Monday, September 7, 2009
Off to Maine and Finland!!!
I've headed out to Maine to spend some time with Agent S. I hear I'm going to be going to Finland with them as well. I can't wait, I love visiting new people. I hope we get lots of pictures to post on here while I'm with them.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Peggy in California
Hey guys! I have had a fun-filled month in California with the Pu
ppy Pals. First, I went to the Fungal Infestation of San Jose event, where I met a few other fellow letterboxers. A few days later, we went on a trip to Angels Camp, where it was rainy and cold most of the time. There was a lot of frog statues and stamps because Angels Camp is famous for its frog-jumping contest. The first letterbox we went to was at the second oldest schoolhouse in California. The picture up and to the right is me at the schoolhouse. I'm on the post next to the schoolhouse. The next box we found was right by a little frog statue, and I posed with him. He looks a little stiff, don't you think? The day after that we went to find a letterbox at a winery, really close to a museum. We stopped by, and I posed with a miner statue and a 40 pound gold nugget! That must be worth a lot!
ppy Pals. First, I went to the Fungal Infestation of San Jose event, where I met a few other fellow letterboxers. A few days later, we went on a trip to Angels Camp, where it was rainy and cold most of the time. There was a lot of frog statues and stamps because Angels Camp is famous for its frog-jumping contest. The first letterbox we went to was at the second oldest schoolhouse in California. The picture up and to the right is me at the schoolhouse. I'm on the post next to the schoolhouse. The next box we found was right by a little frog statue, and I posed with him. He looks a little stiff, don't you think? The day after that we went to find a letterbox at a winery, really close to a museum. We stopped by, and I posed with a miner statue and a 40 pound gold nugget! That must be worth a lot!
After that, we went to the Moaning Caverns. Inside the cave, it was a bit wet 
and drippy because of the rain outside, and had a 100 foot spiral staircase. At the bottom, we could see the Angel Wing formation and the Mushroom. To the left is a picture of me and the Mushroom. Weird, but pretty. Our guide showed us how dark it would be if we were the miners who came searching for gold (there wasn't any, but they didn't know that.) It was pitch black, except for a small light coming from a candle. If I was a miner and the candle blew out, I wouldn't be able to see my paw even if I was waving it in front of my
face. We also learned that if there was an earthquake, we would have been in the safest spot possible. The next day, I came as the Puppy Pals went sledding, and I posed on one of 
the sleds. It was incredibly beautiful, because it was snowing the whole time. We saw many huge flakes falling. Even though I had my nice warm robe on, I had to warm up in front of the fire when we got back to the condo. The next day, we headed back to their house, and stopped at Knights Ferry, a covered bridge. It was the longest covered bridge to the west of the Mississippi. I was accompanied by their dog, Ginger, and the rest of the Pals. I helped them find 2 boxes, one of which was their 100th find! Yay! There was a close encounter where Ginger almost bit my nose off, but she was just jealous that I was getting all the attention. After that, we got along pretty well. Oh, except for the time when I was right next to her and she squeezed her eyes shut and stuck out her tongue. I didn't smell that bad, did I? The last picture
is the Puppy Pals at their 100th find, making the number "100" with their hands. After another short car ride, we stopped at the Oakdale Cheese factory and got to sample some..mmm! That picture of me is by racks filled with cheese!
A few days later we went boxing at a seminary, which had a beautiful garden, and a magnificent view at the place the box was hidden. At another letterbox, there was a neat playground, so I climbed on the monkey bars and on a rock-climbing wall. I had a great time, but I need to travel somewhere else. 
and drippy because of the rain outside, and had a 100 foot spiral staircase. At the bottom, we could see the Angel Wing formation and the Mushroom. To the left is a picture of me and the Mushroom. Weird, but pretty. Our guide showed us how dark it would be if we were the miners who came searching for gold (there wasn't any, but they didn't know that.) It was pitch black, except for a small light coming from a candle. If I was a miner and the candle blew out, I wouldn't be able to see my paw even if I was waving it in front of my
face. We also learned that if there was an earthquake, we would have been in the safest spot possible. The next day, I came as the Puppy Pals went sledding, and I posed on one of 
the sleds. It was incredibly beautiful, because it was snowing the whole time. We saw many huge flakes falling. Even though I had my nice warm robe on, I had to warm up in front of the fire when we got back to the condo. The next day, we headed back to their house, and stopped at Knights Ferry, a covered bridge. It was the longest covered bridge to the west of the Mississippi. I was accompanied by their dog, Ginger, and the rest of the Pals. I helped them find 2 boxes, one of which was their 100th find! Yay! There was a close encounter where Ginger almost bit my nose off, but she was just jealous that I was getting all the attention. After that, we got along pretty well. Oh, except for the time when I was right next to her and she squeezed her eyes shut and stuck out her tongue. I didn't smell that bad, did I? The last picture
is the Puppy Pals at their 100th find, making the number "100" with their hands. After another short car ride, we stopped at the Oakdale Cheese factory and got to sample some..mmm! That picture of me is by racks filled with cheese!
