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01/11/2026

Good morning, it's the morning after the night before here at The Mystical Cat. "Mad Mary" has vanished from wence she came and some of the spooks have vanished with her.

We do have a few autumnal and halloweeny bits left which are mostly reduced. For regulars at our shop, we do sell witchy fayre 🧙‍♂️ 🕸 🕷 💀 🦇 all year round, so what has been reduced is out and marked down. We'll get some of the decorations down over the next week and strive to get all things Christmassy 🎄🎅 out as well as a little recognition of Armistice Day which os the 11th November with the Church Service for this next Sunday 8th November.

Today however celebrations do continue with Day (or rathers Days) of the Dead or Día de los Mu***os).

This a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated each year on November 1 and 2, with some local traditions beginning as early as October 31. Rather than a day of grief or fear, it is a joyful, colorful celebration of life and memory where families welcome back the souls of their departed loved ones.

The core belief is that the boundary between the spirit world and the living world dissolves, allowing departed souls to return, share a meal, and enjoy the company of their families.

Day of the dead is increasingly celebrated outside of Mexico, perhaps seen as a way of extending and merging our own Halloween 🎃 celebrations and a recognition of the diverse cultures that we have here in the UK and the wider world 🌎. In the UK it is celebrated with vibrant festivals, community ofrendas (altars), and street processions on November 1 and 2, 2026, with many events taking place across the weekend.

So on a final note, please remember we are open today the 1st November 2026 until around 4pm ish and are closed tomorrow Monday as usual.

From next Tuesday we will revert to winter hours and will close at around 3pm "ish"...where possible we wait for the last customer to leave our neighbours at The Old Dairy Tearoom so we could be open a little longer. BUT if you intend to visit or need something specific and will likely arrive after 3pm let us know in advance - as many know we do reserve items as well as ordering in and posting (P&P extra).

On that note have a great Sunday and catch up with you all next week.

Namaste 🙏

31/10/2026

Happy Samhain 🎃 Its a beautiful autumn day out there with the promise of an afternoon of sunshine and it will hopefully stay dry for the 'trick or treaters' 👻

Today I have another magical, magnificent & mysterious cat to show you part of my commission trio 🖤

If ur local to the Forest of Dean and you have little ones who like to dress up take a trip to The Mystical Cat in Longhope Harts Barn Craft Centre they are giving away Halloween goodie bags 🎃

31/10/2026

Hello its Halloween and The Mystical Cat has been open since 10am ish. Sorry fot the late post but lots of junior Halloween visitors have come to visit us and our new friend "Mad Mary" as well as all the other creatures who have popped in for today.

As well as Happy Halloween in the pagan witchy world today is also Samhain. Many modern customs trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, a 2,000-year-old Gaelic celebration marking the end of the harvest and the start of winter. Ancient Celts believed the boundary between the living and spirit worlds blurred on this night.

So on this special day we send you Halloween and Samhain greetings. We are open until 5pm ish this evening and will shut sooner if noone is on site here at Harts Barn Craft Centre so we can head home. The broom does come out as our mode of transport tonight but the airways are busier than usual this evening for one reason or another 🧙‍♀️.

Have a fab Halloween day.

Namaste

🙏

30/10/2026

Good morning 👋 The Mystical Cat is open 🥳 we were a little late opening this morning as like Monday, we were helping out Yvette in Dean Forest Kitchen, this time assisting in the kitchen prepping the food for the amazing guys and gals to take out today. And as it's Friday, we also prep and send out food for the weekend as well so double if not triple food orders go be delivered. We are always looking for lovely volunteers to help in the kitchen or driving/navigating so that we can feed as many vulnerable people as possible. Full training is given and if driving, mileage is also paid with deliveries taking up to 2 hours, although usually less. If you're interested is supporting this fantastic local charity OR you know of someone who would benefit from a home prepped meal, please visit their FB page Dean Forest Kitchen for more info. Our personal thanks to everyone who works with us currently ...thank you 🙌

In other news, we are only a day away from our Trick or Treat bags giveaway....a reminder we will be open between 10am to 5pm ish for young people in fancy dress to visit. Please bear in mind we only have so many bags ready and once they are gone they are gone, so visit earlier in the day if you want to be sure to get something 😉

Yesterday the blush of Robins 🐦 did arrive along with a small flock of other birds 🐦 and are all out and on sale. We did get a few extras as well so the flower displays outside look pretty full as you will see from the pictures!

