Well, here we are. The year is nearly over and the celebrations are about to begin if they haven’t already. It’s Christmas Eve-eve and it’s come so quickly yet taken forever at the same time. Where has 2023 gone? But anyway, we’ll keep our final blog post of 2023 somewhat short.

Mostly, we just want to take this opportunity to say a huge, mega thank you to everyone who has supported us this year. Whether you made a large purchase of some Emma Bridgewater, or a small one of just a card. Whether you tagged and shared us on your social media or just read our blog from time to time, we appreciate it all.

2023 has been a pretty good year for us. It has been scary and hard at times, what with the cost of living crisis and the unknown we are all currently living in. But there have been plenty of good moments too, from nationwide events that brought us together like King Charles’ coronation, to more personal moments to Daisy Park like when we finally got to visit the Emma Bridgewater factory and make a fun work trip out of it. Not to mention the endless smaller yet invaluable moments. We’re all huge foodies here so some of our favourite moments in the shop include 5 minutes of calm sipping a cuppa with plenty of biscuits (we must be keeping mcvitties in good business!), cheese straws from the market, coffee and carrot cake from The George opposite us, and the occasional pop across to Rachael’s tea room for a decadent cake from them too. We’re so lucky in South Molton to be surrounded by some truly fabulous businesses!

And finally, we got to finish off the year with another highlight which is our Christmas meal. Another year at The Ivy, and it was as special as ever. You can see a couple of photos from the night just below. What a way to finish, with a little early celebration of Amelia’s 18th birthday too.

So what more is there we can say other than thank you once again, and here’s to a brilliant 2024 for all. May it be filled with good times, health and happiness.

Merry Christmas Daisy Parkers. Have a fabulous one.

Best wishes,

Emma & the Daisy Park team xx

P.s. if you’re local and interested in our opening times over the festive period, see below for info. We’re taking a nice long break to relax and unwind and eat our body weight in goodies. We hope you do too!