We stopped by the location of the B & B CAFE letterbox. It was cold and the wind was blowing, so we used the car as a shelter. We had a great three days of fun!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday Afternoon Drive-By
Wednesday afternoon, it was time for my junior boxing buddies to go back to their home. However, I knew of a quick drive by and when I asked if they wanted to find another stamp, the answer was YES!
We stopped by the location of the B & B CAFE letterbox. It was cold and the wind was blowing, so we used the car as a shelter. We had a great three days of fun!
We stopped by the location of the B & B CAFE letterbox. It was cold and the wind was blowing, so we used the car as a shelter. We had a great three days of fun!
Tuesday Letterboxing
After spending the morning watching Cinderella and The Polar Express, it was warm enough for us to get outside! We went first to find a local GOVERNER SERIES box. After replacing that box, we found a local WOM box.
After finishing up with these two boxes, we played at the park for about an hour, then headed back to my house for lunch.
After finishing up with these two boxes, we played at the park for about an hour, then headed back to my house for lunch.
Stinky Monkey, Baby Sister, and Roarin' Lion
Monday Afternoon
I was able to pick up Roarin' Lion, Stinky Monkey, and Baby Sister to take them with me for a few days. On the way to Navarro County, we stopped in Athens at the East TX Arboretum. There is a Children's Story Series here, and I thought it would be the perfect place to spend an afternoon.
Roarin' Lion, Baby Sister, and Stinky Monkey at the first box of the day!
We found the appropriate trail entry, and made our way to THIS LITTLE PIGGY. This was the perfect stamp for Baby Sister's first find! Her favorite color is pink, and the pink piggy delighted her! The boys enjoyed stamping in, then standing on the bridge and seeing what was in the water. After stamping in, we continued along the trail to find LITTLE MISS MUFFET, HUSH-A-BYE BABY, and BIG BAD WOLF.
After the fourth box, I decided it was time for us to pack it up and head back to the car. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that we were on an inner loop at that time instead of the main loop. We went all the way around an extra loop before getting back to the main trail, then the trail head. Luckily, we were no worse for the wear and have an interesting story to tell!
Roarin' Lion, Baby Sister, and Stinky Monkey at the first box of the day!
After the fourth box, I decided it was time for us to pack it up and head back to the car. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that we were on an inner loop at that time instead of the main loop. We went all the way around an extra loop before getting back to the main trail, then the trail head. Luckily, we were no worse for the wear and have an interesting story to tell!
I spotted this little fairy princess in the woods....
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Monday Morning
Monday morning was the official first day of my winter break! I woke up from Blue Butterfly's house and headed out to letterbox. I have a new logbook and it's high time I added some images to it!
I'd recently seen that the Texas Pioneers are in the process of placing their HOLIDAY TRAIL OF LIGHTS Series and there is one in Kilgore. This was my first stop. After following the instructions, I easily found this delightful box...and I was the first finder!
After leaving the cemetery, I headed over to the World's Richest Acre. I came up empty handed on this one, but I enjoyed learning about the history of this park and the oil boom that happened in Kilgore.
The World's Richest Acre. These derricks are decorated with lights at Christmas time.
I headed back to Henderson, and went to The Depot Museum. There are three letterboxes on this property, but I only had time to find two of them. I stamped into THE DEPOT MUSEUM and SYRUP FESTIVAL. By the time I stamped into those two boxes, it was time for me to head out to pick up Roarin' Lion, Stinky Monkey, and Baby Sister. I couldn't keep them waiting!!
I'd recently seen that the Texas Pioneers are in the process of placing their HOLIDAY TRAIL OF LIGHTS Series and there is one in Kilgore. This was my first stop. After following the instructions, I easily found this delightful box...and I was the first finder!
After leaving the cemetery, I headed over to the World's Richest Acre. I came up empty handed on this one, but I enjoyed learning about the history of this park and the oil boom that happened in Kilgore.
The World's Richest Acre. These derricks are decorated with lights at Christmas time.
I headed back to Henderson, and went to The Depot Museum. There are three letterboxes on this property, but I only had time to find two of them. I stamped into THE DEPOT MUSEUM and SYRUP FESTIVAL. By the time I stamped into those two boxes, it was time for me to head out to pick up Roarin' Lion, Stinky Monkey, and Baby Sister. I couldn't keep them waiting!!
