tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32251810425671597682024-02-19T16:35:21.135+11:00Able And GameGreeting cards that celebrate real life moments.Able and Gamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763471249621428306noreply@blogger.comBlogger543125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225181042567159768.post-27956713640594239442017-09-18T23:41:00.000+10:002017-09-18T23:41:14.584+10:00Six Things Every Cat Lover Understands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="567" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VLzVG1ij2shMTt2Q518wZp7rOccpOb4X9MQRGSPkpDerS0G6VR0tV4C9aoHMKlqlQX6maZQ1AjddB0voX_jFtMFtJqkNXXHuG1wuqWu_BmuG5frup90aDYicBsGRrycTpsuFPOWUmcw/s1600/able-and-game-six-things-every-cat-lover-understands-belly.jpg" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Think about all the delightful things that exist in the world.<br />I bet patting a kitty belly is right up there with the best of the best.<br />The fur on a belly is so soft and when a cat lets you touch them they are<br />basically telling you they trust you, a huge human with big hands that are probably cold.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="567" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_c3KwQ8uQI-N-E0Tb0EIGc6CMJ_5ya-oLKdkvKRuMgo-ImxX9wC2Ky9w0fVtPOzyIHOHka8C4WLeBd79lnYzBjAu0aOfee9XKmxoLiZPKWz9O7YkIZQkbirqOP4JWhgwePL1BLrekmY/s1600/able-and-game-six-things-every-cat-lover-understands-catproduc.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If I am presented with a choice of products and one of them has a cat on it,<br />hands down it will be the one I select.<br />If your steering wheel club lock doesn't have a cat on it,<br />is it even worth owning?</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="567" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9sGmXtc3uXOrAkCXM5Esyyz186rjP8oDnWNmX2WfxkGyc1vWpAn3iiV-E8T4-eAXq15b_yVw-UoDEhlf709VRZ1f9-8pHDemToH3TJ4dCXj7qGwIwOjAPwDqD_QWY4XSm8c29IWjlY4/s1600/able-and-game-six-things-every-cat-lover-understands-arrivinghome.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have a cat scratching post in our front room and our cat has taken to<br />sitting on it when we leave and arrive home.<br />Seeing her as we pull into the driveway is so sweet,<br />we wave as we come in, she doesn't wave back.<br /><br /><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i> Dirty kitty litter scoops</i>. The show just got so much better yeah?<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="567" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOHOBXYspvHxCHwthyQ9zJ1T1qX3xf01ip6VyNA0xGEBmjE0A_fSwfDaNiRyn5yGAq5i2ZMUtNl2JcdX_t5dzysXhAYrRMN9Sk9YAPIPcTLOotnxtwGyxHX1-HYjmSPp4ogxDEOA3fn4/s1600/able-and-game-six-things-every-cat-lover-understands-scratch.jpg" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This seems to happen to Gareth every night,<br />and he has this weird cat allergy that comes and goes.<br />Sometimes the cat sitting on his lap with claws digging in causes huge welts to appear,<br />yet he will never say no to her sitting on his lap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is an image with all the drawings for your fancy kitty board on <a href="https://au.pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.<br />Because if you don't have a <a href="https://au.pinterest.com/ableandgame/cats-are-everywhere/" target="_blank">kitty board on Pinterest</a> are you even a cat lover?</span></span></div>
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<script async="" data-pin-hover="true" data-pin-round="true" data-pin-save="false" data-pin-tall="true" defer="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242007388583172154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225181042567159768.post-90458707676215042562017-09-13T10:54:00.000+10:002017-09-13T10:54:10.755+10:00The six types of cats you meet on your walk<script async="" data-pin-hover="true" data-pin-round="true" data-pin-save="false" data-pin-tall="true" defer="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you're anything like me then the highlight of walking around town is spotting cats. We know we are not the only ones, there is a <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/catspotting-is-the-most-important-facebook-group-since-dogsp" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> dedicated to the activity and points can be won for the best cat spots. Internet points! The world really is a magical place.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <b>classic cat</b> is all about showing you all of the skills they have learned at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/542956681/tote-bag-kitty-academy" target="_blank">Kitty Academy</a>. They spot you walking down the street, they run over, they rub their smell over you and the footpath. They purr, they meow, the are friendly, then aloof moments later. When you get your phone out to snap a picture they move just at you press the button, leaving you with a blurry mess that will get you no internet points. Typical cat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In my cat spotting experience <b>big boys </b>are always friendly and always willing to let you go in for a belly rub. I wonder if they are friendly because they think you might drop a few chunks of chicken on the ground for them? </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Personally, t</span>his is my general motivation for being friendly with people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh, <b>hard to reach cat</b>, why have you forsaken me? Just move four inches closer and I could be touching your gloriously fluffy coat. I rub my fingers together, I slow blink, I make weird purring/brrring noises and hope and pray that they will edge just a little bit closer. Often a stranger will walk past and give me a funny look and I get embarrassed and pretend I'm tying my shoe laces. So darn frustrating and so darn cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You spot them, they are super adorable but as you get closer the <b>scaredy cat</b> runs off. You stop and look, darting your eyes around looking to all the best kitty hiding locations. You