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About Emily Davenport, Head of Dairy Diary

Head of Dairy Diary; I'm passionate about producing high quality products that our customers will cherish. I'm also a mum of three and I enjoy cooking, walking, gardening and painting with my family, as well as printmaking (when I find the time!)

WIN a gorgeous textured hummingbird necklace worth £95

Win Jana Reinhardt Hummingbird Necklace

Give yourself the chance of winning an early Christmas present in this month’s competition.

 

It’s one of the prettiest prizes we have ever given away and I wish I was allowed to enter as I would LOVE this (I might have to leave a note out for Father Christmas!)

 

Win a Hummingbird Necklace

 

You can win this gorgeous textured hummingbird necklace, worth £95, by Jana Reinhardt jewellery.

The beautiful hummingbird pendant is made from sterling silver with a textured finish and a flat back, so it will never turn around and always look lovely with whatever you’re wearing.

Suspended on a fine 0.7mm curb chain, the necklace is fully adjustable and can be worn at either 16 or 18 inches.

Hummingbirds are believed to symbolise resilience and strength of being – both things we all need a little more of right now!

Founded in 2006, Jana Reinhardt jewellery is a husband and wife team of master goldsmiths, Jana and Ross, who work from their studio by the sea in West Sussex. All their jewellery collections and bespoke pieces are entirely handmade, with the very best craftsmanship and attention to detail.

All metals used by Jana Reinhardt are from accredited suppliers, based in the UK and Germany, that continually buy back and recycle scrap metal, thus helping to create more environmentally friendly jewellery.

To enter click below.

Good luck!

 

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Emily Davenport
Emily Davenport

I post a blog every week featuring food, family and fun. There are lots of useful household tips, crafty ideas, giveaways and delicious recipes that I think you will find irresistible.

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Perfect for your handbag – the 2021 Pocket Diary

Pocket Diary 2021

Pre-lockdown I carried around a gigantic handbag

 

It was big enough for my make-up, perfume, purse, phone, laptop, various children’s mini-games, books and pencils, Swiss army knife (bizarrely a mum’s best friend) and my Dairy Diary.

Like so many things, lockdown changed all that – I rarely wear much make-up or perfume and we go to fewer places where my children need something to entertain them, in fact, we go to fewer places full stop!

I have downsized to a cute cross-body bag, with those new ubiquitous essentials – masks and hand sanitiser.

I’m also using a Pocket Diary for jotting
down notes, appointments and reminders.

My Dairy Diary stays in the kitchen, for easy reference to recipes, family plans and with its pocket stuffed-full of crucial letters and notes that keep our lives running smoothly (most of the time: we did manage to forget a cookery lesson and wellies for feeding the chickens this week, whoops).

 

 


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The Pocket Diary might be small, but it’s packed full of useful info and reminders

Here’s the list of contents so that you can see what’s inside (let’s hope we can actually use that holiday checklist next year!)

Personal information; Year planner 2021; Useful reminders; Holiday checklist; Overseas travel advice; Useful country information; Clothing sizes; Shoe sizes; Metric conversions; UK holidays, notable dates and clocks; Seasons and religious dates; Sunrise and sunset times; Phases of the moon; 2020 calendar; 2021 calendar; 2022 calendar; 2021 diary; Notes; Contacts; Anniversaries and birthdays; Gift list; Christmas card list; 2022 year planner.

And there’s a handy pen loop and pen, so it’s always to hand whenever you need it.

 
The perfect 2021 pocket diary

You can buy the Pocket Diary in the Dairy Diary Set or the Pocket Diary Set

Just click the link below for more info and pricing.

 

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Keep safe and well everyone.

 

 

 

 
 
 
Emily Davenport

Emily Davenport

I post a blog every week featuring food, family and fun. There are lots of useful household tips, crafty ideas, giveaways and delicious recipes that I think you will find irresistible.
 

25 Million Dairy Diaries Sold!

25 million Dairy Diary sales!

We have just celebrated a VERY significant milestone

 

We have sold 25 million Dairy Diaries!

The purchaser of the 25 millionth diary has received a bouquet of flowers as a thank you, but I would also like to thank all of you for your support, kind words and your loyalty.

We wouldn’t be here without you.

Dairy Diary was launched by the milkman in 1982 and has enjoyed fantastic loyalty ever since, with many people owning every single edition.

