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The Old Island Stamp Company

Spring 2008

THE BIG MOVE:

This move like any move was not without a little anxiety. First worry was whether the truck we rented would be able to make it up our driveway. When we moved to Lions Bay originally, the moving truck could not make it under the wires, so everything had to be walked up, from the road to the house in the February rain.

To move the business over we rented a 26 foot Uhaul truck, cause I read Steve's last newsletter and saw those pictures! I was going to make sure we could get it all in the truck, even if I didn’t know where it was going to go, once we got it here!

Yes the truck made it up the driveway, so we were over the first hurdle. Over to Salt Spring we go, in our now “33 foot” truck according to BC Ferries, they actually measured it! As you can see we just about filled that truck up completely.

Poor Molly, looking just a little forlorned, … would we ever be back? She had made the trip with me many times to Steve and Trudy’s, while I was training and even stayed with them when we were in Italy last summer. Some of you may even have met Molly, if you visited the studio in June. I hear she was the official greeter to the property.

Enough time for a quick coffee and back on the ferry to the mainland.

We are now back in Lions Bay, in complete darkness and it starts to rain. The truck now fully loaded, bottoms out in our attempt to back it up the driveway. We have to park it on the street and remove about a quarter of the contents before we were successful in reaching the garage.

Ok, we’ve got everything out of the truck, but the 2 crates that house the booth for the Christmas shows. With the angle of the driveway and of the ramp, (sorry no pictures) we weren’t getting those crates out. They weigh a couple of tonnes a piece, what were we thinking!

Yes you’re right, we had to take everything out of the crates before we could get them off that truck and into the garage. Well, long story short, that was the end of January and it is now nearing the middle of April and those crates are exactly where we left them, and we are still parking our cars outside.

I just wanted to thank those of you that didn't mind sending in cheques for your orders in my first month of business, while I was waiting for the bank to process my request for a card reader. I am able to accept credit card orders now, so keep those orders coming!

Thanks, Dawne

THE WEBSITE: Check out the Latest Images page, there are 8 new stamps to view. Now, with each new image added to the On-Line Catalogue, there will also be a card that can be viewed by selecting a link from the detailed image.

One of the new stamps I would like to tell you about is Dawne's Italian Gate 726-C

Last year we had the most wonderful holiday in Italy. Everywhere you look there is another great idea for a stamp! I took many pictures with that in mind. The Italian gate is one of them, here is the picture that inspired this stamp.

POLL: We are taking a poll on whether you would like to see a secure shopping cart feature added to our website. Please take the time to cast your ballot from the home page.

On the Drawing Board: We have a few images on the drawing board this time.

First one is a gingerbread man. Making gingerbread cookies is a long time tradition I have with one of my very best friends. So it was only fitting that we had a gingerbread man stamp in our Christmas line. Little did I know, how difficult it was going to be to come up with the perfect representation. Maybe you could help us decide, we’ve come down to two. Which one would you choose?
The second image is a tree, you know how we like our trees at Old Island. Let us know if this tree appeals to you, and how you would use it.

The new stamp draw is ready to go. The new prize is two of my very favorite of the new stamps we have just released. To enter the Draw, click on [Home] above, and then on Stamp Draw on the Home page. Check it out and Good Luck!

Dawne