Thanksgiving Blues

This week, I had the Thanksgiving Blues. I ended up getting pretty sick the weekend before Thanksgiving and finally went to the Doc on Tuesday morning. I finished up work on Tuesday afternoon, then hit the bed for the next few days. I didn't get to celebrate Thanksgiving with Blue Butterfly, Stinky Monkey, Roarin' Lion, or Baby Sister. I was stuck in bed. YUCK!

Blue Butterfly came out on Saturday and visited with me and brought me a couple of treats. On Sunday morning, I was able to get out of bed a lot easier, so I headed to Tyler to find a couple of letterboxes. What better cure for an ailing letterboxer?

I started off by finding PINE COVE-TOWERS near Tyler. I had to search through the head stones to find my prize, and it was easy to get to. Next, I headed towards 155 and found two of Frogkisses boxes: SUMMER TIME FUN and 4 WHEELS. These are both nice boxes. I've really enjoyed finding FK's carvings this month. After this, I did a bit of shopping, then returned home....exhausted. Back to work on Monday!

Leisurely Sunday Afternoon Letterboxing

After Sunday morning church, and lunch, and some visiting, it was time for me to head back to Navarro County. I decided to go through Tyler and try to snag a couple of boxes. I thought this would be the perfect time to find SHORTY THE SQUIRREL, which is located in Downtown Tyler on the square. As I made may way to the square, I saw that there were very few cars and the plaza was empty. I made my way to the Shorty monument, paid my respects, then headed for the letterbox. Thanks to Nac Trail Cat for bringing me here! I've been to this part of Tyler LOTS of times, but didn't know about Shorty.

After packing up my things, I headed once again to the Tyler Rose Garden. This time, I was able to snag Silver Eagle's TYLER ROSE 2. It was a nice afternoon and I was able to get some pictures of the new winter flowers that the group had planted recently.

After that, it was time for me to head home. So I did. :-)

A One-Legged Doll and other Bedtime Stories

Earlier in the week, I talked Blue Butterfly into going to Longview to find some boxes there. She'd already found some of them, but I really wanted to stamp into some, too. So, I arrived at her house around noon, we ate lunch, then hit the road! We got about a mile down the road, and I discovered that I didn't print out the BUILD A DOLL Series. So, we turned around, went back...printed out the clues, then FINALLY headed out.

Our first stop was in Turnertown where we picked up JBK's HONKY TONK BLUES. Then, we headed out to Longview. My first find in Longview was TREE CLIMBER by Frogkisses. This was a cute stamp that is definitely worth finding. Blue Butterfly also checked on her box that is along that same trail and found it to be safe and sound.

Next, we hit the road and found BB's OLD TYME MILL and Frogkisses' SPRING SERIES. The spring series was great fun and it didn't take me long to figure out why Blue Butterfly enjoyed it so much. After stamping into these boxes, it was time for us to find the BUILD A DOLL Series.

We made our way over to the park and hit the trail. There were quite a few people walking on this paved trail, so we took our time in order to protect the integrity of the boxes. I easily found the skirt, shirt, and right leg. When we got to the left leg, I could not find the box. Since BB had been here before, she confirmed that I was in the right place, but the box was nowhere to be found. How sad! We went on down the trail and found the rest of the doll. I was able to put her together very nicely....except for that one leg.

There was one more LB for us to find on this trail --the RACE CAR box. By now, it was starting to get dark, and we knew we needed to hurry. We got to the designated place, but couldn't find it. We weren't able to do our usual "thorough" job, so we may have just missed it. Since the sun was setting, we needed to make the hike back to the car.

Lucy Locket in her Letterboxing Couture.

Navarro County Letterboxing

Today, Mustang Sallie and I decided to hit a few letterboxes in Navarro County. I have found most of them in the county, but Mustang Sallie hadn't, so we were off on an adventure. We started out by attempting PITCH IN! , but there were a few people playing catch in the baseball field next to where the LB is hidden...so...Next! We went downtown to find WOLFBRAND CHILI....the gate to the park is locked..so Next! We went to find Boots Tex's GOVERNOR SERIES in Jester Park. This box has been replaced and moved since I first found it....and we found it in place...WOO HOO! We even picked up a hitch hiker while we were there.

After this, we got on Highway 31 and headed out to Kerens. I hadn't stamped into THE HOME OF BIG TEX yet. I'd been wanting to do this, but it has been difficult for me to get out there. Anyhow, with Mustang Sallie's help, we made it to the Garden Park. We almost didn't find this box because it was camouflaged so well.

Next, we went to find GO BOBCATS! by Blue Butterfly. We made our way out to the City Cemetery and MS was able to stamp into this box. It was nice getting out of town this weekend, wasn't it Mustang Sallie??

Mustang Sallie in Navarro County

Tuesday Letterboxing

I took Tuesday off to attend a funeral and decided to do some letterboxing on my way home. I stopped by Rose Hill Cemetery in Tyler and stamped into CASABLANCA'S SAM. This is a nice stamp by JBKokopelli. After that, I headed to the Tyler Rose Garden to get Silver Eagle's TYLER ROSE 2. I made my way around to the Idea Garden and found that there were some volunteers diggin up flowers and planting new ones. Oh Man! One of the ladies was super-nice and said they were replacing the fall colors with winter ones and that I should come back on Thursday to enjoy the new colors. Since Blue Butterfly had planted the box, I called her and let her know. I felt like they wouldn't be doing any work on the bush where the LB was, but I wanted her to know, just in case.

So, down the road I went and stopped in Brownsboro. I tried desperately to find NORWEGIAN SETTLEMENT, but couldn't make the clues work. I went farther into Brownsboro and located JENNINGS MOUNTAIN. It was an easy find and a nice piece of history.

After finding these, I headed West and finally made it home. It was nice being able to take my time and letterbox on my way home.

Scarecrow in the Idea Garden

Rows and Rows of Rose(s)

Athens Letterboxing

Lake Athens

I met Blue Butterfly in Athens on Saturday afternoon to have lunch and to deliver her LTC's that Batty Girl had so graciously made for her. We started out by having lunch, then decided to hit the trail.

Our first box to try to find was HORNET'S HIVE. As we were driving out there, BB said that she probably already had this LB, and as we got closer, I realized that I'd attempted this box already. Having BB with me on this trip, though, would confirm whether or not I'd actually looked in the right place the last time I'd been there. We pulled up to the designated area, and BB led me to exactly where I'd looked before and the letterbox is definitely missing.

After this, we headed out to find ROME TO ROME. This LB with a store-bought stamp is located on the grounds of a church and cemetery. We easily found this one, then went on our way.

Next, we decided to find FISHIN' AT GRANDPA'S. We headed out to Lake Athens and found this fun box with a nice view on the lake. We took our time stamping in, then headed our seperate ways.

Blue Butterfly stamping in.