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Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Jan 25, 2010 9:33am
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I had to miss this event (boo hoo) but am wondering if the clues will be posted for everyone, and what I would look under to find them. I just have to get to that end of the world to do all of the great boxes there.
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #484714 by Karen N K9s
Jan 25, 2010 9:56am
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Woops, just found them listed. First nice day that I'm off, I'm going if my leg is up to it (Recovering from a torn meniscus and a torn hamstring muscle).
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #484719 by MissMoon
Jan 25, 2010 10:00am
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Oh, thanks Miss Moon. I must have found it and posted just as you were posting. I'm going for physical therapy but I'm going crazy not being able to hike. I just might try this series on a nice day, tho. I have to sit down a lot. I know the listing says 1 to 3 miles. Do you know how many miles exactly?
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #484722 by Karen N K9s
Jan 25, 2010 10:40am
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Its not too long I am not sadistic enough to keep people outside for five hours in the winter the average time to finish the series was about 2.5 hours there is some up and down... Also don't print the clues out quite yet I have a couple of things to fix..... should be 100% by tomorrow night.

lbm
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #484714 by Karen N K9s
Jan 31, 2010 6:49pm
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I'm glad we made this event! And I would love to attend a carving class event!

Ed
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #486614 by Phoenix Rizing
Feb 1, 2010 5:18am
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I would love to attend a carving class event!

Oh, Oh, Oh, I want to attend a carving class!! ::raising hand high and waving::

3 Blind Mice
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #486680 by 3 Blind Mice
Feb 1, 2010 8:18am
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Oh, Oh, Oh, I want to teach a carving class!! ::raising hand high and waving::

3 Blind Mice

Fixed. :-)

BAC
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #486680 by 3 Blind Mice
Feb 1, 2010 8:21am
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Oh, Oh, Oh, I want to attend a carving class!! ::raising hand high and waving::

...says the master of layers...!
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #486716 by BfloAnonChick
Feb 1, 2010 6:22pm
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Naw, we need to get a master like ArchimedesScrew to come teach, or Lockwench, or SHH, or mstrwndl, or electricmedic, or...oh there are so many...

Now that would an event....get all the master carvers known and gather them in one place to teach carving techniques...

3 Blind Mice
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #486951 by 3 Blind Mice
Feb 2, 2010 5:50am
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Where are we talking about....I WANT TO GO TOO!!!
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #486951 by 3 Blind Mice
Feb 2, 2010 5:52am
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Now that would an event....get all the master carvers known and gather them in one place to teach carving techniques...

That's a great idea! Can't wait to see that at your event in Sept! And YOU will also be there for a demo! Excellent!
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487056 by CathCainGwen
Feb 2, 2010 9:36am
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Where are we talking about....I WANT TO GO TOO!!!

I believe it's going to be here.

Wolf *who has no problem volunteering other folks for things.*
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487121 by The Wolf Family
Feb 2, 2010 9:48am
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Thank you for posting that link.
I missed the announcement.
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487121 by The Wolf Family
Feb 2, 2010 10:37am
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I had missed that event, too! I think I might need to come out of letterboxing hibernation for that one.
Historic Hudson Valley Hunt
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487284 by MissMoon
Feb 2, 2010 4:57pm
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Glad to hear you're coming north. I'm trying to talk a certain boxer we both know in Oregon into coming but it ain't easy!

Yep. I have not signed up yet since I don't do that until I'm 99% sure (room is reserved, etc). But I'm reasonably sure. Having a certain pirate there would really seal the deal. Heck, I say we head to the Mice house Friday night and make pies for her if necessary. I can make 'em from scratch-- homemade crust, everything.

Wolf *who is now volunteering the Mice home for pie making*
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487284 by MissMoon
Feb 2, 2010 5:13pm
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Tell her there's a pie in the deal.

There IS pie in the deal. Lots of pie.

