Serendipity

[blamebrampton]

Mr Brammers and I wandered up to Newtown for dinner. On our way back down the hill, we saw a notice on the shop that used to sell beaded animals from South Africa. Espresso Bar Opening Soon! it said.

Mr Brammers looked at me. 'Hmmmm ...' he said. 'I'm not sure how they expect to compete here. There are three other cafes in 100m and two bars.'

I looked at him for a long moment before laughing. 'Don't be ridiculous. All they need to do is offer three or four different coffee beans and made to your liking with a comfy chair or two and you will be living there. I'll be up in town and walking home and the phone will ring and it will be you saying "Baaaaabe, can you grab me a coffee as you come home?" It will be chock-full of local posers and caffeinistas and you will all be happy to pay $3.75 for a small cup as long as the beans are fair trade.'

His jaw set as he prepared to argue, then he cracked and smiled and said, 'The sad thing is, that's entirely true.'

'It's so unfair, they are always opening shops that are perfect for you,' I groused.

'Silly spot for it, though. They should have used the old bread shop,' he said as we continued to walk.

Thirty seconds later we were passing the old bread shop. There was a development notice on it. Mr Brammers whooped and jogged over to read it. He turned back to me, with a grin plastered all over his face. 'This one is for you!' he declared.

I stepped up to read it.

Proposed: Chocolate and Dessert Bar
Opening hours 8am-12 midnight

We can never move.

Comments

[annes-stuff.livejournal.com]

That is right, you can never move.

And the Chocolate and Dessert Bar had better be open next time I come down for a visit.

[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

I want one of those near me. :(

[shocolate.livejournal.com]

Chocolate and Dessert Bar

Yes, I think I could eat desserts for 16 hours a day...

[meredyth-13.livejournal.com]

Damn, now I'll never lure you to Melbourne.

*cries*

Mr C laughed and sympathised wholeheartedly when I read this out to him. Except for the bit where you're amazingly brilliant and your brain is awe inspiring, we're quite the matched set.

[ant-queen.livejournal.com]

Oh dear...I can foresee in the near future that you and Mr Brammers won't actually be living in your house, you'll be time-sharing between these new cafes and the house will be kept mostly for the kitties.

I'd also check your home for sneaky market research bugs. They clearly have you guys fixed as their target market.

[raitala.livejournal.com]

Does sound like the neighbourhood has its demographic down nicely :)

[pushdragon.livejournal.com]

*packs bags and starts to walk*

See you in a couple of weeks. Hope they're open by then.

[dookadook.livejournal.com]

The interactions between Mr Brammers and yourself are absolutely brilliant. You help me retain my hope that relationships can actually work ;)

[ciel-vert.livejournal.com]

Haha that's amazing!

[deensey.livejournal.com]

Oooooh. WIN.

[dysonrules.livejournal.com]

COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE AND DESSERT??? I am moving.

*grin*

[bryoneybrynn.livejournal.com]

This whole post is kind of adorable. :)

[coffeejunkii.livejournal.com]

there can never be too many coffee shops or dessert bars. especially not in close proximinity to one another!

[spark-of-chaos.livejournal.com]

LOL! Clearly, this is a ruse to make this neighbourhood perfect for you. It must be a conspiracy!

(Thank god I don't have such a shop in my immediate area because I will be rolling instead of walking in no time at all. I'd *live* in it!)

[tsosh.livejournal.com]

It's like the world rearranges itself around you... lol
"Chocolate and Dessert Bar" sounds really good! (unless you're vegan, like me. then it's just painful)

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

A trip to Sydney is looking better and better! :D Not that we don't have desserts here, but you know me, other people's food is always vastly superior!

If you make it a policy always to walk on your hands to get there, you'll easily burn off the calories to justify it. *nods* ;)

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

I'm coming to live with you. I'll call you when I have my travel plans confirmed.

Heh.

[shanes-lullaby.livejournal.com]

Ahaha! Lovely.