Central & Gus: Greeting Card: Fable Stover Opossum

Fable Stover Opossum

Inside: Blank inside

On the back of each Central & Gus Greeting Card is a whimsical tale of the animal featured on the front (see below). Entirely collectible, these stories intertwine, creating a much loved community of characters. Central & Gus donates 10% of gross sales to animal welfare.

Dimensions: 6.25"w x 4.5"h

 MADE IN USA

On the back of the card: Fable Stover Opossum savours a day at home, tucked in with a good book or knitting up a new pattern. Unfortunately, being an opossum rather than an octopus, she can only do one hobby at a time. This year, the seasons are changing early. As the weather cools and the hoarfrost leaves its diamond-like dust on the grass and any remaining fall flowers, Fable tucks her books away and pulls out her knitting needles and coveted collection of rainbow-hued yarn. In no time, Fable knits a stash of blankets for herself, and then builds a nice little inventory for anyone who wasn't quite able to finish their winter prep in time.

Today, she is pulling together all of her donation blankets, bundling up, and heading to the Town Square. With the Main Lodge at its hub, it is the centre of the community. The WJ Meadowvale General Store sits adjacent, with Sweet Spot, Coalesce Press, and Wonderlust Bookshop residing in and around. Fable wheels her trundle buggy into the Main Lodge to drop off the blankets at the Give & Take table before being coaxed into Wonderlust.

While her head tells her there is no sense in purchasing more books unless she grows more hands to hold them, her heart longs to dream, grow, discover. She runs her fingers over the covers and down the spines. She picks up a vintage book and inhales deeply. The sun shining in the front window settles on a stack of books; the glint of the goldleafed pages catches her eye. On her way to explore, she is intercepted by Henry Gossamer Opossum, the shop’s welcoming proprietor. Henry is apologizing. The building is warmed by a small fireplace that, even when lit, barely heats the few feet around it. But with an unexpected early start to winter, any cut firewood is not yet dry to burn, so it is altogether too cold inside. If he could only knit, he jokes, he’d hand everyone a blanket at the door! Well, Fable thought, isn’t this a serendipitous meeting indeed. A deal is struck, a friendship born. The two sit, huddled together in the shop, one knitting and one reading. And both very, very happy.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Laura Morrish
Pembroke Pines, Florida

Artist Laura Morrish, the creator of Central & Gus, has been inspired her entire life by the wildlife she encountered on her family’s farm in Canada. Creating a community of characters based on real animals, and filled with quirky imagery and uplifting tales, the Central & Gus family is sure to bring smiles and reminders of special places and experiences!