3 Blind Mice
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487121 by The Wolf Family
Feb 2, 2010 5:23pm
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Have you actually looked at the list of who's coming already? I am so excited. There are old friends, new friends, great boxers, legends, great companies and more...I am humbled by all the attendees....some I don't know YET. I do not claim to know everyone or everyone's carving talents, but we have some that I KNOW can carve well enough to teach a class on it:

The Wolf Family (yeah I inserted you), Esmerelda, Gargoyle Girl, Geometry Junkie, Lego Boy, Sally O, Scout, Claudia and Alex, The Travelers 4, MissMoon, Dale End Farm, Dixie, and Sahalie....Wow, and that's just a few of you.

I feel I need to get my carve on to hold a candle with this group.

3 Blind Mice (who'll play the blind card if we have to)
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487319 by Esmerelda
Feb 2, 2010 5:46pm
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I do not belong in that impressive list of carvers,

Es, you know our beliefs: everyone can join that list at some point. It's a matter of willingness and time. I seem to remember a certain wolf that carved by chewing flip flops when she started, but now carves as good as anyone.....I still think no one carves as small as ElecticMedic....that guy needs a microscope.

3 Blind Mice
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487319 by Esmerelda
Feb 2, 2010 6:09pm
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I could teach a class on looting and pillaging.

Excellent!!
Well, Mice, you're going to have to sub for me that the Carving class.
I'm already signed up to do the I Love Lucy style pie making class in your kitchen.
I think we can schedule your Looting and Pillaging class right after that, Es. I'm sure there will still be other suitable rooms in the Mice house for it.

Wolf *who also doesn't seem to have a problem reorganizing the schedule for da Mice*
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487330 by The Wolf Family
Feb 2, 2010 6:23pm
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7:00am - breakfast
8:30am - Event sign-in, get clues
9:00am - hunting boxes on the trails
4:00pm - check-in, box scores
5:00pm - carving demo
6:00pm - I love Lucy Pie Making Demo
7:00pm - Looting and Pillaging demo
8:00pm - Walking the plank demo (Es to use wolf as a case study)
9:00pm - party around the bon fire eating pie

3 Blind Mice
Re: Winter Blahs stamps
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487334 by 3 Blind Mice
Feb 2, 2010 6:33pm
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So glad I'm in! :)
Historic Hudson Valley event
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487334 by 3 Blind Mice
Feb 2, 2010 6:45pm
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8:00pm - Walking the plank demo (Es to use wolf as a case study)

Wait a minute!! Didn't the event say something about Wolf needing to bring a boat? I'm starting to realize that there WAS a reason for that!

Can we at least do the eating pie BEFORE the walking the plank demo??
Re: Historic Hudson Valley event
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487341 by The Wolf Family
Feb 2, 2010 6:52pm
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How about dunkin for Davey Jone's Locker?
Re: Historic Hudson Valley event
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487343 by 3 Blind Mice
Feb 2, 2010 6:57pm
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How about dunkin for Davey Jone's Locker?

I believe you have the perfect cement shoes for that. AFTER you show us the carving demo, of course! ;)
Re: Historic Hudson Valley event
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487350 by Esmerelda
Feb 2, 2010 7:42pm
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When I think about the Mice doing a carving demo I picture the Farmer hunched over a chunk of rubber laying 3 inches from his nose and all of us smashed in around trying to see.

Actually, I think he should demonstrate the carving and then just hand all the layered stamps to his daughter, Little Red Mouse. She showed me how to line up his stamps when they were in NC (she's fantastic at it and SUPER cute). That would spread out the group a little so we aren't all hunched over him.
Re: Historic Hudson Valley event
Board: State: New York
Reply to: #487350 by Esmerelda
Feb 3, 2010 5:02am
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When I think about the Mice doing a carving demo I picture the Farmer hunched over a chunk of rubber laying 3 inches from his nose and all of us smashed in around trying to see.

I was thinking that IF I can get a few certain boxers at the event, we would have demos at some point on: converting images to be carved, transfer techniques, paints, layering approaches, shading techniques in rubber, letter carving tips, etc.

These of course would be secretive and people would have to find, solve and follow the pirate map to get there.

3 Blind Mice