Just a Moment of Calm
I'm Donna, and this is my husband George.
Life wasn't easy growing up — I learned to stand on my own two feet early, and I never stopped.
No frills. No safety net. Just getting on with it.
That's still me now. Hitting 50 with Fibromyalgia, working full time, and building this from scratch — on my own, behind a screen, with a coffee on the go.
That's Ember & Olive.
I'm a proud mum to Robyn — she's doing her Master's in Architecture and she makes me proud every single day. The graft was worth it.
I built this site myself. Every word, every product, every decision — that's me. I don't do things by halves and I never have.
I love coffee. Properly. Five cups a day, always. And tea — the real stuff, botanicals, chosen for a reason. The right cup at the right moment genuinely changes your day.
No big brands. No nonsense. Just good stuff, chosen with care, for people who deserve a moment that's theirs.
I am what I am — and so is this brand.
Kenya AA — The Royal Rift
"Five cups a day, and this is the one I always come back to. Bold, complex, utterly alive."
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The Nocturnal Jasmine
"When I need to slow down and just breathe — this is what I reach for."
Shop NowWhat you see is exactly what you get. No hidden costs, no hidden agendas. Just the good stuff — and my word behind every single product." — Donna, Founder of Ember & Olive Coffee Co.®
Small-Batch, Never Bulk
We keep it small on purpose. Every bag roasted fresh, every blend picked carefully. The minute you start scaling for profit, the quality goes. That's not happening here.
Fair Prices, No Logos
No inflated prices for a fancy logo. Just good coffee and tea at a price that makes sense. You pay for what's in the bag. That's it.
Take Five
Somewhere along the way, coffee became a grab-and-go habit. We want to change that. Sit down. Take five minutes. Enjoy the thing you made.
Life's Too Short for Average
You're busy. We get it. But that cup in your hand? It should be the best part of your day — not an afterthought. That's the whole reason we started this.
"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes — including you."— Anne Lamott
Life doesn't slow down for anyone. But the people who learn to take their moments — the small ones, the quiet ones — they're the ones who keep going. A good cup of coffee or tea won't fix everything. But it gives you five minutes to reset. To think straight. To remember what matters. That's not nothing. That's everything.