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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. At least, today it is, as I look out my office window and see my little office-mates snuffling through the snow to get to the seed on the birdfeeder.
If my calculations are correct, Christmas is 20 days away, and I’m not sure how that happened. It seems like just a few days ago I was dragging my kayak off the beach, launching it into East Bay on a warm summer day and waving at my neighbors Pat and Deb as I paddled by. And now it’s December. What the ever-loving heck?!
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At any rate, if you’re wondering what to get your friends and family for the holidays – or any time of year! – we’ve got the goods at the Gazette’s online store, OMPstore.com. Your purchases help to support a small family business devoted to the Old Mission Peninsula (that would be us), and also keep the Gazette chugging along.
And be sure and follow the new OMPstore Facebook page (launched at long last) and Instagram account (ditto).
We’re adding new products all the time (including heavyweight tees – you asked, we deliver), and the best way to keep in-the-know on those is probably to follow the Facebook page. Also, items need to be ordered through OMPstore.com, as I don’t have a warehouse full of products here on Bluff Road (though that would be fun, wouldn’t it?).
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As mentioned a few days ago, the 2019 calendars are ready to go. This year, we have SIX calendars featuring Old Mission Peninsula scenes, cats, dogs, birds, horses and barns (some of them may even be yours). Check out all the 2019 OMP Calendars here.
We also have an assortment of shirts (buy them here … here’s Deb Allen, my first ever OMPstore.com model, wearing a shirt from our OMPeace line…
Sweatshirts (buy them here) … here’s my hubby Tim wearing a sweatshirt from our Old Mission Panthers Vintage line… (he’s standing in front of some of the Old Mission Peninsula School trophies his team won back in the 1950s and 60s…
Hats (buy them here)… here’s a pic from our first attempt at product photos this summer (which had some hilarious results)…
Photo prints (buy them here)… here’s Dean and Laura Johnsons’s (my bro and sis-in-law) horse Summer…
Framed Photo Prints (buy them here)… I’ve only got two in there at the moment, but working on more. Here’s Summer again…
Vinyl Car Stickers (buy them here)…
Greeting Cards (buy them here) … here’s Far Out Farms before they re-did the roof so that Far Out Farms is no more…
Tote bags (buy them here)…
Coffee mugs (buy them here)…
And even pillows (buy them here)… here’s one from our Peninsula Redeyes line (it’s a long story – hop over and read Tim’s story here)…
And speaking of which, be sure and check out our unique product lines:
And we’re also carrying my friend Kris Hains’ Traverse City coloring book! This is a really fun book, both for kids and grownups. Buy it here.
If you have any questions, email me any time at [email protected].
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Yeah so……. bought stuff when the weather was warm and I was planning ahead for holidays days and days away and so where did I put the gifts?