 so we'll diversify our plans and carry on regardless ☺️

We are open until around 4pm today here at Harts Barn Craft Centre so would love to see any of our followers but regardless of where you are and your plans today, keep supporting your local small businesses and we wish you a fabulous day 😀

Namaste

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Morning it's Friday 16th October and another bright 🌞 Autumnal day is here, at least as we write this post. It is much c...
16/10/2026

Morning it's Friday 16th October and another bright 🌞 Autumnal day is here, at least as we write this post. It is much colder today though and definitely jumpers are a necessary requirement here at The Mystical Cat.

A relatively quiet day yesterday, although after today we're now only a week away from the school half term holidays for most in this area. And half term brings lots of Halloweeny activities onsite at Harts Barn Craft Centre with pottery painting at Broadlands Pottery and cookery classes at Harts Barn Cookery School to name a couple. At The Mystical Cat we shall be open a little later on Halloween itself and young people wearing fancy dress will be able to claim a free trick or treat bag from our little shop (subject to availability). We've just had a delivery in a few minutes ago of very Halloweeny stock.....wonder what it is? Guess you'll have to wait and see 👀

A short post today (for a change 😆) but we wish you a fabulous day whatever you are doing and will catch you all here tomorrow.

Namaste 🙏

Good morning Mystical Cat followers, it's Thursday and a bit cloudy ☁️ so far today although according to the Met Office...
15/10/2026

Good morning Mystical Cat followers, it's Thursday and a bit cloudy ☁️ so far today although according to the Met Office it's supposed to reach the heights of 20 degrees today before dropping down by 5 tomorrow 🥶...we'll believe it when we see it 👀 or rather feel it!!

Not sure we actually achieved much yesterday 🤔 as the list seems to get longer not shorter 🙄 and we didn’t even have any deliveries. We suspect that we might today though 😉

So a couple of interesting facts about today to share:

It's Global Handwashing Day and National Mushroom 🍄 Day!!

Global Handwashing Day is a serious campaign that emerged on the scene in 2008 and has been making waves ever since​​.The idea is simple but powerful: washing hands with soap can dramatically reduce the chances of getting sick from diarrhea and pneumonia. And let’s not forget, it’s also a champion in warding off other nasties like flu and COVID-19​​

And 🍄 National Mushroom Day - with more than 14,000 different species of mushrooms that grow around the world, the mushroom is an unassuming food that should be more carefully considered on National Mushroom Day which came about in 1993.

Not only do mushrooms offer a delicious flavor when eaten on their own or added to various dishes, they are also one of the most sustainably produced foods on the planet. So no one needs to feel guilty about filling up on them!

Plus, mushrooms are low in calories and contain a wide variety of nutritious substances that are part of a healthy and balanced diet for humans. So eat a lot of mushrooms and eat them often!

Originating in Australia, National Mushroom Day is particularly meant for mushroom farmers, restaurants, cafes and health professionals to enjoy and celebrate everything related to growing and eating mushrooms. Now is the best time to learn about mushrooms and eat mushrooms – a food that is certainly worth celebrating!

So on that note have a fabulous day and catch you all tomorrow.

Namaste 🙏

Morning it's another lovely, bright start to the day on Wednesday 14th October here at The Mystical Cat at Harts Barn Cr...
14/10/2026

Morning it's another lovely, bright start to the day on Wednesday 14th October here at The Mystical Cat at Harts Barn Craft Centre.

The shop now has a fair bit more of an Autumnal feel with a dash of Halloween 🎃 on the side however still more to do 🧐

Yesterday we had a delivery of both the last bits for our Halloween Trick or Treat Bags that will be available free on Saturday 31st October to each young person who comes in to see us wearing their fancy dress outfit 🧙‍♀️ 🧟‍♀️ or maybe 🏴‍☠️🧝‍♀️. Halloween is at the end of the Autumn half term holidays and some of yhe other businesses onsite will have activities throughout that week. Watch this space (as well as the Harts Barn page) for more details as they come out.

Also yesterday we finally has a delivery of our glass orbs in and a couple of other glass pieces that we were tempted by. A further order of glass Christmas Trees will be here soon as well.

On that note we wish you a fabulous day and hopefully will catch up with you soon.

Namaste 🙏

Morning, The Mystical Cat is in and open 🙌 and we have our coffee ☕️ Today is the start of both our working and trading ...
13/10/2026

Morning, The Mystical Cat is in and open 🙌 and we have our coffee ☕️

Today is the start of both our working and trading week. We often preach about the importance of time off and how good it is for your mental health so we don't ever come to the shop on a Monday, and being honest we do do a lot of self care on a Monday...

But, running your own business does involve many, many more hours working behind the scenes not just in the shop so there is seldom a time when we are not contemplating, or doing some kind of work behind the scenes. It is quite literally your heart and soul that goes into working for yourself which is why we are and will always be a massive promoter of the small business as a comparison to the big box and online retailers who have buying power to undercut the small business and yet still charge more for the "convenience".

