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The Poems of Rhubarb

A huge thank you to people who used their imagination to write amazing Odes to our leafy friend Rhubarb. We have received over 80 poems and you can read and listen to them here on this page, as read by members of The Merry Dairy team! And now, after counting the comments and in-depth evaluation of the judges, The Merry Dairy is pleased… Read more »

L💌ve Letters*

The Merry Dairy Lonely Hearts Club 2021 edition is a love letter pandemic pick-me-up A few sandwiches a day at-no-charge between now & Feb 14th will be available at the takeaway window for anyone looking for a sweet pick-me-up And lots of Valentine Sandwiches are available at the window and at shop.themerrydairy.com We’re also looking for your favourite Merry Dairy moment to include in The… Read more »

Ice Cream for Breakfast (@Home) in three easy steps!

Home. It’s a great word. Especially if you’re in the home stretch, or the one who keeps the home fires burning, a member of the home team, or ok boomer, you have kept a home computer. As we enter the home stretch of winter, in this 2nd year A.C. (anno corono), you can bring home the bacon, er ice cream, as National Ice… Read more »

It’s the end of the year as we know it …

… and it’s time for us to say a huge thank you to the incredible gang that came in to work at 102 Fairmont day in and day out over the past nine months. From that initial shock of what the implications of the pandemic would mean to daily life at The Merry Dairy, to the adaption and resilience of a team of people… Read more »

Halloween @ Home & @ One-Oh-Boo Scare-mont!

Due to so many scary addresses, the sign up for Halloween @ Home has been perilously paused in order to eerily ensure that distanced deliveries can be cravenly completed on Halloween night during the ambitiously allotted time period!   Loading…   DOWNLOAD THIS POSTER AND PUT IT IN YOUR WINDOW!!

An apple for teacher?

A pick-me-up for the many educators and support staff – 25% off a gift card from The Merry Dairy!

Getting closer: A distanced update

This piece of art by local artist Stanley Wany (instagram.com/stanwany/) from @WallSpaceOttawa will soon be displayed proudly at 102 Fairmont. We couldn’t think of a more perfect image to represent for us the idea of life in this pandemic time.     We don’t know what the artist was seeking to convey, but for us, this is all about how we… Read more »

Pickup and Delivery – How it works!

Online orders at shop.themerrydairy.com  with pickup and delivery options!  Same-day Pickups & Next-day Deliveries Same-day pickup during regular business hours (Hours are seasonal!) Next-day delivery Wed-Sat between 3-7pm anywhere in Ottawa. (Yes – anywhere in Ottawa! 🙂 Order before 2pm for next-day delivery Minimum $50 order for free delivery.  Pickups Pick up at our shop at 102 Fairmont Ave beginning at noon during regular business hours… Read more »

Let’s Get Physical … (Distancing)

  Hello Ottawa!   We’re back. From a distance. Beginning Wednesday, April 1, we’re getting with the curve and beginning physical distancing with pint and sandwich parking lot back-door pick up and same-day home delivery! Please note that our scoop shop remains closed until further notice.   That means you can order from TheMerryDairy.com and either set up a time to come… Read more »

The Great St. Paddy’s Day Poetry Tag …

What is the rhyme of our time? What makes us immerse in verse?   Why it’s The Merry Dairy’s first-ever … Poetry Tag!   Because St. Paddy’s Day is about all things Irish and one great Irish thing is poetry!   And one great thing about poetry is that we’re all a poet and probably don’t even know it!   So here’s a way… Read more »