Letterboxing is a treasure hunt style activity that is played all over North America, and in some foreign countries. It is similar to geocaching, but instead of using coordinates, letterboxers use clues that are posted online, on one or both letterboxing websites. And instead of trading trinkets, letterboxers trade rubber stamp images. Most letterboxers carve their own stamps, including me. Everyone has their own favorite technique. Setting out and finding the letterbox is the most fun of all! Unless, of course the box is missing. Either way, you have to log your find on the website. You can either say that you couldn't find it, or that you found it. My logbook is full of stamps from places in my town I'd never have seen if it weren't for letterboxes! There are even small letterboxes that travel from box to box that are called hitchhikers. When you find 2 sets of stamps and logbooks, one is a hitchhiker and you have the option to take it to the next box that you find. Here's a link to the letterboxing website that I normally use: atlasquest.com
You can use letterboxing.org , but I've found that Atlasquest is more recent, and has letterboxes that are more recently listed and found, so they're less likely to be missing! Atlasquest also has helpful tutorials for beginners, and discussion forms, where you can ask for advice, or just talk about your favorite hobbies with other letterboxers. You can use the search tool below to find letterboxes in your area. Or just go to atlasquest.com
Below: the parts of a letterbox, and below that, my Signature stamp + logbook.
My trailname on AQ is Asteroid_Cat.
Get outside and get letterboxing today!
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The beginning of spring is prime time for planting peas. If you're over-eager like I am, you can start them indoors in a pot, if you choose the right variety. My favorite variety is Tom Thumb. Tom Thumb only grows to 6 inches or less, needs little to no fertilizer, and is great for containers. Plus, the peas are delicious straight off the plant! On to the tutorial! Starting your peas from seed is the best option, and I would start them in the pot they're going to produce peas in, as the roots of plants in the pea family hate to be disturbed. Plant 3-5 seeds in your pot (more if your pot is bigger, but the peas will need to be spaced 2 or more inches apart) according to the package and then keep them evenly moist until they germinate. Water regularly, but don't drown them! In 2-3 weeks, your plants should begin to flower, if not, feed them with a little fertilizer according to the box. (not high nitrogen. That will result in lush foliage, but no peas) The flowers are lovely, but in a few days the petals will fall off and a tiny green pea pod will push through and continue to grow. Pick your peas when they appear to be swollen. This will be around a week after they flower. Enjoy! Put your peas in salads, or eat them straight off the bush! When your plants stop flowering, and turn yellow, feed them a little bit. Happy growing!
Hello, all! I'm back with a T-Shirt refashion! I love modifying t-shirts. There are so many things you can do to make a boring shirt into something cool. This one is especially easy to do. All you need are scissors and a t-shirt, and all you do is cut and tie. This shirt style reminds me of Rosie the Riveter, with the cute tied sleeves. Now on to the tutorial! First, you'll want to cut up the seam on the top of the first sleeve, stopping at the shoulder seam. Repeat for the other sleeve. Then tie, and you're done. So cute! I hope this helped you! Please comment below and tell me what you think.
I owe you all a recipe! It's been nothing but garden projects lately, which are good, but it's time for a recipe. These are the gold coins of the cookie world. They are so yummy and golden! You can either make chewy cookies, or crispy cookies. It depends how long you bake them. This is an old classic recipe that you can change up if you want to. Try using orange extract instead of vanilla, try adding chocolate chips, or raisins, craisins, or even marshmallows! It's that type of recipe. Anyway, here goes! ingredients:1/2 a cup (1 stick) butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 2/3 cup flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional) 1 1/2 cups oatmeal (uncooked) do it! Preheat your oven to 375 F. Cream the butter and sugars. Mix in the vanilla and the egg. Set aside. Whisk the dry ingredients (including the oats) together in a small bowl Slowly add to the butter mixture. Mix to combine. drop rounded spoonfuls on to a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 8-12 minutes. Let cool and Enjoy!
I've found that pictures from my trusty Canon digital camera are usually so big, 4MB or more! If I use those pictures without resizing them, they slow down my site and take forever to load! But there's an easy solution, fellow beginning bloggers! Keep reading to learn how. 1. Open paint. Paint is the tool I like to use for resizing pictures. It's super easy to use! Next, you'll want to click on file and open. Now you can select an image that you'd like to resize. Ugh! it's so big and blurry! Don't worry, we're about to fix that... Click on the resize button. Now make sure you're resizing by percentage, not pixels, and erase the number 100 in the top text box. Type 25 and click OK. Ah! Much better. Now our picture is only 234.1 KB! Save it, and use it. Good work. Now your site visitors can enjoy high-quality photos without the lag and drag! I hope this post helps you! Thanks for visiting my blog, and don't forget to subscribe to the newsletter!
I just came back from Texas where spring is in the air! Everything is blooming, including wild plum trees, daffodils, and pansies.
Even a kitty seems to 'bloom' when you pet it. Here are some lovely pictures from my trip. |
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