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.
Paradise for golf clubs, running shoes or wetsuits. You decide.
Awesome.
spoon man
my domestic superhero costume
Two tickets to the Teddy Bear Picnic please!
I’ll take your greetings with a side of tissue.
Recycling has never looked better.
I should get a tattoo.
Never leave home without it.