So on that note we wish you an amazing day and will see 👀 you all next Halloween 🎃

Namaste

🙏

29/10/2026

Good morning, it's Thursday 29th October....the veil is getting thinner as we approach All Hallow's Eve 🎃

Yesterday at The Mystical Cat we had another small delivery, this time books 📚 and cards 🃏(although not sure this emoji actually fits 🤔). Pictures are all below 🫶

Apparently here is the UK there are 2 recognised events....

1) National (apparently now international) Martina Day shines a light on all individuals named Martina every October 29. So if you know a Martina spread the joy of their own special day (outside of their birthday).

And secondly and more seriously.....

2) 🧠 World Stroke Day which calls global attention to stroke prevention, treatment, and recovery every October 29. With one in four adults experiencing a stroke in their lifetime, this day highlights the urgent need for awareness. If you are not already aware ensure that you learn the warning signs, understand risk factors, and advocate for better care.

On that note have a great day on this day. We are off to prep for an incoming flock, or more correctly a blush of Robin's 🐦due to arrive before 2pm 😁 which will be on sale as soon as they are unpacked and priced.

Take care and catch you all tomorrow.

Namaste

🙏

28/10/2026

Good morning 👋 it's Wednesday 28th October and the met office forecast for us here at The Mystical Cat is intermittent showers 🌦

It's Budget Day here in the UK 🤐 but we'd rather not say anything about that TBH so apart from the veil thinning as we approach All Hallow's Eve (IYKYK) we would like to give special mention to another important celebration today....in the US sorry but we do have visitors of all nationalities so not really overly sorry.....but it's National Chocolate Day 🍫(the US has 2 🫣) and regardless celebrating chocolate is definitely better most things. Of course it's also a timely reminder that we will be giving away free trick or treat bags on Saturday to young people wearing fancy dress which includes 1 of 4 different varities of Moo which is a good quality Free From Chocolate bar.

Yesterday we did have obe delivery in, most are pictured below - we didnt take pics of the top of tumbles we had in or the stack of crystal description cards, but other than that some nice new pieces now on sale. Another delivery is due today 🫣 and we will have a further delivery of Robin 🐦 bird feeders and garden stakes in probably tomorrow. The bad news is that a delivery of Halloween bits we ordered some weeks ago seems to be MIA with the supplier telling me that next week is a likely delivery time....now whilst we do stock bats 🦇, skulls💀, witches 🧙‍♀️ and spiders 🕷 all year round, things like pumpkins 🎃 or items saying Happy Halloween are really a waste of money arriving next week. With that in mind we've asked the supplier to cancel the order UNLESS it can be here this week....watch this space 🤐 we want to be optimistic but today is Wednesday and with only 2 days left to go we are not anticipating a postive outcome....🫣

Don't forget that Harts Barn Craft Centre contains a whole plethora (sorry seem to have swallowed the dictionary this morning 😂) of independent, local, small businesses who all work hard to support themselves and share their wares with the visiting community. Please continue to support these small businesses 🫶

On that note, have a fab day.

Namaste

🙏

27/10/2026

Morning it's Tuesday and the first day of Hallow-week for us here at The Mystical Cat 👋 we hope you had an amazing Monday without us 😉

Monday is always a day when we try to get at home stuff done, shopping etc as well as some self care. Yesterday was a bit busier than normal - as many of you know we support and work with 2 charities Yeleni Therapy & Support Complementary Health Centre & Charity based in Hereford and Dean Forest Kitchen based here at Harts Barn Craft Centre. Yesterday, we helped out with delivering meals locally in the Forest of Dean. Driven by our compadre director Yvette, we visited some lovely local folk around the Forest dropping off their choice of meal, pud and/or a sandwich. The charity runs completely on donations and volunteers, but there is such a positive impact to those we deliver to, that smile and chat when we arrive with their food keeps them going 😍 most of those we delivered to yesterday were watching the door🚪for us to arrive. Dean Forest Kitchen is always on the lookout for volunteers to help out in whatever capacity you can, training and DBS certification where needed is given and drivers also get paid their mileage at the appropriate HMRC rate (currently 55p per mile), with a route typically taking up to 2 hours (usually less) but is traffic dependant. This time of year especially the meals on wheels delivery could be the only human contact that these vulnerable people see on a given day. If you are able to help out at all please email [email protected]. You can also visit their website at www.deanforestkitchen.co.uk for more information. If you can help, please do 🙏

Ok so back to The Mystical Cat, we do still have halloweeny stuff to go up, as situations beyond our control on Sunday meant the other half wasn't available to go up the 🪜 for us....now we dont like heights and the ladder work makes us wobbly BUT we will do our best today to do it ....all for Halloween 🎃. We do have a delivery due today though which will help with our height avoiding procrastination 😅.

