Letterboxing

Jim had today off of work and it was way too glorious to stay inside, so we went letterboxing.

Letterboxing is kind of like a scavenger hunt for adults. Letterboxers hide small, weatherproof boxes in publicly-accessible places (like parks) and post clues to finding the box online on one of several Web sites. However, clues to finding some of the most highly-sought boxes are passed around by word of mouth. There are about 20,000 letterboxes hidden in North America alone. Individual letterboxes usually contain a log book, an often hand-carved rubber stamp and may contain an ink pad. Finders make an imprint of the letterbox's stamp on their personal log book, and leave an imprint of their personal stamp on the letterbox's logbook .

Here are some pictures of our letterboxing adventure. We printed out the clues for five letterboxes. Fortunately, they were all still in place. We found this one under a log. These are a spider stamp and Ariel that we collected today. We had so much fun that I am sure we will go again, although we may have to wait until spring.

Halloween Party

Jim and I went to a Halloween party on November 1. He was a great sport and said that he would dress up in whatever I wanted but to please be merciful. So, we dressed up like the 50s so he could wear his own clothes. Since we hadn't eaten dinner yet when we left the party, I suggested the Silver Diner, since we were dressed appropriately. I made the waiter take our picture. I'm just a little bummed that you can't see the poodle on my skirt. I think we were totally cute.