LSU Mascot

When I came home from Baton Rouge and told Roarin' Lion and Stinky Monkey that I saw a tiger named Mike, they didn't believe me! Now, thanks to Mama Cache and Big M, I have a picture to prove it!

Yes, Junior 'boxers, there REALLY IS a Mike!

Logbooks, Tigers, and Stamps...Oh My!

After driving through the Atchafalaya Swamp, I finally made my way to the Greek Theater on the LSU campus. After having worn myself out with driving and looking for LB's, I decided to take a break. I ate lunch, then found a nice area to read while I waited for the appointed hour.

A little before 3:00, I returned to the theater anxiously awaiting the arrival of Mama Cache and the rest of the crew. MC arrived alone, greeted me and let me stamp into the event box. Soon after, many more family members began to arrive. While most of the family members were desperately trying to bust open a pinata to claim the coveted candy prize, I exchanged with a few of their 'boxers and earned a few personal travelers. I'm so thankful for Big M, who sang with me to earn Rubber Chickie and Rubber Chickie Returns. Humiliation is much better if you don't have to go through it alone! Thanks Big M!

MC staged a trick to get a closer look at the pinata festivities and planted a couple of cooties right on me! These cooties were on clothes pins, thus making it easier to just "stick" to the victim.

After meeting and exchanging with a few more folks, it was time to go attempt three boxes that are located on the LSU campus. We were losing daylight, so we had to hurry. I hitched a ride with Big M and we easily found TAKING ORDERS-ONE FROM COLUMN C. This box has been in place for over two years and had a great log book.

The next order of business was to find TAKING ORDERS-ONE FROM COLUMN A. We all hopped back into the vehicles and made our way to Atkinson Hall. By this time, it was dark and most of these boxers were smart enough to bring flashlights (unlike me). Unfortunately, this box eluded us. We think it may have gone the way of the landscapers.

There was one more box to find, and Mr. Cache took us to visit Mike V, the LSU mascot. We marveled at Mike for a little while, then it was time to get down to business. Again, this box eluded us, but we managed a few more exchanges and PT's while outside Mike V's domain.

When it was time for us to go our seperate ways, I was rewarded with the monkey leg from the pinata. I've been rolling a few ideas around in my head concerning a PT in honor of this leg.....if it works out, I may have it ready to go at the next event.

At about 7:00, I got back on the interstate and headed West. I decided to go just as far as Blue Butterfly's house, where I pulled in at about 1:30 a.m. It was a great day and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know all of my new Louisiana friends! I want to say THANKS to the whole crew for the fun I had with them!!!

Stamps I earned at the TALKK Event:

T.A.L.K.K. Event Stamp

Mama Cache-Exchange
The Carver Carved PT
Rubber Chickie PT
Rubber Chickie Returns PT
Triple Sister PT

Ampersand Son-Exchange
Big M-exchange
Duckie D-exchange
Mike V (the person, not the Tiger)-exchange
Chippy-Exchange
Mr. Monster Jr. - Exchange
Head Hunter-Exchange
Cottontail-Exchange
Dizzy Monkey-Exchange
Babadge-exchange

Moody Cootie
Tootie Cootie

Taking Orders-One from Column C

LaFayette

After spending the night in LaFayette, I got up and headed to Acadian Village to hunt down three boxes there. This is a historical village in which you take a self-guided tour. You can learn a great deal about this part of Louisiana by going through this village. They even have a nice little chapel and the very friendly lady who sold me my ticket said they'd had a wedding there the evening before. Unfortunately for me, there were certain parts of the village that were blocked off due to the Christmas decorations on the grounds. I think I was being closely watched as I tried going under ropes, so I had to abort the LB'ing mission.

In the picture, you can see woven blanket that was on display in one of the houses. They also had a school, a blacksmith shop, a music display, and lots of other things in the village.


Next, I went to try and find THE MIGHTY OAK. I marveled at this tree. I took a couple of pictures, but film will not do it justice. I wasn't able to find the box, but I think that I was still a little paranoid from my Acadien Village experience AND I was sort of in a hurry to make it to the T.A.L.K.K. event in time. The next time I drive through, I'll definitely be looking for it again!

Road Trip!