spy them hiding in a bush, staring you down like you're some kind of mutant dog beast who hasn't showered in 8 weeks. I usually give these cats a friendly slow blink and wave goodbye and hope three doors down there is a big boy who will want a mega pat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh dear, it's the <b>scratchy cat</b>! Let's just start by stating that as cat lovers the scratch is <i>worth</i> it. But jings, it comes as a shock. We have a cat that lives near us that I have dubbed One Eye McScratchins after it clawed Gareth's hand. He was being very ambitious, going in for a belly rub on a cat that has one eye. McScratchins was swift in his scratching maneuver, there was a flash of the paw followed by the squeal of a man in his mid 30s who realised he had made a terrible mistake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh, now this is my favourite find when walking the streets, the <b>two for the price of one cat</b>. If one acts aloof and walks off, the other is there to make up for it with friendly leg rubs and longing looks, then they grow bored of you and the other one is back at you with their tale curling around you legs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mighty Morphing Power Mum! This card is a ode to the hardworking mother. I looked at some cosplay costumes for the Mighty Morphing Power Rangers and used a combination of those to create this bright and fun look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I often say, one of the greatest things you can do as an adult is have a drink with your parents. We have had a few cards that use the line "I'm glad I inherited", but only had them for Father's Day and I thought, after 6 years I should do some for Mother's Day. The image could have been a woman sitting with a fancy bottle of wine, but a bag of goon seemed much more funny, especially when it's a rather conservative looking woman drinking from it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fitness is a big thing these days. #fitspo #cleaneating #running #doyouevenliftbro so we have a couple of cards for this area of people's lives. The running Mum card is perfect for the marathon training Mum. Did you know they even have prams that are designed so you can run with them? Crazy! We just use our solid pram for bringing discount bags of crisps home from the supermarket.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sweet and sentimental cards are always lovely. We have a little boy, and as you know little infants are not really capable of buying cards. So we have a few cards like the one above on the left that the partner buys <i>on behalf</i> of the little kid. We didn't include the word Mum on it so it can work for either Mother's Day or Father's Day. I used a photo of Gareth, Clyde and I when drawing the people, but changed the features so they don't really look like us.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">anything that is self saucing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">pavlova</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">chocolate ripple cake</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">tiramisu</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">fancy ice-cream</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">lemon meringue pie</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">banoffee pie</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">frangipane tart</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">apple pie</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">golden syrup dumplings</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">pineapple upside down cake</span></li>
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A few months before Clyde was born another litter of stray cats arrived at the office and there was one that looked just like Bubsy. Gareth managed to tame her and although we had just shifted house and had a baby we decided we needed her in our lives. Before Bubsy Gareth wasn't really a cat person, he had allergies and thought they were a bit standoffish. Since we adopted Bubsy he has become crazy about cats. Maybe even more than me if that was possible. So even though we knew it might not have been the best timing we had to keep her as he would have been heartbroken when something would inevitably happen to her on the mean streets of Brunswick.<br />
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Her name is Cricket and she looks very similar to Bubsy but with a bit more grey. They are getting to know one another and it seems like they are getting friendlier, but there is still a fair bit of play fighting, possibly even real fighting going on. They can sleep near each other without too much trouble, so we are taking this as a good sign!<br />
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Adopting a stray cat isn't easy, they are not so adept at going to the toilet, but we figured we were more prepared after dealing and learning from Bubs. Although I think we have hit our kitty limit with two, so my dreams of becoming a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/198020074/tea-towel-wacky-feline-woman" target="_blank">Wacky Feline Woman</a> with 11 will have to wait! You can follow Bubsy and Cricket on <a href="http://websta.me/n/bubsyandcricket" target="_blank">Instagram</a> for updates on their antics.<br />
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So things have been a wee bit quiet on the home front, because the home is now full of baby! After 9 long months of pregnancy we welcomed our first child into the world at the end of January. His name is Clyde and he is pretty adorable! I think everyone thinks that about their own baby and if they don't we doubt they will tell anyone. Work wise we are now learning what the new normal is, juggling a business with a growing human. We hope he will inspire a whole new range of cards, including a new type of birthday card in which on your birthday you send a card to your Mum to say thanks for going through labour just so you could enter the world.<br />