On that note we are off to drink our Old Dairy Tearoom coffee ☕️ . Its so far a lovely day today, so we shall enjoy this bit of autumn 🍂 sun and catch you all tomorrow.

Namaste

🙏

25/10/2026

Morning, it's Sunday so our last trading day of the here at The Mystical Cat and as a change from the last couple of days, the sun 🌞 has decided to show it's face - at least for now!

Did everyone remember that the clocks went back at 2am this morning? Who got up even earlier? For those with animals, like us, there is no extra hour of sleep, instead we get more insistent paddy paws 🐾 wanting to know why we've not fed them on time 😹 Anyway we had to be at Harts Barn Craft Centre earlier today as the other half is attending a cookery class here onsite at Harts Barn Cookery School 😉

Today we are untangling decorations ready to go up as well as unpacking some new 🕷 🕸 bits which will go up over the next few days.

We are off tomorrow, Monday and will return on Tuesday to start our Hallow-week off....which will culminates on Saturday 31st October with our later closing and our Trick or Treat bag giving as per our flyer below.

On that note we shall say adieu and wish you a lovely Sunday and Monday and will see you all back here next Tuesday 🎃

Namaste 🙏

24/10/2026

Helloooo Mystical Cat followers, it's Saturday and the official start of the weekend 🫶

The rest of the English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 schools have now broken up for their Autumn half term break....sorry Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 apparently you're half term has been and gone 😢

As we're now officially into the half term break, this next week we are officially dubbing Hallow-week 🧙‍♀️🎃
and will be now working towards the final dressing of the shop with more halloweeny bits and pieces culminating in the Halloween event next Saturday 31st October 👻

As on our poster, we will be staying open a little later that day as well until 5pm and some of our other retail compadres are doing so as well. There are numerous halloweeny events happening throughout next week at Harts Barn Craft Centre including Halloweeny cookery classes in Harts Barn Cookery School and pottery painting at Broadlands Pottery. You'll need to check out individual businesses FB pages for their details though - some businesses but not all, are open Tuesday to Sunday and some activities need booking in advance.

Yesterday we did get a delivery in which are pictured. Anything Christmas🎄related though is not yet on sale BUT if it's something you want you can request it.

So on that note have a great Saturday, and don't forget the clocks change at 2am tomorrow morning and you get an extra hour in bed....unless like us you have animals as its very unlikely they'll want their breakfast delayed 😹

Namaste

🙏

23/10/2026

Morning, it's Friday which means we're heading into another weekend....and this Friday is also the last school day for those in England and Wales who aren't having 2 weeks off.

Halloween 🎃 is just over a week away now, so a good time to remind you that on Saturday 31st October aka Halloween 🎃 we will be open all day and closing slightly later and also for young people wearing their Halloweeny Fancy Dress we do have Trick or Treat bags available complete with little gifts as well as their choice of a Moo chocolate bar in 1 of 4 varieties. If you aren't aware Moo is Vegan friendly Free From chocolate so is Dairy Free as well as free from wheat, gluten and soya. We don't ask for any payment for these bags as we take delight in the Halloween rituals but, we are still open for business so won't say no to normal sales or charity donations ☺️

We have just received 1 of a couple of deliveries today so we're off to get that sorted - we think its Christmas 🎄 related though not Halloween 🧙‍♀️ which is the deliveries we're waiting for 🫣.

Whilst it's dry here at The Mystical Cat at the moment, storm Austen is bringing gusty weather to the Forest of Dean later this morning. Storm Boelo will be providing a powerful wind storm to the northern part of the UK tomorrow.

Have a safe and great day today wherever you are in the UK and we'll see you back here tomorrow 😀

Namaste

🙏

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

Website

http://www.themysticalcat.co.uk/

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