Not Much Going On....

It's been awhile since I posted, but not much has been happening. Last week we started planning on going camping this weekend, but it was calling for rain, etc. and we just couldn't get things pulled together. I still want to go camping. It's a little chilly, but I love the fall. I love the cooler weather. I guess it's the Scot in my blood ;) That and I was born at the end of November. I guess it's inevitable that I love the Autumn.

I'm in a newbie postal ring. I really want to get into postals, but haven't caught on to the signing up idea on AQ. Hardly anyone posts postals to the list any more. Some didn't interest me, others interested me but I couldn't answer the "fielding" question to qualify. Maybe I will have to start my own ring. But, I don't know how to set it up on AQ. Too much technology for me.

Tweeter, Sarge and Rupert are supposed to be headed to new hosts. Tweeter has arrived at his safely. Haven't heard about Sarge or Rupert yet. Someone has requested another boxing buddy, so I have offered the three I have here at home who have never gone out yet -- 3M, Sleepy Sheep and Hoshi.

I need to do some carving. It's been so long. I still have a sig stamp to carve for a friend of mine. I also found an image that would be great for his wife. It irks me that they are using store bought stamps. Since they are not artistically inclined, I have to help out. I did make the friend a micro stamp. I just need to do one for his wife too. I might do that one first.

Maybe this winter I will devote myself to carving and getting boxes ready to place. I'd love to have a "spring fling" at a local park with several letterboxes hidden. We'll see what happens....

Scrapboxing

Hee hee. That's what you call creating a scrapbook about your letterboxing adventures ;) About eight years ago I did some scrapbooking, was even a consultant for a major scrapbooking company, but when I moved I didn't pursue it. My boxing buddy, Farley, has such a wonderful host right now, sending great pictures and entertaining anecdotes, that I just had to put them in a scrapbook. So now I've been bitten by the bug again. It's probably a good thing, because I have inherited all my grandmother's scrapbooks and they really need to be redone. Now that we know about such things as acid, lignin, etc. But, it will be a big undertaking. But it would be best to do it while there are still a couple of people around to ask questions.

Tonight we are going over to our friends' house for dinner and a little handyman help. Now that they are letterboxers, maybe we can do an exchange!

Farley in Touch

I just heard from YT. They are back from Scotland, a little disappointed in the boxing department, but she had lovely photos to share. I will be adding them to his scrapbook and more info as I get it. I've also started a scrapbook for our family letterboxing adventures.

I had a rather disappointing weekend, and am very tired today. Hoping to relax, but we are visiting the cemetary and then this evening I have two meetings with the community center. Tomorrow, though, I might get to attend something interesting....

I need to start planning some more local boxes to plant, and also I want to hold a Spring Fling boxing event for April, so I need to plan that....

Not Much Going On

Haven't done much letterboxing lately. Hubby and I went away for a week, but I didn't take my stuff with me. I don't think hubby really wanted me to. Of course, after getting out there I discovered that a new box had been planted in the area. We visited it anyway, and I just put a fingerprint in it for now. It is a cardinal, so I will have to take a red stamp next time. Yesterday we planted to more boxes. Yeah! One at Cranberry Glades and one at the North Bend Picnic Ground in the Monongahela National Forest. That was fun.

Now I am putting together a scrapbook for by boxing buddy, Farley. He has some great pictures from YT. Haven't heard from them in awhile, but last I heard they were headed to Scotland. I can't wait to hear about their adventures.

Take Me Away!

I've been stressing out for the past couple of months, and last week I had a melt-down on hubby. So, we've decided to run away for a week. We'll be leaving Tuesday afternoon and hiding away in the woods. I am REALLY looking forward to it. There are two boxes I want to plant along the way, and one I need to check on -- it's had several visitors in the past month. I want to take lots of pictures in Marlinton and spend my winter carving to place boxes there next spring. Hubby is looking forward to the cooler weather and being able to use the pellet stove. I can't wait!

LaDiva

(As reported by MinPinLovers)

La Diva was joined by Boxing Buddy Mango Bear and WebKinz Exchange Mariachi and we've been busy! Exchanges were done all around and introductions to our MinPin Mickey were made :) We planted a series called New York Is Charming and replaced a box and log that had gone missing. Another letterboxer found the stamp and returned it to me!!! We're heading out this afternoon to do some boxing in Ballston Spa. Enjoying our visit. Pics below. MinPin Lovers
First picture is our MinPin Mickey with the gang protecting our street.Second is a picture of the group exchanging and lastly is the planting spot for the first box in the series.

My Fault?!

Well, last Saturday evening I got a call from my friends who I just introduced to letterboxing blaming me for them blowing almost $200 on new tires. They were just kidding, though. They started out Saturday morning to find some letterboxes on their own about an hour and a half away, and halfway there ended up on the side of the road with a flat tire. Someone stopped to help them (I assume they put the donut on the car) and they went to Walmart where they discovered another tire with wires poking out, so had to replace two rather than just one. Their air conditioning wasn't working, so they found about 2 boxes and called it a day. We are planning to head back out that way to help them look for the boxes they couldn't find when it gets a bit cooler.

Yesterday I was in the area of Hurricane, and there is a new box in a park there, so I swung by to find it. This was the first letterbox I looked for and found all by myself. I usually at least have hubby, if not ds as well, with me.

I had hoped we would get to go to the cabin this weekend, but hubby has to work and also next weekend. Two and a half weeks from now is hubby's birthday, and I can't figure out what to do for it that will be special. I have an idea for a perfect gift, but I really need a vacation and need to get away for a weekend at least. We have a new tent, so I'm hoping we can at least go camping somewhere (hopefully near some letterboxes...)