From coffee to cafe is the story of how the word ‘cafe’ came to be used to mean a place where one could get a light meal. It Starts With Coffee The coffee plant is native to the highlands of Ethiopia, far away from Europe, of course. Over time it began to be grown and…

No Brexit Greeting Cards from us here at Flying Twigs is a labour of love and pain. We are firmly in the ‘No Brexit’ camp. And this is not primarily because of the economic consequences although they look dire enough. It’s because pulling up the drawbridge will cut us off culturally from Europe – and…

Preserving the Herdwick breed with Beatrix Potter to the rescue. This is one of those stories that show what talent and determination can do. This little guy with the curly horns is a Herdwick ram. He happens to be saying Happy Birthday, but there is more to his story than a birthday card, appealing though…