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elissa's joy

"Every real thing is a joy, if only you have eyes and ears to relish it, a nose and tongue to taste it." - R.F. Capon

we miss matchstick

You know you’re getting old when your friends start their own businesses. Spencer, Annie and Aaron opened Matchstick Coffee Roasters at Fraser and Kingsway in Vancouver earlier this year. In the words of my buddy Michael, they have been doing a roaring trade since they first opened.

We got to see the space before the major renovations started in the fall and since then, all we can do here in Scotland is drool over the pictures and dream of how good the place smells. We also complain about the lack of good coffee in St Andrews.

So what do you do if you are your friends’ biggest fans but you live halfway around the world? Set up Google alerts to follow what people are saying about their shop, naturally.

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Paradise for golf clubs, running shoes or wetsuits. You decide.

Paradise for golf clubs, running shoes or wetsuits. You decide.

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Awesome.

Awesome.

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spoon man

spoon man

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my domestic superhero costume

my domestic superhero costume

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Two tickets to the Teddy Bear Picnic please!

Two tickets to the Teddy Bear Picnic please!

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I’ll take your greetings with a side of tissue.

I’ll take your greetings with a side of tissue.

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Recycling has never looked better.

Recycling has never looked better.

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I should get a tattoo.

I should get a tattoo.

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Never leave home without it.

Never leave home without it.

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