What's In Store with Maggie Moore

As card people, we're always trying to think of the next idea for a card.  And when we get an idea we have to write it in a notebook or the notes app on our phone because if we don't, with our crazy brains it's usually gone. So the idea for a Birthday Bingo card was one that had been written in my notebook for a while but  it never quite happened and other card ideas made it to the top of the pile. 

Until one day I brought the idea up to Sam again as we were tossing around ideas. Bingo seemed to be trending.  And Bingo is in our blood.  Our Great Grandmother had a heart attack at the local Bingo hall! I mean, she died doing what she loved. So the timing was right and with this legendary piece of family lore, how could we not do it? I started to draw and now we had Bingo on the brain. As with all good ideas, and as a Baltimore small biz that celebrates our city, we're always trying to find a local spin.  We thought, Why not Baltimore Bingo?

We started to think of experiences that are uniquely Baltimore to create the perfect Baltimore Bingo card, like serving Jury Duty.  I moved from the county to the city about two years ago and they finally found me in December. I had my first Baltimore City Jury Duty experience!  There are easy ones like Drank an Orange Crush or Wear Purple on Fridays.  Who hasn't done those? But have you Worn a Beehive at Honfest? (Someone needs to bring that back) Or have you Climbed the Patterson Park Pagoda? Can't say I have.  There's a spot for the foodies that Sprinkle Old Bay on Everything or have Eaten a Lemon Stick at Flower Mart.  

For our sports fans, there are Bingo squares for the Orioles fans, if you have you shouted O during the Star Spangled Banner of Drank Bohs at the Yard. And mark a box if you've Partied at a Baltimore Ravens Tailgate. Or maybe you've experienced the Infield at Preakness.  If the Art Scene is more your thing then you must have sweated it out at Artscape. Why is it always so hot?! Or seen a John Waters movie. Pecker anyone?

This card is the perfect anytime card for the True Baltimorean to see if they can get a Bingo.  Can you get Moore than one?  Let us know in the comments below.

We kicked off March with our first market of the season with the ladies of Stronger Together Collaborative at Heavy Seas Brewery. Sam and I are sometimes (really most of the time) really awful at taking photos so there isn't really photographic evidence that we were there! But the market was made up of badass women owned businesses to celebrate International Woman's Day. Woot! Markets are always a lot of work but It was great to see people in real life again.  And we got to meet Amy from Sprinx and Pink who is a Maggie Moore fan and now we are a fan of her. Check out her incredible cookies. They are so fun! I was planning on grabbing lunch and next thing I knew I was making a meal of one of her Giant Mint Oreo cookies!  And the Lucky Charms Rice Krispie treat hit the spot when I got home.  Sam bought her boys paint your own cookies for St. Patrick's Day which they loved. Combining art and cookies, genius!

Then I got a chance to escape and headed to Florida to see my Dad and to celebrate his  77th Birthday!  Besides basking in the sun by the pool, birthday celebrations, and enjoying daily happy hours, we got to see the George Harrison exhibit at Selby Gardens in Sarasota. Who knew besides being a Beatle he was an amazing Gardener?  The exhibit was inspired by his own gardens at Friar Park in England. Sometimes you need a little inspiration and to realize you suck at gardening.  How cool is that leaf that looks like it has been rendered with little pencil lines? I might be a little obsessed with it.

We are now using a local printer for our greeting cards, right here in Maryland, Indigo Ink and we picked up our first order from them this month.  We're excited to be working with and supporting another Maryland small biz and keeping things local.

We had several new drops this months including Mother's and Father's Day cards, for Moms and Dads from Baltimore, Philly and Boston, a new Eagles Type Mashup print and Card and a new Bird has joined the Flock.  Check out our new Nationals Bird Day Card.

What are we watching? Well White Lotus of course because who isn't? There's got to be a card in there somewhere. I love you more than Lorazepam? Parker Posey is fabulous and I'll watch anything with Walton Goggins.  Oh and speaking of Walton, there's a new (and last) season of The Righteous Gemstones!  I just love saying Baby Billy's Bible Bonkers. And as Survivor fans, Sam has got me into Traitors! Like Survivor (without the Survival aspect) in a Scottish castle with murders and banishment and Alan Cumming! I'm way behind on Season 1. Oh and Yeah, Survivor.

What are we excited about for April? Well for one warmer weather!  And spring means Baseball.  The O's are already off to a great start.  April 25th is Indie Bookstore Day and we have lots of great ones here in Baltimore,  Greedy Reads, The Ivy Bookstore, and Snug Books to name a few.  And don't miss the Tulips at Sherwood Gardens. A Baltimore treasure!

What was your favorite greeting card of the month? Opening Day means our Happy Bird Day Orioles card.  Let's go O's!

Let's face it. 2025 has been a tough year so far and we could all use a little encouragement. That's where our They Made Baltimore Harbor Swimmable card comes in!  Whenever people pick this card up at a local market or a pop up, it always gets a laugh so you have the Maggie Moore guarantee it is proven to be the perfect pick me up.

Sam and I created this card last year following the announcement that Baltimore Harbor was swimmable. Yes, that Baltimore Harbor! That dirty harbor you wouldn't even dare to dip a toe in. In June of 2024 they held a Harbor Splash event for swimmers to jump in the harbor and it seems everyone was buzzing about it.  To celebrate this epic event, Katie Pumphrey local artist and open water marathon swimmer, completed the Bay to Baltimore swim, finishing where else, but in Baltimore Harbor. That's 24 miles! So of course as a Baltimore small biz celebrating everything we love about our city, there had to be a card for that!  And an iconic flamingo floatie seemed just right.

Check out the Waterfront Partnership website here to learn more about the work of many organizations that went into cleaning the harbor.  Our beloved Mr. Trash Wheel is just the beginning! If you missed out on the fun last year, you can even join in Harbor Splash 2025. And you can watch a short documentary about this extraordinary effort here.  Did you know they now grow over 300,000 oysters in Baltimore Harbor each year?! Shucks, we had no idea! 

So if you need a card to put a smile on someone's face or to give them the little push they need, we have a card for that.  And be sure to cheer on Katie Pumphrey on her next swim as she takes on the English Channel in July!