Marley Coffee

If you ask me, no day is complete without 3 or 4 cups of coffee - drinking it for many years has made me value the taste of well-prepared and good quality coffee... and it's also made me develop some kind of immunity to its effects, as luckily, it doesn't disturb my sleep patterns. So you can imagine my excitement when a bag of Marley Coffee arrived at The Amazing Blog.

Gourmet brand Marley Coffee was founded by Bob Marley's son, Rohan - inspired by his father's desire to return to farming someday, and remembering his grandmother drying wild coffee berries in the sun and roasting them for her own every morning. Marley Coffee has launched in the UK with 3 premium organic blends, keeping up with his goal of producing ethical coffees, supporting communities and the environment through sustainable and ethical practices.

This new premium range consists of the One Love Organic Coffee Blend (floral notes and hints of blueberry, coca and spice), the Buffalo Soldier Organic Coffee Blend (Roasted sweet, earthy blend and smooth) and the Lively Up! Organic Coffee Blend (hints of cocoa, candied fruit and sweet caramel). A proportion of all profits from Marley Coffee UK will be given to support Kicks for Cause; a foundation that aims to build playable soccer fields for children of the coffee-producing communities around the world. Marley Coffee is also a supporter of the One Love Foundation. And as well as being ethically sound, the coffee is utterly delicious and perfect for when you need a caffeine hit - be it morning noon or night!

Marley Coffee New Premium Blends are currently available in their website priced £6.99 (including UK delivery), Amazon as well as via UK delis and independents including Selfridges with prices starting from £5.99.

Born In Sweden

“….Born is Sweden” I hear you say “is this about Abba?” Eh no think ‘Aves’ (the scientific name for birds). After a long search, we at The Amazing Blog  are going to tell you about our latest find - the slickest and most stylish city bird feeder ever; thought up and created by those brilliant boys Pascal Charmolu and Kim Vejsholt at Born in Sweden best known for their innovative, stylish and multi award winning products.

My quest began when the weather turned cold and I realised that I needed to replace my rather weathered and falling-apart bird feeder.  This was thanks to one hefty pigeon too many who’d tried to precariously balance on the small rectangular ledge of the feeder – with disastrous consequences.  What I loved about this particular feeder was that it had clear Perspex sides and attached to my kitchen window.  So as sipped my morning coffee I witnessed close up my feathered friends feed and socialise, all blissfully unaware of my existence.

Enter my replacement, the award-winning Born in Sweden Bird Feeder. What a clever little thing this it is… Magnificently spherical and manufactured from recyclable clear plastic, it can be mounted onto any smooth window pane, all thanks to an innovative double-sided suction cup. These carefully selected materials can cope with extreme temperatures as well as UV rays. It is designed for small birds, with a diameter 11.5 cm, so there’s absolutely no room for any hefty pigeons… It also features a drainage hole at the base of the bowl - so it doesn’t flood and make the bird food soggy. It’s available from Amazon at a very reasonable price of £14.15 and mine is now mounted on the outside of my kitchen window. Friends frequently stop and admire it but keep warning me that I’m feeding the mice (a perennial problem for us Londoners). However, I would defy even the most dexterous mouse to try and shimmy up 8 feet of plate glass to enter this snug little bubble – unless of course it’s auditioning for Cirque de Souris.