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When I was about 8 I had a made up gang called the Freezer Beezer gang. It was a little strange as it included myself and the Pinky, along with one of our dogs, one of our cats and my horse. I had this weird thought obsession that one day the gang would only include Pinky and myself, but somehow inclusion into this gang would prolong the lives of the pets included. 8 year old girls, always thinking of death!<br />
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As you can see the picture is pretty true to life, Bubsy does love to ransack my bedside table, they are real scratches on the front and that weird green thing is the ugliest drink bottle I've ever owned. The lamp is part of a matching set by Tamara from <a href="http://www.retroprintrevival.com/" target="_blank">Retro Print Revival</a> and I think the based might have been a hand made job by my grandad that I stole from home a number of years ago.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242007388583172154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225181042567159768.post-49032087759193191912014-08-08T13:06:00.000+10:002014-08-08T13:06:54.623+10:00Life InStyle wrapWe just finished up our annual trade show <a href="http://www.lifeinstyle.com.au/" target="_blank">Life Instyle</a> on Sunday here in Melbourne. It is the 6th time we have exhibited in Melbourne and it feels like we have come a long way from our little First Instyle stand back in 2009. For those who don't know, Life Instyle is a trade based event where people can showcase their products and shop come along and place orders. So if you have a shop you buy our cards from, there's a strong chance we chat to them at the show.<br />
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For this show I wanted to do something a little different, but sadly stand design isn't my strong point. While I can come up with good ideas, actually making them happen is another story.
A few years ago I got my Dad to make some A frame stands that were good, but could only hold one card. While I didn't think this would be an issue, if you had a few people in the stand looking at the cards while at the same time someone was placing an order by taking cards off the shelf, it didn't really work. So this time we went back to the Ikea Ribba shelves we used way back in 2010 and had been gathering dust under out bed. They could hold a few cards so it made things much easier.<br />
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The sink was aquired by another request to Dad (living on a farm there is always loads of sinks??) but both Gareth and I had worries that it might not work, but I had a vision in my head and often when that happens there isn't much to stop it happening. Whether it happens well is a totally different story. We built a wooden stand to sit behind the sink, sourced the taps a few days later (a friend had some, they were perfect) and the landscape image was a printout from Officeworks with the view looking out from my house back on the farm. I sewed up the bottom sink skirt and the curtains were a last minute a-ha moment I put together during bump in.<br />
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Some of the images of Sunday night's Mad Men episode popped up on our facebook feed today and we noticed resemblance to one of our cards. When we designed it we did have Betty in mind, but this shot (apart from the ciggy) is pretty spot on.<br />
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Things have felt a little slow at Able and Game HQ due to some distractions in the way of us getting hitched. We've not been talking about it too much, to the point that some of our closest friends didn't even know until a few weeks before the big day. We had a tiny ceremony in a tiny park in Brunswick and everything worked out just right, and not just because Gareth turned up! Afterwards we drank champagne and then headed to <a href="http://popejoan.com.au/" target="_blank">Pope Joan</a> for a lovely dinner to celebrate.<br />
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perk of the job that I get to keep the dud prints that have accumulated over
the last the 4 years. Although not technically free, they feel free. The tea
towels are a 100% linen via Eastern Europe that we source from a supplier in
NSW. When they arrive they have a slight stiffness from starch and don't feel
like they would be very good at drying the dishes. In fact they are rather
terrible at drying things until the first wash when they shrink a little and
become a lot more like a tea towel and the linen is lovely fabric to use in the
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my tea towels into a neat pile and putting them away. A lofty plan I knew I
wouldn't be able to keep up, not because I didn't revel in the fact that it was
the easiest ironing job in the world or from the satisfaction I got removing
all the creases and turning a crinkly, wobbly pile of mess into something neat
and ordered. No, it was lofty because retrieving the iron and board out of the
cupboard was something I would avoid for no reason other than a good old
fashion case of the <i>can't be bothereds</i>. The other night when I opened
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out before my lazy brain (yes, there is a right side, a left side and a lazy
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242007388583172154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225181042567159768.post-13263090054789888372014-01-30T06:00:00.000+11:002014-01-30T06:00:02.195+11:00Op Shops<div align="center">
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The best op-shop finds include but are not limited to the following:<br />
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<ul>
<li>Shoes that you like, that fit and they are not stale inside.</li>
<li>Tupperware with lid that doesn't smell like 4 month old cottage cheese.</li>
<li>Exactly what you want to wear to a fancy dress party, all for under $20</li>
<li>decent winter coat with pockets that don't have holes in them. Bonus points there is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_two-dollar_note" target="_blank">$2 note</a> in said pocket.</li>
<li>That <a href="https://shop.abc.net.au/products/aww-childrens-birthday-cake-book" target="_blank">birthday cake book</a>. The old edition.</li>
