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There's No Such Thing as a Quiet Week
by: sasha jennerPublished on: 10/02/2026One oven. One coffee machine. Hundreds of customers. And me… trying to bake scones between flat whites.
The Bit No One See's (When the Plan Changes)
by: sasha jennerPublished on: 15/01/2026A reflection on the unseen reality of running a small café ,when staff leave, plans change, and capacity becomes the hardest thing to explain. An honest look at adaptation, quiet grief, and the importance of kindness along the way.
The Day Father Christmas's Brother Asked Me Out
by: sasha jennerPublished on: 28/11/2025Running a café means you meet all sorts... including the man who looked like father Christmas's crackhead brother and decided to shoot his shot.
The Day the Coffee Machine had a Breakdown, Before I Did
by: sasha jennerPublished on: 26/11/2025A 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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