A few days later we went boxing at a seminary, which had a beautiful garden, and a magnificent view at the place the box was hidden. At another letterbox, there was a neat playground, so I climbed on the monkey bars and on a rock-climbing wall. I had a great time, but I need to travel somewhere else. 
~Peggy :-)
Monday, September 1, 2008
Peggy's Ohio Adventures!
The first photo is me and Robin boxing in North Park in Brunswick, OH with Knittermama and her husband. There was a HUGE, butterfly-eating spider in this tree!
The second photo is a box Knittermama placed with us at Hopkins Park in Brunswick.
There are more photos too, but they'll be in my log book, since Curious Kitty is in them and Knittermama isn't too crazy about posting her kid's picture on the internet.
Enjoy!
Monday, August 25, 2008
A Fabulous Time in Ohio!
Hi! I made it to Medina, OH to visit with Knittermama and Curious Kitty awhile ago, but was having issues with my blog so I couldn't post. Let me recap you on all the fun we've had!
Since I've been here I've gone all over the place! I helped place a box at Clay's Park in Canal Fulton, OH and attend Knittermama's husband's company picnic. Then we went to an old lock on the Ohio and Erie canal and found a box. It was awesome!
I've also been to Whipp's Ledges and Worden's Ledges in the Hinckley reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks. Those rocks are so huge and fun to climb! I got my picture taken with a sphnyx and got to meet a new friend named Robin, a webkinz frog.
I also liked helping Knittermama and her family look for geocaches. They aren't quite as cool as letterboxes, but are still pretty fun to find.
I went to a hobo camp and learned about riding the rails. Then I got to ride on them myself on a train in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Knittermama and I ventured out on our own with Robin once school started and Curious Kitty had to go back. I was a little sad she wasn't playing with me anymore, but Knittermama distracted me with a really adventurous day of boxing. We went to a new park we'd never been to and found a letterbox and geocache, then we went to the library in her hometown to pick up some books and another box. Afterwards we planted a box at her special hiding spot and were on our way to plant another before picking up Curious Kitty, but things got a little scary. Knittermama got lost in the woods on some BMX trails. The trail was about 30 miles long with LOTS of switchbacks. We saw two white tail deer very close up, but then we were WAY in the woods and running out of time. I think Robin started crying and Knittermama was trying not to panic. It was over 90 degrees outside and hot in that backpack. I thought we'd never get home. Good thing I'd learned to use the GPSr and remembered we had it with us, or Curious Kitty would probably still be waiting at school! It all worked out okay though. I got to pretend I was Bear Grylls from "Man vs. Wild" and slide down some steep hills. I think Knittermama got some blisters but we had a great time and grew some self-confidence. We also learned never to leave the car on a new trail without marking the car in the GPSr first.
Robin left today so I'm a little sad, but he's going to visit the family I live with so I might see him again soon! Knittermama said she's running out of nearby boxes to hunt for (and isn't ready again yet for that last plant and may want to rethink it), so I might be travelling on my way soon. Wonder where I'll get to go next?!
Since I've been here I've gone all over the place! I helped place a box at Clay's Park in Canal Fulton, OH and attend Knittermama's husband's company picnic. Then we went to an old lock on the Ohio and Erie canal and found a box. It was awesome!
I've also been to Whipp's Ledges and Worden's Ledges in the Hinckley reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks. Those rocks are so huge and fun to climb! I got my picture taken with a sphnyx and got to meet a new friend named Robin, a webkinz frog.
I also liked helping Knittermama and her family look for geocaches. They aren't quite as cool as letterboxes, but are still pretty fun to find.
