If you're getting hit by the big storm, what are you doing while you're stuck inside?

The snow is coming down hard here in MA, so I've made logbooks for a raffle donation, and I'll be carving a stamp to make LTCs. I'm also watching the birds at my feeders, hoping something good (like a grosbeak or siskin) will show up. I suppose I should do some laundry, too.

Shoveling snow and doing a few things for GLG.

It hasn't arrived here yet... I read most of the morning. Now I'm planning a mystery plant for an up-coming event. Making Valentine postcards... and then watching the game.

Once we do get snow - mostly tomorrow - I'll be working :)

Yesterday I carved two stamps for upcoming postals. Created the folio for one and will do the other folio today. Hope to carve at least three more stamps today.

My location in north Texas has about 4 inches of snow, sleet and ice. Current temp is 12°, about 30° below our average January high. Hope the Texas power grid holds. Apparently it’s held together with scotch tape and baling wire. 🙄

I'm in CT and also watching the birds at my feeders and my heated birdbath. I'm enjoying the fire in my wood stove. I'm also planning to make a couple of journals today that I can carry with me in case I find a box with a missing, full or damaged journal. I'm also going to order carving supplies. I'm new to letterboxing as of this month and I'm excited to attempt carving.

I've recently noticed that when I add an address for a box I plant in CT that the default County for the town is incorrect (ex. 2 Elm St, Enfield, Capitol Planning Region County, CT - should be Hartford County).

This has affected searches that I run, because if someone's listing defaulted to something like Capitol Planning Region County, then it doesn't show up unless I "Search Nearby".

Is this an issue with Google Maps? Or is AQ doing something funky?

In central Texas everything is closed. We are south enough to avoid bad bad stuff. We have what the weatherman called Frozen Sleet with dangerous temps. Ice is our concern here as the weight builds. Last night we had Thunder Sleet. Never heard of it. Anyway, I am preparing for my boxing days on Maui. Now let’s get this cleared up so I can get outta here in a couple of days.

As will I. Monday is normally an office day, but they've told us to WFH. I'm grateful that I have a job that let me do that.

I'm getting a lot of action today at my heated birdbath, too. My cats are very excited!

Update: There's a squirrel at the birdbath now (4' from the window). The cats jump at the window when birds are there, scaring them away. For squirrels, my boys just look. 🙄

I've been going thru all the desk drawers and storage boxes in my home office. The excuse is that I'm looking for something but really I'm just refreshing the memory cells with what is where. Growing old sucks.

Made LTCs to use at Wakeda.
Shoveling.
Carving site stamps for Wakeda.
Shoveling.
Reading.
Eating.
Watching Psych!
Shoveling.
Addressing valentines day cards.
Drinking (soon).
Shoveling.
Sleeping.

My primary letterboxing life goal is to visit and box in all the counties in the US so this issue is familiar to me. Sometime in the past Connecticut did away with county governments reorganized the state into some other chunky regions. Here is a link that discusses the matter more thoroughly. I don't know what the locals think of all this but I would be pissed if I used to live in Hartford County and now I live in Capitol Planning region.

AQ apparently allows the old names as well as the new ones. Confusing as hell. Especially since the boundaries were largely redrawn as well as renamed.

If I weren't doing Dry January, I'd join you!

Been there, done that.


Yep, but it beats the alternative!

Traveling in Peru and Bolivia while my kids keep sending me pictures of the Michigan snow and the temps far below zero.

We had a planning meeting for November's Night at the Museum event last week, so organizing notes, finding images, etc.

And shoveling.

After snow all night Mother Nature can’t decide whether to sleet or rain here in Maryland. Streets won’t be cleared today. Stir crazy husband. Made a big pot of stew. Have a Lab who hates the rain so just stares at us for possible treats. Giving carving another go despite my deteriorating vision. Is it too early for wine? lol 🍷

Lots of snow watching my deer playing in the snow after eating their fill of food.

I’ve been trying to carve a couple of stamps. I struggle carving these days between my hands and my eyes. Getting old stinks, but like someone said, it beats the alternative!

BH

Hello!

I've carved a stamp for a postal, then went to shave the back and shaved it way too thin. The image will come out when stamped, but it is so incredibly floppy that it is not an enjoyable experience trying to get a clean print.

I've seen some postals where the back of the stamp is reinforced with a piece of cardstock or duck tape, and I was wondering if anyone that reinforces the back of their stamps would share their methods with me. Last time I tried to duck tape the back, the duck tape (Brand: LLPT) it melted the stamp beyond repair, similar to soaking the stamp in acetone.

Thanks for the tips!

Mostly trying to convince my older dog that she has to potty outside. I shoveled a path in the grass for her but it’s already filled in. My husband just shoveled a second path. Dani (10) would like to take to puggle HR and her lawyer.

My younger puggle says this is the best. And is playing with our neighbors kids.

I also watched Hunger Games, songbirds.

Oh dear... I hadn't realized that! That's terribly confusing!

Feeling grateful that Michigan is finally getting a decent winter. It snowed all day and I was able to go cross-country skiing straight from my house. I love days like this! Love winter, love snow!

Watching Football !!

What material melted? The fake pink on Amazon loves to melt when touching just about anything and I have no idea what would work for that. On real Speedy Pink I've used Duco Cement. https://a.co/d/6l4Nh5u

I've had success with a thin layer (very thin!) onto card stock for a micro postal and many onto magnets for stealth urban plants.

I'm in your neck of the woods again. Last week- Monday through Thursday were snow and or cold days for school closings. Friday was a scheduled PD day or it would have been a cold day as well. Saturday's actual was -20. And the icebox is continuing.

Condo
Ps... please bring warm weather home🌞🌡🌞

My central Texas kids were thrilled there was white stuff on the ground, even though crunchy sleet isn’t the same as fluffy snow! As they played outside with friends I enjoyed some quiet: read by the fire, carved a few stamps and cut fabric for my next quilt. Rinse and repeat for tomorrow since there is no school!

One of my businesses is basically buying in bulk and reselling in much smaller packages. I bought around 120,000 and sell in sets of 20. Most of today was spent counting to 20 many, many, many times!

That's alot of counting Jonathon!!!

We only got about 4" snow here today, and had no plans- as we went to Church last night.....
Our eldest daughter dropped in this weekend- Friday night and I stayed up chatting with her... Carving stamps and watching Football. I joined Orchid's LTC Superbowl tracker, so curious about how well we guessed the winning teams.
Packing to go see Son, DIL and grandsons tomorrow in Michigan. They live on a small family farm in South Central Michigan, and have brand new baby goat triplets. 2 boys and one girl. I love seeing them when they are babies and they kind of have a hop to their step! Its so cute! The Grandkids are 6 and 2. We'll head back Wednesday evening.

Shelly

You Americans are obsessed with gold! I personally recruited Ursula Andress for the Honey Ryder role in Dr. No. She was quite fun.

Bond, James Bond