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02/12/2022

Advent Door 2...we think you will like this choco-lot! 🍫

Today only....pop in to Origin Otley and grab two .affair artisan chocolate bars for just £5 (usually £3.25 - £3.75 each)....just say ADVENT2 at the till!

Perfect stocking fillers or for yourself...we have had a BIG delivery this week so there is a big range of flavours from the classics all the way up to the winter range and oat m!lk bars too!

We are open till 4pm, so grab your bargain before they cocoa!

Watch our page every day in the lead up to Christmas for our advent door deals!

What would you like to see behind tomorrow's door? Comment below and your wish might come true!

(...and check out yesterday's door...a FREE hamper when you order a 6 or 12 month chocolate, gin or foodie hamper, offer valid until end of this week!)

01/12/2022

Who else opened their first advent door late? Here's ours...

To celebrate our birthday, we thought that we would start big and bold! 🎁

Behind today's advent door is the chance to send one Christmas hamper for FREE when buying any of our 6 or 12 month gift subscriptions! Our advent offer gives you a discount code to get the first hamper for FREE!

We've just launched our Yorkshire hamper gift subscriptions and wanted you to get an amazing deal to get us started!

All you have to do is message is with the code ADVENT1 and we will let you know how to get this amazing deal which is valid until the end of the week, December 4th. Because I'm posting this first one so late, (I *may* have been celebrating our first birthday 🍾), I am going to post about this over the next couple of days alongside the other advent doors!

Pay one simple amount this Christmas and it's the gift that keeps on giving in the New Year!

We have 3, 6 and 12 month subscriptions including chocolate, gin and artisan foodie hampers....this advent offer is available on all 6 or 12 subscriptions 🎄

Message ADVENT1 for details...valid until December 4th!

09/10/2022

We've been working on a secret, watch out for details soon! 👀

20/09/2022

Before the clock strikes midnight, Happy Birthday to my amazing daughter, Jasmine 🥳

Fiercely independent and on her way to growing up to be a beautiful young lady!

It wasn't how we planned it, but hope you have a lovely birthday in the end 😉

19/09/2022

It wasn’t until I was signing the book of condolences that it dawned on me…

I have never met the Queen and she certainly didn’t know who I was…but she WAS a part of my life!

I am not a royalist, I don’t dislike the family…but I certainly don’t avidly follow them like a TV soap. When the Queen passed away, I knew that this was history in the making, but it didn’t really hit me emotionally. It has obviously been all over the news, social media and on people’s lips. I have listened and absorbed it all…even learning things in the process. I was sad for her family, because no matter her title…she was someone’s Mum, Grandma, owner…etc.

But, it still didn’t hit me emotionally.

Until last week! As I was walking through the churchyard with my mother-in-law, she went in the church to sign the book of condolences and I waited with Kendal, my 12 year old Westie…then we swapped over. I don’t know if it was the sombre ambience of the tall, hollow church, the handwritten messages in the book or the portrait of Her Majesty on the table…

But, it hit me!

Her face looks back at me every time someone pays with a banknote.

Her voice spoke to our family every Christmas.

Her title was sung during every big event I have been to.

The Queen had been a part of my life since the day I was born…and now she has gone! Loss is something I have struggled with in the past and something I’ve been learning to process. This year, I have seen losses in different ways…

I had to say goodbye to the house that I had called home for 8 years, where my children grew up.

I then watched as my kids say goodbye to their friends.

Leaving my Grandad’s not knowing if he would recognise my face the next time I saw him.

The closure of Clayton has hit me hard, my silence about it has been deafening.

Today, I have shed tears. Not as a royalist, but as someone saying goodbye.

It will have been a difficult day for so many people for so many different reasons. So, however you have spent today, here is a big virtual hug from me to you...just in case you need one! x

18/09/2022

Are you an "Early Planner" or a "Last-Minute Dasher"????

After being self-employed for nearly 13 years (😱) I used to work right up until the afternoon of Christmas Eve. You'd spot me being escorted out of shops as they closed early...doing a last minute supermarket sweep of the lonely things left hiding at the back of mostly empty shelves. Giftsets in crumpled packing, dodgy looking veg and a frozen chicken crown! Well, that’s close enough to turkey, isn’t it?

A few years ago, I decided that I would no longer work Christmas Eve. My two children would only be young once, so we try and spend the day as a bit of a bumper before Christmas…a PJ day watching films and eating junk food!

If you have followed our page for a while, you will know that I am a bit of a Grinch and that is what probably puts me off planning Christmas too early. I usually like to keep Christmas contained to one week of my life….yes, yes….I can hear you singing “You’re a mean one, Mr Grinch”.

So, you will never guess what I was doing last Thursday!

Christmas shopping?!?!?!

