I really like the suggestions for patches/apparel.

I have another suggestion, but need to test it first.

The Clermont Box of the Month will be unavailable from Thursday, January 15 through Monday, January 19th. It is going on a road trip to GA! It will be back in place on Tuesday, January 20th. I apologize for any inconvenience.

BB

Thank you for all of that. I, too, find it interesting to find out what is going through the mind of writer. Movies about authors is one of my favorite genres. (Even fictional ones - hello Secret Window! ha ha.) So thank you for sharing your process.

I saw an interview once with Aaron Sorkin. He explained how, when writing 'A Few Good Men' (the original play) he was working as a waiter and in between serving patrons he would jot down notes on napkins and transcribe them when he got home. Very inspiring but I'm not sure I have that dedication.

So I continue to dream. Congrats again, it's a huge undertaking and an accomplishment to be proud of!

DZ

This is awesome!!! I will definitely have to get a signed copy!

I was looking over some very old geocaching logs and stumbled across this entry...

The coordinates are N 36° 58.585 W 122° 07.099. It was/is in Wilder Ranch State Park just outside of Santa Cruz, CA.

Any sleuths out there that can track this one down from a 14 year old cache log?

Here's a direct link to that cache location.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KVjsQyHMrr9imSns9

Are you looking for a letterbox there or a geocach there?

Sorry, just making sure which one I'm researching.

thanks,
condo

Letterbox

Edited to add: given the description, the letterbox would have been further east (uphill) than the coordinates I posted.

Perhaps it is this one?

https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.php?boxId=39869

Lucy is described as being in a “many trunked bay tree”.

I have not personally looked for this series, but it seems like it would be in that general area.

yeah, that is another one I was thinking about.

I'm in FL for a couple of months enjoying the warmth & sun. Sorry to miss you. Enjoy the time there!

Enjoy your time in Rockford with your brother. Unfortunately, I cannot meet up during that window of time. I hope you have some good luck finding letterboxes.

added everyone who answered! :) and it looks like some other folks who added me.

Hmm... You might be right. It might be worth a look next time I'm that way. Pretty vague clues tho...

🙃

Thanks for looking that up!

If you need more friends, just go to Leekduck.com No need to sign in, just add them by the QR code.

What foam or material do you use to mount the pink stuff too? It feels flimsy to me. Brand names would be helpful, as I did Google and found lots of types of foam or clear hard plastic. I want to know what you use. 🤔

I don't know the name of it, but I was buying 1/4 inch foam sheets from JoAnn before they went out of business. I also got foam sheets from Stampeaz, which is no longer in business :-(
I've been planning to look at Michaels and at Hobby Lobby, and then the internet as a last resort(I prefer going to stores and seeing stuff in my hands!). Check in the general crafts aisle, usually where they have felt, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, etc.
Please add to this thread if you find some!

I dont mount the pink stuff to anything.

Please bear with me - I know it’s been asked before, and there have been hundreds plus of answers, but instead of going back to 2011 and having my brain hurt from reviewing 15 years….

What are some ways to treat Linoleum so that it will transfer a better inked image? Also, treat the surface before, or after you finish carving?

I know linoleum isn’t so great for our purposes, but I saw some that was 1/8” thick (wonderful for micro postals!) and was advertised “cuts like butter” (sure, if you’re talking about frozen butter, I found out). But, it was inexpensive, and I figure it might be okay for simple, small postal carves. I did carve an image, and it turned out acceptable. I was also pleased that my iron transfer (from a laser printer) worked well.

Thanks ahead of time!

One of my friends has used cheap flip-flops as mounting foam.

The actual Speedball Pink doesn't need to be mounted on anything. Just use a container that the stamp will fit flat and horizontal to minimize warping.

*I'm ignoring the 2012 bad batch that cracked easily

I never mount the regular Speedball pink stuff. It doesn’t need mounting. I don’t know what you may be using but the regular pink stuff that most of us use is not flimsy.

I am new to this but not new to block printing or lino cuts. So the pink stuff feels like it is flimsy for making stamps out in the wild. The few I have found have been mounted on foam or some kind of backing, or very small stamps. I am researching as I make my first letterbox!

Cover it in Pink Stuff?

I am looking for feedback on a proposal for future Mystery Postals.

The post office has been very slow and apparently unreliable. Mystery Postal 2504 has fallen victim on its maiden mailing.

My proposal is to conduct the mysteries as normal. However, instead of mailing the stamp, I will send the stamp image to everyone who is successful. This could be via postcard, card in an envelope, or email a picture.

Please vote for your preferences below:
Disagree - would not participate under any condition other than a real stamp.
Agree - prefer postcard image
Educational - prefer image mailed in an envelope
Huh? - prefer e-mailed
Hug - would still like to participate even without getting the stamp

So a Mystery LTC?

As someone who has joined and hosted many postcard swaps... postcards get damaged.

A postal or LTC, I'd join either. Envelope or postcard also not a big difference to me.
I have no interest in a "Virtual"

I've had stamps go missing more than I'd like to admit. Riggs Raven did a postal ring where you share the image with others by stamping it onto a label type paper that's adhesive, so you can peel off the image and log as you wish, and still have the traditional folio for people to log in.

In this was, you can also better reuse the actual stamp in a traditional box (if one so wishes) and it can still be sturdy since it's not shaved down!

Well, all I can say is the pink stuff is not flimsy at all and 99% of the boxes I have found in all these years are pink stuff with no backing. And a hard backing will very often make for a not great image because it takes away the give of the foam. But you be you.

Netflix actually does something cool.

Good Night, and Good Luck: Live from Broadway

I think this link takes you to the beginning with the young lady singing. You might have to look for the listing though.

She edited……Nope not the beginning but a listing and join Netflix page. I guess I assume the whole world has Netflix. Hahhhh But if you do……it was great to watch.

There is nothing wrong with mounting the on thin foam though I agree with others - it's not needed. The problem - out in the wild - is that your log book might be bent over your knee or a fallen tree and and a hard backing won't allow a good print. Flexibility is a good thing in the wild

I was in Michael's yesterday and they had a whole JoAnns section. I didn't have time peruse it, but it was several isles worth.