04/11/2026
Kindfolk story time 🌸
When I started Pixel Coffee Brewers, I was flat broke.
I’d poured every last dollar of my savings into buying a little business that wasn’t doing particularly well, with the hope of transforming it into a café with heart.
I even had to sell my car. But seeing as the café was only one suburb over from home, I figured I could ride my bike to work until I could afford another.
And that’s how the flowers started…
At first I’d pick whatever was growing in my own garden, but soon my 5.30am bike rides through Mt Hawthorn became little foraging adventures. Lavender, nasturtiums, roses, the great old chestnut tree… whatever the season offered, or was spilling over a garden fence, would find its way into my bike basket.
To this day, the smell of basil takes me straight back to those frosty mornings, and the very first cake I ever made to sell. I remember my eyes watering from the cold as I pedalled along, my basket full of flowers, knowing a sweet cup of coffee was waiting for me at the other end.
Simon from Moore & Moore once told me I was the one who started the flower trend in Perth cafés. I’m not so sure about that, but I do know I’ve always adored flowers. And I’ve always believed that something as simple as a little cake or a cup of coffee deserves to be made beautiful.
These days, at Kindfolk Coffee, our favourite local horticulturist, Kaye, has introduced me to a whole new world of edible flowers, many I’d never even heard of. And I still get just as excited about finding something beautiful to put on a cake.
And perhaps that’s why I love flowers so much.
I like to think I’m a little akin to them. A reminder that even from the humblest beginnings, with a little love, determination and sunshine, something beautiful can grow.
Just a little ponder on a sunny Wednesday in Denmark.
With love, from Kindfolk 🌸