As I was walking around, muttering under my breath about the Christmas stuff already being out before the Halloween costumes have even been packed back away…I was also popping bits and pieces in my basket!

“Ooooh, Jazz would like that….”

“Great, Cam has been looking for one of those….”

“Just what I need for my new living room!” (Yup, I’m actually EXCITED to get my house decorated for Christmas!)

…and then it dawned on me, the lightbulb moment! 💡

Why the heck am I walking around doing my Christmas shopping so early, when there isn’t a single festive item for our seasoned “Early Planners” at Origin?!?!?

So, we have already got some festive goodies out for you….yup, in September! And we have more on the way over the next few weeks! The other great thing with foodie hampers, is that they don’t have to be stuffed with mince pies and Christmas pudding for them to be enjoyed at Christmas time…so, if you are an “Early Planner”, come and get some ticks on your gift list…we are ready for you!

If you have read this far…give me a 💪 if you are an “Early Planner” or a 🥵 if you are a “Last-Minute Dasher"

🎄

09/09/2022

Chosen by the Queen for her mother's funeral, Remember Me

"You can shed tears that she is gone
Or you can smile because she has lived

You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back
Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left

Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her
Or you can be full of the love that you shared

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday

You can remember her and only that she is gone
Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back
Or you can do what she would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on."

David Harkins

There has been much talk about the Queen today and we wanted to let you know that you're welcome to come in and talk and remember. Loss brings people and communities together.

Whilst we enter this 10 day period of mourning, we have talked about any relevant changes we need to make as a business.

You may have noticed our logo has turned black and will remain so until after the funeral.

Just as I was about to start singing and dancing about Christmas and hampers, we have chosen to hold back from anything overly silly.

BUT this is the first time we (and pretty much all of us) have experienced the death of a monarch and we are learning as we go. We hope not to offend any one along the way.

Today was a day of mourning and I wanted to share this poem with you all.

From tomorrow we will be back to posting daily as the change of seasons signals an important moment on our calendar. We will, however, pause and reflect on the day of the funeral, as the nation (and the world) stop to say goodbye.

Although the Queen may never had heard about Origin and our dinky Yorkshire deli and hamper company, I do believe that she would want businesses across the country to thrive and grow in her absence during these already difficult times.

As always, if anyone is struggling and needs someone to talk to...I'm here and always happy to listen X

31/08/2022

Good night August...see you again next year 🌛
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08/08/2022

At 36 years old...I'll be baking my FIRST loaf of bread soon 🙈

🚨 NEW STOCK ALERT 🚨

I LOVE the smell of freshly baked bread...

I LOVE eating warm bread straight from the oven...

I LOVE baking...

But, I have yet to combine these passions into actually baking my own bread 🙈

There, I said it...

An artisan deli owner who doesn't drink coffee and has never baked bread!

So, when I spotted these kits from made in North Yorkshire, I knew I needed them on my shelves!

💚 Pour
💚 Mix
💚 Bake

Three simple steps, no proving needed...even I can do this!

We have 7 yummy mixes to choose from (and we will be adding some boozy bakes soon too...I'm thinking beer brownies 😋)...plus we have lots of Yorkshire beers and ciders too; there are so many flavour combos to try!

These fit into our medium printed boxes perfectly alongside a bottle...a cute little gift for that foodie in your life, I know I would LOVE to have received one of these!

Flavours available;
💚 Original Beer Bread Mix
💚 Rosemary, Garlic & Olive
💚 Smoky BBQ & Onion
💚 Pizza
💚 Garlic Parmesan
💚 Chilli
💚 Apple & Cinnamon Cider Mix

As you may know, we are having to close our flagship deli in Clayton...these are currently available on the shelves at Otley OR drop us a message and we can arrange dropping them down to you if you're local to Clayton as we will be about for a few more weeks whilst we get packed up 😥

If you were given one of these as a gift....which one would you hope to see as you opened the box???? Comment below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

06/08/2022

Have you ever been painted? Me either, till now....😍

Can you remember the photo I posted a few weeks ago...well, my Mum had secretly started painting it and then I got to enjoy the journey of each stage once she had revealed to me what she had been up to.
..and I think I picked the most awkward trousers possible to wear that day! 🙈

This picture sums up all those amazing feelings I had whilst on my first ever holiday of just me and my Mum (but not the last!).

The sun on my skin.

The wind in my hair.

The bustle of people walking the streets of Naples behind me.

But, the calm ocean lapping the shore in front of me.

Now I get to remember those feelings forever once this is proudly hanging on my wall...isn't it amazing 🥰

Check out her page at on Facebook 🎨🖌️

So....have you ever been painted? Let me know in the comments below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

01/08/2022

Nah then...hope you all had a smashing Yorkshire Day! 😁

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