A look inside the outhouse. The corn cobs add a nice touch to the display.
Friday, December 17, 2010
My Secret Santa is Better Than Yours....
For the first time ever, I participated in the Secret Santa exchange at my school. I decided that it might be fun to try and sneak around to leave a present for a colleague...you know...in and out without being noticed....? We filled out a questionnaire concerning our hobbies and favorite things.
Favorite Color: Purple
Animals: one cat
Scents you enjoy: Vanilla, Cinnamon
Hobbies: hiking & camping (You can't expect me to put letterboxing...these people already think I'm nuts.)
The last question was : Magazines you enjoy reading
Well, I'm not really a periodical kind of person. I get most of what I need from watching the news and reading articles on the internet. So, on a whim, my answer was--- April 1998 Smithsonian. If you can find this, you will be my hero.
For the first four days, I got very nice gifts. I even managed to deliver my gifts without being caught by the receiver. Thursday afternoon was the big reveal.
We all met together for the reveal. Unfortunately, my Santa wasn't there due to a death in her family. Luckily, she made arrangements for my gift to be delivered to me at the party. I opened the gift....and there it was.....a magazine....hmmm? It was upside down. I had no clue what this was. I turned it over and saw the word SMITHSONIAN across the top. WHAT?? I looked for the date...April 1998 ....WHAT? Yep. My wonderful Secret Santa had found the magazine that I've been wanting for....how many years?? Not only that, but she knows about my letterboxing activities and she guessed that the article I was after was the THEY LIVE AND BREATHE article.....she had a sticky tab on the page. I was able to turn right to it. Talk about a happy camper!!! I was just sitting there at my table in the reveal party....about to burst.
Thank you, secret Santa!!!! Now, I need to take you out and let you go on an adventure with me!
I will cherish this magazine for a VERY LONG time.
Maybe it's time I get a safe deposit box......
This is me with my April 1998 issue of Smithsonian Magazine :-D
Favorite Color: Purple
Animals: one cat
Scents you enjoy: Vanilla, Cinnamon
Hobbies: hiking & camping (You can't expect me to put letterboxing...these people already think I'm nuts.)
The last question was : Magazines you enjoy reading
Well, I'm not really a periodical kind of person. I get most of what I need from watching the news and reading articles on the internet. So, on a whim, my answer was--- April 1998 Smithsonian. If you can find this, you will be my hero.
For the first four days, I got very nice gifts. I even managed to deliver my gifts without being caught by the receiver. Thursday afternoon was the big reveal.
We all met together for the reveal. Unfortunately, my Santa wasn't there due to a death in her family. Luckily, she made arrangements for my gift to be delivered to me at the party. I opened the gift....and there it was.....a magazine....hmmm? It was upside down. I had no clue what this was. I turned it over and saw the word SMITHSONIAN across the top. WHAT?? I looked for the date...April 1998 ....WHAT? Yep. My wonderful Secret Santa had found the magazine that I've been wanting for....how many years?? Not only that, but she knows about my letterboxing activities and she guessed that the article I was after was the THEY LIVE AND BREATHE article.....she had a sticky tab on the page. I was able to turn right to it. Talk about a happy camper!!! I was just sitting there at my table in the reveal party....about to burst.
Thank you, secret Santa!!!! Now, I need to take you out and let you go on an adventure with me!
I will cherish this magazine for a VERY LONG time.
Maybe it's time I get a safe deposit box......
This is me with my April 1998 issue of Smithsonian Magazine :-D
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
THANKSGIVING DAY LETTERBOXING!
On Thanksgiving Day, after the dust had settled around the kitchen, Blue Butterfly and I packed our things and headed out to find some boxes! It was close to 4:00 p.m. by the time we got on the road, so we knew we didn't have a lot of daylight left. We headed out to Faulkner Park and found 3 boxes in the Hobo Trail series there. We were so thrilled to be letterboxing on Thanksgiving, it didn't bother us (too much) that we were FREEZING. Unfortunately, we didn't get the entire series, so we will be back!
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