Yes, Welcome to NC!

Bad news! I'm going to be in Maryland from the 20th to the 28th. Last year I did my part for NC so you'll have pull it out for us this year! You can do it! I didn't know there was a 20 box limit. Will keep that in mind for next year!

I'll try, but that's all I can promise.

It’s my first PAL day!! I should have 5-8 boxes or so to plant if all goes well carving this week. I’m especially excited to participate since my first ever find was a PAL Day plant. :)

Well Congrats To North Carolina!! You guys really showed up! :) ALLLthough....if I had been in IL, it might have been a different story.... lol j/k! It was fun for me to be in the winning state, even if it was just for a short vacation. And I managed to get two plants in, around Grandfather Mountain state park.

Thanks for helping us out!

Hello NC boxers! My friend and I are hosting a mini-meet in just over a month to celebrate the first day of Fall!

If you happen to be available Sunday, September 22nd, we would love for you to come. If you’d like to contribute stamps for the event, I’ve also set up a tracker. We are both relatively new letterboxers and are excited to host an event and meet more people in the community!

Here’s the event page: https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.php?eventId=4973

More info to come once we have scouted the park’s trails and started pre-planting stamps. We’ve already carved 30 or so Autumn themed stamps between the two of us, and a few lovely folks have sent some amazing ones for us to have at the event! We’ve got a little thank you treat put together for attendees as well <3

And here is the tracker: https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.php?trackerId=11742

If you have any Fall themed stamps lying around or looking for a new home, we would really appreciate it!

Thanks so much for reading, have a lovely day! :)

Hope we can make it to this event. I’ll look around and see if I have any Fall stamps.

Hope we can make it to this event. I’ll look around and see if I have any Fall stamps.

Hi again!! We’ve had a few spots open up for this event, so I wanted to boost this post one more time in case anyone hadn’t seen it. :)

And an additional huge thank you to everyone who helped out by sending stamps for the event! <3

Anyone live near to Clyde in the west?

... Near Smithfield.
Has anyone been here? Are there boxes there?

Hi, all! I don't know how many of the old timers are still around, but Hornicorn (Ann) passed away yesterday.

Some of you may remember her and have met her. I'm hoping Wassa sees this and can create a memorial page for her account.

Knit Wit

Thanks for the update. I was just wondering about her yesterday that is so odd. Prayers for her family.

Looks like somebody did it already..
https://www.atlasquest.com/people/tributes/obit.php?memberId=10660

My condolences...

Thank you for posting this. Seekers kept me posted. Hornicorn was an active part of the NC community at one point. Condolences to the family and to all who care for Ann. If I remember correctly, someone called unicorns hornicorns, and that is how she got her trail name.

I'm so sorry to hear that. I never met her in person, but she used to regularly participate in my Survivor pools.

TG

Yes, her granddaughter couldn't pronounce unicorn when Ann started boxing so Ann used the word that her granddaughter said instead. :-)

knit wit

In so sorry to hear about Hornicorn

We had some great times.

Here is her obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ann-mcdonald-obituary?id=57418028

Funeral is Feb 8 in Burlington. I plan on attending.

Marie

Oh I am so sorry to hear that. My thoughts go out to her family.

Many of you will remember when my friend, Munchkin, and I drove out to north carolina to bring Baby Goofy/ Abby Cadabby out to meet you all when the snow chased us across the US.
Munchkin developed an infection in her body that went septic and we lost her early Monday morning. We have been friends for 39 years, we met at the age of 9. This is a loss that is hitting very hard in our families.

Thank you, Gg/Dana

I dont know how to do a tribute page to her but I will get her obituary when I can.

Dana, I remember that trip.

I am so sorry for your loss. I will be praying fo you and your families.

Mouse Nanny
Marie

GG, I am so sorry to hear of this!
I have created the Tribute Page, you can find it here:
https://www.atlasquest.com/people/tributes/obit.php?memberId=38504

Thank you wassa! Ive added her obit and my tribute!

Oh, I am so sorry to hear that. You all made the trip to Michigan in 2011, too. My thoughts are with you and her family.

Yes that was the first thing her dad talked about when I went to the house. He was telling his daugther in law, this Dana and she took Rachel to hell and back...

Hey yall!!! So, I've been stewing for a long time and I'm finally pulling the trigger. I'm planning my first event! Years and years worth of fun ideas are all swirling in my head and the theme is AGRICULTURE! Think farming, homesteading, and of course farmers markets!

We will have all the standard goodies such as a nice event stamp, tabletop boxes, temporary "day-of" boxes, additional permanent plants, LTC swap.... BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE.... how about a big nice raffle, a SEED/PLANT swap, and more surprises to be announced. I can't let all my secrets out at once, can I? Nope!

Here's the Cleveland's Farmers Market event page

Here's the Stamp Donation Tracker

We still have a year to go, but I hope to see you all there!

Signed up and hope I can go! The event falls on my 17th letterboxing anniversary.


That's where I am at, too. I have hosted a couple of mini meets and helped with a few events in NC and maybe up here in MI. However, the urge to host one has been strong lately.

I don't know if this is in bad taste or not, but I made an Amazon wishlist for some items I'd like to have for our raffle.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/32364YFB4JO0E?ref_=wl_share

If you'd like to donate any of these, you can purchase off of the list and send it as a gift to my address. And IF YOU DO, write us a little note with your trailname on the gift note and I'll present it as "donated by ___".

Thank you all so much! I'm already supercharged by all of the stamp donation offers too!