<li>Ed Hardy tops that you can wear ironically while walking down Chapel Street.</li>
<li>A jigsaw puzzle that has cats on it <i>and</i> all the pieces.</li>
<li>A wedding dress (you never know when you will be invited to a Mamma Mia themed party.</li>
<li>The X-Files Boxed Set Volume 2 on VHS to complete your set.</li>
<li>A jumper with cats on it.</li>
<li>An exercise machine from the early '90s that looks like it will give you either permanent leg cramp or take an eye out.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/175240760/romantic-card-youre-love-is-like-a-great" target="_blank">The above card</a> in a box with other cards with a funny, yet heartfelt message written inside. </li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242007388583172154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225181042567159768.post-12790724250754762092014-01-29T06:30:00.000+11:002014-01-29T06:30:00.475+11:00Eating Overseas Part Two<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Last year we had a competition on our newsletter <i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(to sign up just enter your email address into the form on the left
hand side!)</span></i> and asked people to tell us about some bad overseas
eating experiences. Now these types of stories are stories I will never grow tired
of so when the email entries starting coming in I was enthralled, so much so I decided to draw them. As I am leaving today for an overseas trip I thought I would
share some more of the drawings. You can see the first lot I posted in <a href="http://ableandgame.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/overseas-eating.html" target="_blank">October over here</a>.<br />
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Food is always a funny subject, and I am well aware that my aversion to lots of things is purely psychosomatic,
like the time I ate venison heart not knowing what it was. Turns out it was
delicious, but had I known what it was I doubt it would have gone anywhere near my
eating trap.<br />
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If you have any stories you would like to share feel free <a href="https://twitter.com/ableandgame" target="_blank">to tweet</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ableandgame" target="_blank">facebook</a> or <br />
<a href="mailto:hello@ableandgame.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">email</a>
them to us.<br />
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Did you know the ratio of cat cards to non cat cards we now make has doubled since we got a cat?<br />
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Did you know our cat Bubsy has her own <a href="http://web.stagram.com/n/bubsypuss/" target="_blank">Instragram account</a>? You can follow her at @bubsypuss, or just eye roll the fact that we made an Instagram account for our cat.<br />
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Did you know that Bubsy is one of the few cats that doesn't like boxes? We put it down to the time we thought a box would be okay to house her before her trip to the vet to get fixed up. Boy we were wrong and it turns out cats are strong!<br />
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Did you know we can now print to the edge of our cards? This makes me very happy. This card is also <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/175241732/romantic-card-you-put-the-wow-in-mewow?" target="_blank">available on etsy</a> and it is very bright.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242007388583172154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3225181042567159768.post-69507462216151048002014-01-27T06:30:00.000+11:002014-01-27T06:30:00.023+11:00Local Brunswick Love - By Josephine<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As we live and work in Brunswick, we can often go the whole working week without leaving the suburb, save for Saturday when we roll up to Rose Street Market in Fitzroy. You would think we would get cabin fever but often we don't notice until we pop into the city and realise we have not been there in ages. Since moving to our current office two years ago, we now travel over Sydney Road to get to our office from Lygon Street and this has made our Brunswick experience a whole lot better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I remember over a year ago, although it feels like a lot less than that, I was walking along Sydney Road just over Albert Street and spotted an almost open <a href="http://macaronsbyjosephine.com.au/" target="_blank">By Josephine</a>. I think I snapped a pic and took it back to show Gareth as I was pretty excited. I think the all white decor appealed the part of me that day dreams about running my own cafe. I know I am not alone in this day dream and I am sure it has crossed everyone in Melbourne's mind at one time or another and it is probably a good question to ask people at a dinner party, <i>so, what would your cafe/restaurant/bar be like?</i></span><br />
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decided to quit caffeine a few years ago in a move some in Melbourne
might call utterly ridiculous. Gareth however doesn't care that his
people are scorned, in fact he wants to bring everyone over to the
slightly less perky dark side and the decaf flat white at By Josephine
is in his artillery to win the war on caffeine. Sadly his battle with me
was lost, although the coffee was lovely, I won't be breaking up with
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a fan of and we got one of these big round coconuty balls called a
Merveilleux to share. We were told what lay within and how to say it,
but armed with this information I was still excited to cut inside and
see what was going on. The mixture of chocolate, meringue and cream was
interesting, fun and yum and perfect for the coffee, both caffeinated
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And you can like them <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/By-Josephine/154101231289293" target="_blank">on Facebook here</a>.</span></div>
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