I decided on Tuesday or Wednesday this week that I'd try to attend the T.A.L.K.K. Event on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, LA. After the events from Thursday, I slept late on Friday, then left BB's house and headed South. I'd gotten a report that my LAND OF THE LITTLE ANGEL LB had a full logbook, so I wanted to replace it. I stopped in Lufkin and did a little box maintenance. Then, I kept going south to hit Beaumont. There are three boxes in the Botanical Gardens there. I attempted the MYRTLE TYRTLE box, but there were people taking portraits near the box, so that didn't pan out for me. I also attempted Silver Eagle's box, but couldn't find it. There are quite a few trees down on the trail there, so I'm not sure that the clues are still accurate...or maybe I was just lost! I tried to figure out where the SECRET GARDEN box might be. I went this way and that, and was just about to give up and be on my way headed East when I saw something that sparked my interest....it was the location of the secret garden! I was pleased to stamp into this special box.

After logging my find, I headed toward Rayne, LA. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to nab this box, since it was already dark by the time I got about an hour into LA. When I pulled into the park, though, the place was well lit by the Christmas lights and finding the box was no problem.

My final stop for the night was in Lafayette, where I found a place to rest for the night so I'd have plenty of energy for the next day's events!

A Thanksgiving Treat

This afternoon, after the Thanksgiving meal was over and most people had gone their seperate ways, Blue Butterfly and I decided to get out and find some new boxes in our area! JB Kokopelli had recently planted a series of the 7 dwarfs, and there are also two boxes by PurpleinTexKim that we wanted to hit.

We drove out to New Summerfield first, because I wanted to get the TRIBUTE TO CROCODILE HUNTER box. BB had already logged this find with Roarin' Lion and Stinky Monkey, so it was just my turn today.

After this, we headed to find DOC. We made our way to the cemetery and discovered we were the first finders! We claimed our prize-a figurine of Doc, and moved on to the next box. Our next goal was to find SLEEPY. After making a wrong turn, we found the cemetery and noticed there was two cars there. BB and I decided to get out and take a look at the headstones until it was clear. As we got closer to the gate, a man asked us if we were letterboxers and we struck up a conversation with him. BB put things together and figured out that this was PurpleinTexKim's family. We were thrilled to meet this fun family. This was also the first time we'd ever met another boxer on the trail, so it was a double treat. We were able to exchange with PurpleinTexKim as well as Tex, so that made the meeting complete. It turns out they were trying to find most of the DWARF series, also.

After we said our goodbyes, BB and I found SLEEPY resting peacefully under his tree, and then we headed back to Medford cemetery to find BASHFUL. We were the first finders on this one, too.

We wanted to try and find PurpleinTexKim's boxes, so we headed to New Summerfield. By this time, it was after 5:30 and getting dark. We tried to find COME GROW WITH US, but I think we were just missing it due to the daylight being gone....and of course we had no flashlight! We'll be trying for her boxes again soon, though.

We had a great day. The biggest treat was meeting Kim, Tex, and their family while out letterboxing. Hopefully we'll see them again soon!!!

Meese Hunt

Saturday was the Many Meese Mini-Meet on Lake Grapevine in Flower

Mound, TX. Blue Butterfly and I had been looking foward to attending this gathering for the past few weeks.

After I'd gotten home at about 1:00 a.m. from work on Friday night, we got up and left my home at about 8:00 a.m. We stopped and got some breakfast, and some cookies for the potluck, then made our way north.

We arrived at our destination and easily spotted our fellow 'boxers. We stamped into the event stamp, carved by the very talented Queen Beeloved. We also met a few new boxers while stamping in, and Ruby Tuesday gave us our complimentary Moose Charms to help commemorate the event.

Dewberry reminded us that if we wanted to find Batrick (Eye-man's) new box, that we'd have to sing for it. Blue Butterfly and I ...and a few others...sang his special song and he gave us the clues to this fun box.

We talked with a few more people, then I told BB that RL and I would go find the Mickey Moose box...and she wanted to join us. So, we made our way down to the beach and stamped in. We were the second finders. After this, we decided to hit the trail and find a few more. We found THE BLUES AND THE ABSTRACT MOOSE, and RATHER BE PADDLIN'. Then, we headed back to the group site in order to partake in the delicious lunch. My favorite dish was a Southwest BlackBean and Corn salad by Queen Beeloved...DELISH! We also found ZEUS AND ARTEMOOSE during lunch...what a fun box!

After lunch, we decided it was time to go find Silver Eagle's box, which he'd planted that very day. I copied down the clues and we hit the trail. As we drove into the designated parking lot, we spotted Dewberry there, who was already stamping in. We decided to let her finish up, then we'd look for it.

We had a couple of more that we wanted to check into before leaving town....one of which was Gryzzled Gryphon's box. We drove to the appropriate (we think) part of the lake, but we had no luck. We'll have to try again another day when we'll have a bit more daylight left.

