[Ansteorra] Portable sundial company rumor update

[Elaine Crittenden]

The following is an exchange I had with the company that used to be known as
Shepherds Watch. There is a name change, but the company is *not* going out
of business. I have really had fun with their products (3).

Lete Bithespring

> Dear Elaine,
> My goodness, this story comes as quite a shock to us. The owner of our
> company is still alive. Due to illness he has transferred the ownership of
> the company to the employees but he still designs for us. Also we will be
> coming out with more products in September/October 2004. We have however
> changed our name to Creations El Sol. You can still view all the sundials
> available and more updates on our web page at www.shepherdswatch.com.
> Thanks for informing us about this and if you run into this vendor again,
> please feel free to inform them about their mistake and that they may
> contact us at the same number, same address and same web site.
> Thanks for your concern,
> Nancy
>
>
> on 5/23/04 10:41 AM, Elaine Crittenden at eshc at earthlink.net wrote:
>
>> Dear Sirs:
>> A couple of years ago, I purchased one of your Aquitaines at a Scottish
>> games affair in Ft. Worth TX. I have been delighted with it, since one of my
>> hobbies is attending a medieval/Renaissance club's functions.
>>
>> Just yesterday, I purchased your Nocturnal and Compass dials at a flea
>> market in Dallas, Texas. The merchant said your owner had died and that the
>> company was going out of business. Should I believe him, or should I still
>> keep shopping for your products as I find them with the knowledge that these
>> delightful pieces of jewelry will be available in coming times?
>>
>> Yours, perplexed,
>>
>> Elaine Crittenden
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