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The Day Father Christmas's Brother Asked Me Out

The Day Father Christmas's Brother Asked Me OutBy: sasha jenner Published on: 28/11/2025

Running a café means you meet all sorts... including the man who looked like father Christmas's crackhead brother and decided to shoot his shot.

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The Day Father Christmas's Brother Asked Me Out

The Day the Coffee Machine had a Breakdown, Before I Did

The Day the Coffee Machine had a Breakdown, Before I DidBy: sasha jenner Published on: 26/11/2025

A chaotic, hilarious, and unexpectedly heartwarming look at one weekend in my café, complete with surprise crowds, 200 mince pies, a coffee machine on the brink of a nervous breakdown, and my eldest son somehow pulling it together in the middle of it all. This is real-life café life: messy, frantic, funny, and full of the kind of kindness that keeps you going.

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The Day the Coffee Machine had a Breakdown, Before I Did

Just a Normal Month (depending on How You Define Normal)

Just a Normal Month (depending on How You Define Normal)By: sasha jenner Published on: 07/11/2025

A month of quiet chaos, flour in the grinder, a 25p debate, and a key fob offered as payment. Nothing dramatic, just small human moments and the gentle warmth of everyday café life.

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Just a Normal Month (depending on How You Define Normal)

Behind the bake: What it really Takes to Run a Café and Create a Digital Baking School

Behind the bake: What it really Takes to Run a Café and Create a Digital Baking SchoolBy: sasha jenner Published on: 04/11/2025

A behind-the-scenes look at life between café chaos and calm kitchen filming, how Sasha balances both worlds while building her digital baking school.

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Behind the bake: What it really Takes to Run a Café and Create a Digital Baking School

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