It was a great event, with of course, great people. I had a great time visiting with my fellow letterboxers and can't wait to do this again soon!

Stamps I earned this time around:

Meese Hunt Event Stamp

Moose Tracks Event Stamp

Beneficus Rex-Exchange

Texas LB Event Stamp-I missed this one at the book gathering, so I was thrilled to catch up with it this time!

The Blues and the Abstract Moose

Rather Be Paddlin'

Mickey Moose

Just Married: Mr. and Mrs. Zeus Moose-thanks for the bubbles! Roarin' Lion really enjoyed them!

Happy Birthday Event Box

Pom Pom Bear Exchange-what a polite, enthusiastic young lady!

Monarch B-Exchange

Kantexan-Exchange

If You Give a Moose a Muffin....

Countdown to Moose Gathering!

Saturday is the big "mini" event in Flower Mound, hosted by the Celtic Lions! I'm very excited to be able to attend this event. The box I'm looking most forward to stamping into is the Moose-ic Man box, as this is one of my favorite movies.

Blue Butterfly and Roarin' Lion are going to come into town on Friday evening and spend the night with me, then we'll head north on Saturday morning. I'll have a nice, new, clean logbook and a new set of marvy markers to take with me to the gathering. I haven't looked at the weather forecast yet, but I'm hoping it won't rain!

2 New Boxes in Kilgore

Today, I was in Rusk County with Blue Butterfly. I wanted to find her MERRY GO ROUND box, since this is a newer box that I hadn't yet had the opportunity to stamp into. We made our way to the park and I was able to stamp into this fun box.

A few weeks ago, BB had prepared a couple of boxes to be placed in Synergy Park, located outside of Kilgore. As we pulled into the parking lot, I decided to stay warm in the van while BB hid her boxes. I kicked back in the passenger seat and pulled my jacket over my eyes. I took a little nap, then finally forced myself to get out of the vehicle...after all...there were boxes to find! As I started down the trail, I met BB, and she gave me the clue to the first box she'd planted....KILGORE OIL. I went down the trail and found the box while she went off to hide her second box.

After I finished up with the box, I walked around the lake to the pavilion. I saw BB there, and she was putting some finishing touches on her clues. I saw the fire going in the fireplace and wanted to take a moment to get warm while I waited for her. After she finished up, I headed down the trail and stamped into the ELDER HOUSE FIREPLACE box. The clues to both of these boxes should soon be available on LbNA and Atlasquest.

Synergy Park is a great new park, that I believe will be kept up nicely by the city of Kilgore. As of now, though, the bathrooms are still under construction, but there is a port-a-potty. They do have fishing available from the banks or the pier.

Moose Likely to Attend

There is another gathering coming up on November 18, which will be hosted by the Celtic Lions. The MANY MEESE MINI MEET will be held in Flower Mound, TX, and will surely be a lot of fun. I'm hoping to be able to attend, but I won't find out if I'm working that particular Saturday until the Monday or Tuesday before the event. I'm crossing my fingers that I'll have to work on Friday night rather than Saturday so I can attend!

Snap, Crackle, and Clues

On October 22, BB and I got up and headed to Memorial Park to participate in the SNAP, CRACKLE, AND CLUES Event. As we arrived, we saw that the fun had already begun and we were super-excited to join in the stamping frenzy. Dewberry had plenty of cereal for everyone, as this event was "powered by sugar". She even passed out key chains with that motto on them.

We stamped into the event stamp and made a few exchanges as well as earning one more LT from Batty B. Then, we looked over Dewberry's clues for her day-only boxes and, of course, had a puzzle to solve. Blue Butterfly and I solved the puzzle, then hit the trail. As we were about 32 steps from our first mystery box, we saw the BusyBees family and Severalsons family sitting and stamping in. All of a sudden, then children run down to us and start telling us knock-knock jokes. They'd been sent by their parents to distract us while Batty B re-hid the mystery box.....good thinking parents! We enjoyed exchanging knock-knock jokes, then found our prize as their gang headed on down the trail to find some more sugary goodness.

After stamping in to SILLY RABBIT!, we headed for the monster loop where we met Wanda and Pete. These two are really nice people and I enjoyed visiting with them on the trail. As we got to the end of our monster loop, BB noticed that we were very close to LLAWNMOWER LLOOKOUT. This is a box that she really highly suggested I try to get today. As we got closer, we saw that Wanda and Pete were already stamping in, so we waited until they were finished and headed in for the kill. At the lookout, we were fortunate enough to see a Shetlin pony and a beautiful llama in the homeowner's back yard.