Just last week we saw a product that we sell for just £9 that a large retailer is selling for £31.99 (we have attached a screenshot from their website) we have no words....🫣🤯 just stop and consider where you purchase items from and yes, they have sales but even 50% off isn't going to get it to the price we sell it for....and yes we do know the RRP!!

We have a number of deliveries due in this week (and hopefully today) so we'll share as and when the new stock arrives 🫣

So on that note we wish you a happy Tuesday and remember support your local small businesses 😊


12/10/2026

Evening.....just a quick post to let you know that we have a couple of appointments first thing tomorrow, Tuesday so may be opening The Mystical Cat a little later than normal.....fingers crossed🤞not too late

Morning 👋 it's Sunday so The Mystical Cat 's last working day until Tuesday. 🙌Tomorrow we take a day off to recharge and...
11/10/2026

Morning 👋 it's Sunday so The Mystical Cat 's last working day until Tuesday. 🙌Tomorrow we take a day off to recharge and reset for the next week ahead.

Yesterday was pretty busy again and with orders on their way hopefully we shall be able to fill the gaps that we see 👀....yes we know, most are saying what gaps 😄 but we know there are things missing 🤐

We shall continue autumning the shop up today as well as those last minute orders to finalise. A steady Sunday today as we wind day for our day off.

The weather is a bit grey at the moment but the birds 🐦 🐦‍⬛ are singing and enjoying their TMC supplied breakfast. Hopefully, and according to the Met Office, it's supposed to be a bit warmer than yesterday....we shall believe it when we see it!!!!

On that note, have a fab day whatever you are doing and wherever you are.

Namaste

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Hello again 👋 The Mystical Cat is fully open and we have (another) coffee in hand 🫣 courtesy of our neighbour the Old Da...
10/10/2026

Hello again 👋 The Mystical Cat is fully open and we have (another) coffee in hand 🫣 courtesy of our neighbour the Old Dairy Tearoom . The lovely weather today has brought out lots of customers enjoying the possibly last of the Autumn sun 🌞.

All of the retail shops are open today here at Harts Barn Craft Centre including Miscellany and Quirk Vintage and Collectables, The Troll House ,Crafty Upcycling , The Lavender Stone Florist, The Forest Larder land Broadlands Pottery and also open for pre-booked services are Bridie Thorne Hairdressing, Holistic Health Massage & Massage Trainer, Harts Barn Cookery School, and Anna Cole Beauty. There are other businesses onsite. Please remember that whilst we at The Mystical Cat are open mostly Tuesday to Sunday inclusive between 10am and 4pm (unless we tell you of a minor change) the other businesses onsite have their own opening hours so if you are after something specific please contact the business you are looking for via their own FB page (which we've tagged in above).

Apparently tomorrow, Sunday is also going to be a lovely day 😊 although knowing British weather that can change 🤐.

Right we hope you have a fab day and will see you all here tomorrow.

Namaste

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10/10/2026

Morning 👋 it's Saturday 10th October and a quick reminder that we're open a bit later today as we're doing our monthly meat collection from Plump Hill Farm at The Forest Bakehouse

Will post as soon as we're open

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Morning it's Friday and we are now in double digits for October 🤯 today is supposed to be fairly damp 🌦 however the sun ...
09/10/2026

Morning it's Friday and we are now in double digits for October 🤯 today is supposed to be fairly damp 🌦 however the sun has just poked it's head out whilst we sit outside The Mystical Cat having our coffee ☕️.

Yesterday we did have a delivery of the much sought after garden stake Robin's 🐦 as well as a few other garden creatures which are new in which you can see in the pictures 📸 . They have already started selling though and whilst we did order a couple of doubles, we're honestly not sure how long these will last for. Please pop into our little shop here at Harts Barn Craft Centre to see them in the flesh. Yes we can reserve if you cannot make it over the next couple of days, but as they are so popular we'd ask you for a deposit or even full payment to ensure they are secure for you. Prices range from £8 to £18 for the garden stakes and up to £26 for the resin characters.

Jackie of www.sindencox-art.co.uk dropped in some new pieces of stained glass yesterday as well.....the cat 🐈‍⬛️ is so cute 😻

We are still in the midst of planning more autumnal and halloweeny stock for the end of this month 😁 which hopefully we'll finalise and have in next week. A reminder that most of last years Halloween decorations are reduced to clear....we're not intending to reduce any further though so don't miss out as we're also unlikely to have the same stuff in this year. We also have last years boxed Xmas cards at just a £1 a box as well as end of roll wrapping paper for 50p per roll for the charity box.

On that note, we wish you a great Friday and will see you all soon.

Namaste 🙏

PS as tomorrow is the 2nd Saturday of the month we'll be open slightly later as we'll be supporting local businesses and collecting our monthly meat supply from Plump Hill Farm who are at The Forest Bakehouse tomorrow from 9am...and of course that does mean coffee and a chat 😊


Address

Unit 2, Harts Barn Craft Centre, Monmouth Road
Mitcheldean
GL170QD

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+441452683157

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