I went to a hobo camp and learned about riding the rails. Then I got to ride on them myself on a train in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Knittermama and I ventured out on our own with Robin once school started and Curious Kitty had to go back. I was a little sad she wasn't playing with me anymore, but Knittermama distracted me with a really adventurous day of boxing. We went to a new park we'd never been to and found a letterbox and geocache, then we went to the library in her hometown to pick up some books and another box. Afterwards we planted a box at her special hiding spot and were on our way to plant another before picking up Curious Kitty, but things got a little scary. Knittermama got lost in the woods on some BMX trails. The trail was about 30 miles long with LOTS of switchbacks. We saw two white tail deer very close up, but then we were WAY in the woods and running out of time. I think Robin started crying and Knittermama was trying not to panic. It was over 90 degrees outside and hot in that backpack. I thought we'd never get home. Good thing I'd learned to use the GPSr and remembered we had it with us, or Curious Kitty would probably still be waiting at school! It all worked out okay though. I got to pretend I was Bear Grylls from "Man vs. Wild" and slide down some steep hills. I think Knittermama got some blisters but we had a great time and grew some self-confidence. We also learned never to leave the car on a new trail without marking the car in the GPSr first.
Robin left today so I'm a little sad, but he's going to visit the family I live with so I might see him again soon! Knittermama said she's running out of nearby boxes to hunt for (and isn't ready again yet for that last plant and may want to rethink it), so I might be travelling on my way soon. Wonder where I'll get to go next?!
Monday, July 7, 2008
Peggy in Packerland
I arrived in beautiful Green Bay WI on June 17th and I’ve had so much fun here. I stayed with the Pugnasties and they took me on lots of adventures.
The next week we went all the way up to Peshtigo, Wisconsin to do some more letterboxing. It was a really interesting place. In 1871 they had a fire that was the worst ever recorded in North America, even bigger than the famous Chicago fire. The two fires were even on the same night.
Well I had a fine time in Green Bay. I traveled over 360 miles while I was there, I meet a lot of nice people and had a great time. I can’t wait for my next adventure.
Peggy
My first day here I was introduced to some new friends – Little Bear the Pug and two kitties named Socks and Sparticus.
The next day I went to work with Pugnasties (1) and meet all kinds of nice people, I even got to help her answer the phone. I also found my first letterbox in Green Bay right upstairs from her office. I had to hide in the bathroom to stamp in, because there were a lot of people around.
Of course I had to visit Lambeau Field. That’s me sitting at Curly Lambeau’s feet.
I tried on a cheesehead at the Packer Pro Shop but it was a little too big.
One of our first adventures was to the Kettle Moraine forest in southeast Wisconsin. It was very hilly and there were lots of mosquitoes but it was fun.
A week before the Fourth of July we went to Madison Wisconsin – the capital. The capital building is very pretty. It has colorful mosaics covering the domed ceiling. I’m the tiny tan dot on the corner stone.
From there we headed to Governor Nelson State Park to find a letterbox and have a picnic before the fireworks. They celebrated the Fourth of July a week early in Madison. The fireworks were shot over Lake Mendota one of the two lakes that Madison is built around. It was a late night and it was good to get home.
The next week we went all the way up to Peshtigo, Wisconsin to do some more letterboxing. It was a really interesting place. In 1871 they had a fire that was the worst ever recorded in North America, even bigger than the famous Chicago fire. The two fires were even on the same night.
Well I had a fine time in Green Bay. I traveled over 360 miles while I was there, I meet a lot of nice people and had a great time. I can’t wait for my next adventure.
Peggy
Monday, June 9, 2008
Ta-Da North of the Lake Event
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Here are some pictures of our adventures. Once again Peggy was a real trooper. :) 
We went to Denton to a letterboxing gathering. We had a nice time of exchanging stamps and getting each other's travelers, etc. We found about 13 boxes while we were there!
Here are some pictures of our adventures. Once again Peggy was a real trooper. :)
She's had enough of us though and ready to move on to another family. We've really enjoyed her being with us.
Summer Dreamin' Event
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Today we drove to Palestine, Tx for an East Texas letterboxing gathering. Several letterboxers in the area got together to exchange stamps, exchange personal travelers, and find boxes. It was neat to put faces to the names and stamps that I've been seeing these past few months.
Peggy had a great time. Unfortunetly there was a problem with my camera so I didn't get any pictures. :(
Today we drove to Palestine, Tx for an East Texas letterboxing gathering. Several letterboxers in the area got together to exchange stamps, exchange personal travelers, and find boxes. It was neat to put faces to the names and stamps that I've been seeing these past few months.
Peggy had a great time. Unfortunetly there was a problem with my camera so I didn't get any pictures. :(
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