Phew!

We have finished our office move today ... furniture, equipment and stock into new premises which have been converted specifically for us. The computers and telephones are installed (and nearly working properly!) and it's fabulous - it's been such hard work today but we can't wait to try it all out tomorrow!

Nice testimonial 19-09-07

"Dear Orchard Cards
I would like to take the time to thank you for your excellent service. I ordered a selection of cards from your company yesterday afternoon at 1.30pm and received them this morning at 10.30am which is no mean feat considering I live on an Island. I think the reason I received my cards so promptly is mostly due to the fact that my order was dispatched immediately upon order - if only all companies were this conscientious! Thank you for this great service, I will be buying all my cards from you from now on and have recommended you to all my friends.
Kind Regards" TI (Orkney)

Autumn's on its way

Large flights of Canada geese are beginning to move to and from the Mere. It's an amazing sight to watch (and hear - they're blooming noisy!) two or three hundred geese flying in formation only 50 feet or so above the barn, and a sure sign that summer is drawing to a close.

Back to the grindstone ... and new stock coming

We're just back from our last of three short holidays in the UK over the summer. This time we have spent a week in at Wyvis Lodge in Inverness, a once-glorious but now slightly faded Victorian stalking lodge set in splendid isolation at the head of Loch Glass, a good ten miles (of bumpy driving) from the nearest pub or shop. It's been fabulous, no TV or telephones, but plenty of fantastic birds (ospreys, divers, ptarmigan etc) and lots of boozing.

Anyhow, I'm now back at my desk in earnest, with our busiest season ahead of us. We have nearly all this year's advent calendars loaded up (and yes, amazingly some people are already buying them) and we will have six or seven new ranges of cards coming into stock over the next few weeks, including a useful boost to our humour selection.