Our First Footer gift bags are available now, containing a twist on all the things you should take across the threshold after midnight checkout.square.site/buy/DV7PNUGDMC… #hogmanay

We’re making some changes we hope you’ll like…

Brambles: where, how and when to harvest these wild berries trib.al/iqqxq2e

A quick Thursday walk through…

Have you bought your tickets to see Elvis at Dunlop Cinema yet? We’re helping them celebrate the first screening of their autumn season by making a tray of Elvis inspired doughnuts you can enjoy with the film 🎥

The panettone has started to arrive! Milano, Venezia, Palermo and Napoli. What’s your favourite Italian city?

We’re hiring! If you are, or know of, an experienced barista looking for a job in a lovely place with nice people, please get in touch.

A surprise winner from Thursday’s Cheese Tasting was the Gorgonzola piccante, especially with harissa & cumin crackers. A great combination. We’re here to help with all your cheesy needs this Christmas.

We reopen on Friday 27th at 11am. in the meantime, you can preorder pastries and pies and even Valentines cake boxes from our website. idlehandsshop.co.uk/s/shop

We think we owe you some really good cakes when we reopen this weekend.

Going to Thursday’s free screening of Ratatouille at Dunlop Cinema? Pick up a free soft serve ice cream from us on your way in. We’re giving 50 away because it’s half term and we’re feeling generous. East Ayrshire warm spaces initiative is a great idea!

Idle Hands small batch blood orange marmalade on our shelves! It’s a fine breakfast on toasted sourdough, trust us.

We’ve been told the Mediterranean diet is the one to aspire to, but now we’ve to eat more turnips. No thanks.

What a lovely photo taken by our young neighbour Ivan. Too late to enter our comp but definitely still a winner #dunlop #eastayrshire #Scotland

From Thursday we can talk Mother’s Day. Champagne & Croissants? Choux buns & cremant? Torta della nonna & prosecco?

A five minute lunch can be made by doing a quick dash in our shop. Sometimes we forget that a few decent basics are all we need.

Pizza dough is back! Still £1 per piece, proof overnight and roll out to a 10” pizza. Top with salsa brava, chargrilled artichokes, olives, buffalo mozzarella…

A short break is looming. This is your warning to stock up.

No more of this for a couple of weeks while we take a summer break…

Just reading about Tesco’s profits for the year to Feb: 2.3bn. Up 883 million. You know when you look at your trolley and think how?? HOW is this a hundred quid?? This is how.