Summer is coming and that means down time for reading. How great is that? There are a few books I am really looking forward to reading this...
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I can honestly say we had an excellent work week. We (Cheryl, Mark and I) managed to do our HUGE mailout of the Fall catalogues and had...
Here are six reasons why Fall mailing season at Ampersand is often dangerous. Number 2 will gross you out.
May 28, 2014 |
Did you like my clickbait headline? I thought it was very contemporary. Moving right along, here are six reasons mailing season is a hazard! Paper cuts –...
Happy Friday. We at Ampersand have just emerged from sales conference and I for one am suffering from Sales Conference Brain. I know I have heard about...
Hi All, I had big plans about writing something intelligent today, but new tasks have suddenly intruded. Instead, I give you this video of a cat reading...
Ok, I have a confession to make. I am a word geek. There, I’ve said it. I have been known to erase wrongly placed apostrophes on restaurant...
Some of you may be aware that there was a trending twitter-thing called #CatBand a few weeks ago. The CBC did a Community Blog article about it...
I don’t know why but I think this is hilarious. Have a wonderful weekend. Dot
It isn’t a contest and I think this may be the last time I post ampersand pictures for a bit but here are the representations we have...
My colleague Cheryl was telling me about this recipe that she found online. I asked her to send it to me and it looked so good I...
Greetings from Ampersand-land! Yesterday the Vancouver office had a potluck, and I provided dessert. I made a cheesecake (with a bit of help from my partner Allison,...
I know spring has barely arrived here in Vancouver, let alone the rest of Canada, but my brain is speeding towards fall. The main reason for this...
I’m sure that everyone out there is getting very excited about the imminent arrival of Spring. In Vancouver we recently had some very beautiful weather followed immediately...
Do you ever notice that people connect you with quirky things? If you had an odd name, they will comment on the obvious ( if you’re called...
Our Vancouver office gets a lot of flak from our Toronto office for being a tropical paradise of balmy temperatures. However, this isn’t strictly true. The current...
Happy Day of Pink, all! Today is the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia and Transphobia (aka Day of Pink). To celebrate, we’ve decided to go pink for...