Our trail took us to the TWO CRAZY BIRDS, KINGS AND CAPTAINS, AND COLORFUL CHARACTERS. We had a great deal of fun with all this sugary goodness. By the time we were finished with the breakfast loops, we were hungry and decided to take a break for lunch. We went back to the picnic tables, where we said goodbye to Batty B, and enjoyed our sack lunch.

Next, it was time for us to head out again and find some mystery boxes.....but I can't tell you which ones!!

Stamps I earned today:

The Busy Bees LT-we found the answer online that very morning before leaving the hotel!

SandiBox-Exchange

Ahab's Quest-Event Box

Snap, Crackle, and Clues Event Box

Armadillo Girl-exchanged with her new stamp...thanks AG!

The Great Gatsby-Event Stamp

Severalsons and Cowabunga Kid-exchange

Silly Rabbit!

Llawnmower Llookout-met Wanda and Pete on the trail BEFORE we stamped into this one, then met Dewberry, Eyeman, Mother of 5, and Armadillo Girl on the trail as we were finishing up!

Eyeman-Exchange
Eyeman's LT

Monster Cereal Loop-Count Chocula, Frankenberry, BooBerry

Those Crazy Birds-Sonny and Toucan Sam

The Trail of Colorful Characters-Quisp and Lucky the Leprachaun

Kings and Captain-King Vitaman and Cap'n Crunch

Two mystery boxes and one mystery bonus box-Thanks to BB for finding the yellow trail to lead us to our first mystery of the day!

Boxin' in Nac

I didn't get to go out and box today, but Blue Butterfly took Roarin' Lion and Stinky Monkey out to Nacogdoches to find a box or two and to meet up with Ashby and her gang. A couple of weeks ago, Ashby had written me saying that my EAST TEXAS BLOOD CENTER box was dangerously close to some new trail construction. She was nice enough to rescue my box and hand it over to Blue Butterfly.

Blue Butterfly also checked on my VIVALDI: SPRING box and my VIVA! MOZART box. Both of these boxes are officially missing now. I'm a little disappointed, but that's part of the game.

Chicken Fried Chatter

After leaving Burroughs Park, Blue Butterfly and I decided to head to the hotel and check in. After such a long day, we decided to get showers and rest for a few minutes before heading over to Goodson's for the Chicken Fried Chatter Event. On the way over, we had an extra-long delay as we waited for a train to pass by, so we got there at about 6:30. We arrived to meet some more 'boxers that we hadn't met face to face. We FINALLY met Boots Texas, LSQ, Blooming Flowers, and The Peas. We were the last to arrive, but that didn't stop us from having a great time. The stamps I earned at this event were:

Blooming Flowers-Exchange

The Peas-Exchange
Peas #3 Literary Traveler
The Littlest Peas' LT
Peas #2 LT
Peas Literary Traveler

We enjoyed the good food and company at Goodson's, but then it was time to call it a day. We'd been just like the energizer bunny that day....and now it was time to head back to the hotel...figure out a few more LT's before the next day....and get some rest.

The Great Book Adventure!

After leaving my work obligations at about 10:30 Saturday morning, I rushed down to Tomball for the GBA event. I arrived at Burroughs Park at about 2 and the stamping frenzy began! I stamped into the event poster, then started making my way around to meet and greet new and old friends. It was also very important that I mention their personal and literary travelers so that I could also get those stamps.

After having exchanged with a few folks and passing secret greetings, I wanted to get a few boxes. Many of the boxers recommended the storybook walk, which had great stamps and was also full of day-only boxes. I started out my eye-spy game by opening the bird cage, then continued down the trail. This walk was intended for the children, but I don't mind saying I enjoyed it, too! I can only imagine what some of the non-boxers thought when they saw the rather large pair of undewear hanging from the tree that contained a Captain Underpants LB provided by Mother of Five!

Stamps I earned at the GBA include:

The Great Book Adventure Event Stamp

Queen Beeloved-exchange
I Speak for the Trees LT
Pleasantness and Peace LT

Butterfly B-exchange
Butterfly B is a young member of the Busy Bee's family. She designed and created her own signature stamp! She did a great job of it and I was very proud of her carving. I even made Blue Butterfly jealous that evening by showing her this stamp. Blue Butterfly made a point of exchanging with the young Butterfly B the next day so her collection would be complete.