 

 

As you know, the essence of the book remains the same as it always has: a practical week-to-view A5 diary, perfect for planning busy life, with delicious easy-to-follow recipes that are renowned for working every time.

Of course, its style has changed over the years, reflecting design trends, and there have been new additions, such as the sticker sheet, pocket etc. and the Dairy Diary Set, which was launched in the millennium. Dairy Diary remains a trusted friend to its many fans.

How many copies have you bought?

Did you have the very first 1982 edition?

 


Fantastic deals not to be missed!

You can get £2.00 off the 2021 edition if you order one of our bundles.

Buy a Dairy Diary & A Zest For Life Deal or Dairy Diary Set & A Zest For Life Deal and you’ll save £2 on the total price.

Click here for more info.

Fantastic Dairy Diary Deals

 

Emily Davenport

I post a blog every week featuring food, family and fun. There are lots of useful household tips, crafty ideas, giveaways and delicious recipes that I think you will find irresistible.

Useful Reminders

Dairy Diary useful reminders and planners

Dairy Diary is full of useful reminders

Of course, we begin with the notes pocket in which we can secrete all those need-to-know bits and bobs. There’s also the sticker sheet, which reminds of birthdays, anniversaries, appointments and renewals.

Year planners are handy for at-a-glance appointments and the Useful Reminders page provides a list for various numbers and renewal dates.

Family & Friends pages are really handy for reminders of addresses and telephone numbers, as well as emails. Then, we also have the Budgeting pages, which help us to keep track of income and expenditure.

Dairy Diary 2021 – A5 week-to-view diaryOn the diary pages, there are notes of phases of the moon, holidays and celebrations as well as a reminder to buy your next diary. Which reminds me, have you bought yours yet?

The 2021 edition is on sale now for just £8.85!

Why not order for family and friends this Christmas and enjoy FREE DELIVERY on orders over £20.

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Dairy Diary planners and reminders


Looking at this week’s Dairy Diary I see that it features one of my favourite savoury tarts.

Try it and let me know your thoughts.

Fennel & Spanish Persimon Filo Star Tart

Fennel & Spanish Persimon Filo Star Tart

A delicious tart that tastes every bit as good as it looks.

Apple & Pear Quinoa Porridge

Emily Davenport

I post a blog every week featuring food, family and fun. There are lots of useful household tips, crafty ideas, giveaways and delicious recipes that I think you will find irresistible.

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Top 5 Halloween Recipes

Tarantula Truffles

Halloween fun at home

 

Halloween is often assumed to have traversed the Atlantic from the US, but in the UK the origins of Halloween can be traced back to the ancient Celts. For more information read  When Is Halloween?

The celebration has morphed many times over thousands of years, and it will certainly be different again this year.

Trick or treating seems highly unlikely (I can’t say I’ll miss it!) and so it makes sense to make a bit of an occasion of Halloween at home.

Carve pumpkins, light some candles and indulge in some of these delicious treats (tricks optional).

 

Top 5 Halloween Recipes

Top 5 Halloween Recipes

Pumpkin, Chorizo & Sage Frittata

Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

Tarantula Truffles

Halloween Pumpkin Gratin

Monster Mummies Shortbread

 


 

More recipe in the Dairy Diary 2021For more scrumptious seasonal treats, take a look at the 2021 Dairy Diary.

Available now for just £8.85!

 

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Emily Davenport
Emily Davenport

I post a blog every week featuring food, family and fun. There are lots of useful household tips, crafty ideas, giveaways and delicious recipes that I think you will find irresistible.

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Shop in Style!

Dairy Diary Shopping Bag

How to shop in style

 

We’re all now well versed in the evils of the plastic bag and need an ample supply of alternative shoppers – preferably rather beautiful ones that we’re happy to carry with pride.

Et voila; the gorgeous Dairy Diary shopping bag.

It’s roomy enough for groceries or a few impromptu purchases but folds flat so that it will fit into your handbag.

Top tip: I keep mine in the glovebox of my car along with a few masks, so that it’s there whenever I need it.

Dairy Diary Shopping BagThis delightful shopping bag would also make a lovely gift for Dairy Diary fans, alongside their usual diary.

Buy now while stocks last – we sold out last year!

 

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Emily Davenport

I post a blog every week featuring food, family and fun. There are lots of useful household tips, crafty ideas, giveaways and delicious recipes that I think you will find irresistible.

 


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