The Bible Event Stamp

Daisy and Onslow-exchange
Osnlow's PT
Daisy's LT
Daisy's PT-This pair of boxers has introduced me to an intriguing British TV show that I feel is a must watch. I just have to figure out where I can rent it to watch it at home!

Lionsmane63-exchange
Lionsmane63 PT
Lionsmane63 LT-I really enjoyed visiting with this boxer, who came all the way from Santa Fe, NM to attend our Gathering. He gave me some new carving tips, which (hopefully), I'll be able to try out soon. His LT was one of my favorites as it has to do with a novel that was turned into a fabulous musical.

Marley the Frog-This was a box that Barefoot Lucy created for her grand-frog, Marley!

Baby Bear's LT-another amazing work of art by this long-time TX boxer

A Gryzzled LT-How can I NOT take advantage of the Gryzzled One's LT? I only regret that I didn't have the opportunity to find the box he planted during the gathering.

Itchy I Cootie-I don't know who planted this on me, but now I have hives....THANKS A LOT!

The Polka Dots-Exchange-I enjoyed visiting with this family. They were more than happy to tell me the clues to their travelers, since I couldn't find my clues at the time. Thimble Cat also told me that she thinks about my PT when she is volunteering at the library where her child attends school.....what an honor!
Thimble Cat Exchange
E-Bug Exchange
6foot9 Exchange
Thimble Cat LT-I really enjoyed this LT, as I fan of the books AND the television show.
6foot9 LT-Now I have a micro-box and an LT of the same name!
E-Bug LT

TeamKing's PT-A Scoutdog Dachsund
This is a lovely memorial to a beloved pet.

TeamKing's Agatha Raisin LT

TeamKing's Outlander LT

Will's World-Exchange

Cattitude-Exchange

Wanda and Pete-Exchange I FINALLY was able to exchange with the famous Wanda and Pete from Rhode Island! I didn't get to visit with them much that day, but BB and I ended up stamping into a few boxes with them the next day at the Snap Crackle and Clues event. I was trying not to seem star struck every time I talked to them...I hope it worked!

Storybook Walk Stamps
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
The Phantom Tollbooth
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Charlotte's Web-This stamp looks JUST like the cover artwork!
Captain Underpants
Amelia Badelia
Junie B. Jones, Toothless Wonder - this stamp was securely tucked inside a pillow!
Island of the Blue Dolphin

Lightning's LT-Thanks Lightning for sharing your stamp with me! It's a fun stamp that I'm THRILLED I got!

Arrenurus Water Mite of the Microscopic Cooties-Mother of 5 suddenly and unexpectedly planted this one on me as I was leaving.....revenge is mine!!!!

Strawberry Shortcake Fan of the Atoy Adventurers-She'd just carved her Signature stamp the night before and did a good job of it.

As you can see, even though I was only at this gathering for a couple of hours, I used my time wisely! This was a great deal of fun, but it was only the first of THREE events I'd attend over the next 24 hours. Thanks to all who shared their stamps, letterboxing stories, and carving tips with me.

3 Events....2 Days...1 Happy Camper

I'm happy to report that I made it to the Great Book Adventure at about 2:00 on Saturday, then had a lot of fun at the Chicken Fried Chatter Gathering, and finally...got powered by sugar at the Snap, Crackle, and Clues Event. I'm a bit worn out from all the excitement, secret words, clue deciphering, driving, stamping, and logging, but I'll definitely update with more details later!

On the Road....

In a few more days, it will be time for the Letterboxing Social Events of the Fall...three in one weekend! Blue Butterfly is going down to Tomball early Saturday morning to participate in the Great Book Adventure. I'm hoping to be finished with work obligations by about noon, so that I can make it down for at least the last hour or so of festivities. For the evening, we'll be joining the Chicken Fried Chatter Gathering at a local restaurant. I'm very excited about the possibility of meeting some famous boxers, including the legendary Wanda & Pete. I'll also finally get to meet some that I have corresponded with, such as BootsTex, LoneStarQuilter, Ashby, and many others who have found my boxes and vice versa. If I don't get to meet and reunite with everyone on Saturday, I'll be ready to go for the Snap, Crackle, and Clues Event on Sunday morning.....talk about a full weekend.....but it's all in good fun and I can't hardly wait!!

Cleburne and Joshua

Blue Butterfly and I took another weekend mini-excursion last weekend. We had some things to take care of in Burleson, but we left the afternoon open for a little letterboxing.

We started out by checking on BB's SCREECHIN' OWLS box. As we combed through the log book, we realized that this box has been in place for over a year! I don't think BB expected it to last that long...especially in such a high traffic area! Anyway, BB replaced the container and re-hid it back in it's place.

Next, we went to an historic cemetery that is part of the Chisholm Trail and logged into THE JEWEL OF JOSHUA. We even got an extra little surprise here as we picked up a hitch hiker.

Next, we made our way to Cleburne State Park, where two of our favorite carver/planters had placed boxes in December. We started out by looking for Baby Bear's Box, but somehow missed one of the land marks and ended up right where we needed to be to stamp into Silver Eagle's CLEBURNE CATFISH. We made our way back out, put the clues and the landmarks together, and found NORTHERN EXPOSURE. We had a great laugh as we opened up this stamp. I'm once again enjoying Baby Bear's sense of humor.

That was our boxing day on Saturday. I have obligations this coming weekend, so nothing for me....but hopefully I'll get to do some heavy boxing at the SNAP, CRACKLE, AND CLUES Event. I'm almost too excited to sleep!

Back into Boxing!

This weekend, Blue Butterfly and I decided to go for a letterboxing jaunt. We met in Fairfield SP. Even though I'd already found the three boxes there, I wanted to check on the one I'd planted, Click and Clack. BB hadn't had a chance to find any of them, so it would be a great opportunity for her to knock 'em all out.

When we started looking for them, however, we found all of them to be missing. It was quite sad, but I was glad that I'd found them all so that I could confirm that they were missing.

After we'd mourned the losses of the boxes, BB and I were on the trail again. We headed to find the BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON box in Wortham. When we got there, a man was parked in the middle of the driveway and he was doing some sort of work at the gate. We passed the gate, turned around, and waited just far enough away for him to disappear so that he couldn't see us. When it looked like he was packing up, we went for it. We made our way to the grave site, honored Jefferson, and found the box. This was a great stamp and the weather was perfect! We were both glad that our Texas summer is over!

Next, we headed to a state historical site to snatch Baby Bear's VAL VERDE CANNON. We only had about an hour before the campground closed, so we didn't get to enjoy the site too much, but OFCOURSE we loved the box.

After this, on the way home, we stopped in Jacksonville and stamped into Barefoot Lucy's GIRL SCOUT SERIES. Another job well done by the Barefooted one!

The Great Book Adventure

I'm so excited and I'm starting to gear up for THE GREAT BOOK ADVENTURE! Dewberry and Teamking are hosting this event in Tomball on October 21....just barely a month away! Blue Butterfly and I are planning on attending this event, but we'll have to leave Roarin' Lion and Stinky Monkey at home with their parents.

Even though I moved...well....in July, I still have several boxes that are lying around my home. I need to figure out where I hid my Ramona Quimby personal traveler so I can take it with me to the event. I certainly don't want to disappoint any of Ramona's friends who might be searching for her on Klickitat Street!

The Gryzzled One Strikes Again!

Last weekend, BB planted a new box in a little garden which is between where I work and where I live. I tried several times to stamp into the Go Bobcats! box, but always there was a hindrance. One time, there was a man who was doing some work in the garden, another day there were several cars in the lot, so I just passed by...things of that nature. So, this morning I left a little early hoping I'd be the only early bird around. I managed to snag the box and was admiring the artwork, then I looked in the logbook. The Gryzzled Gryphon had stamped into the box already! He got there before I did and I've been trying for that box almost every day this week! Boy is he clever. Unfortunately, I probably took a little too much time being stunned by the Gryzzled One because by the time I finished stamping in, a man came and sat down at another one of the picnic tables in the small park. I was forced to take the box with me and replace it AFTER work. What a day!

Back in the Saddle

I was able to get out and do a little boxing yesterday for the first time in a few weeks. As you may recall, I moved to a new home in the middle of July, so I haven't been out in the "boxing ring" lately. However, yesterday, Blue Butterfly and Roarin' Lion came out to visit me. They found a couple of boxes here in the area, then BB planted one close to my home. RL and I played on the nearby playground while she did the hiding, then we sought out her treasure afterwards. This new box is called Pitch In! This one will be a nice one to take younger boxers to find since the playground is very near it.

BB also planted one in another town in Navarro County called Go Bobcats! I hope to find this one later in the week.

As I was getting caught up on my e-mails this morning, I discovered that a few people of stamped into some of my boxes...including Click & Clack and Just Duck-y. It's always exciting to hear that someone out there is finding your boxes!