The first letterbox I planted was Mr. Chong's Box on March 14, 2003.
I had been hunting boxes for a whole month and was eager to plant my
own. Sir Balthazar designed the image at my request, I carved it and
put the box together and planted it.

Since it was my first try, I chose a box way too big and hard to
conceal for such a public spot, and purchased a logbook that started
falling apart immediately. All things considered, the box shouldn't
have lasted a month, but it is still there and has had almost 40
letterboxing visitors. I am proud of the box and the stamp.

Last night I put it into a much smaller box and replaced the logbook
with a sturdy handmade version. Looking at all the personal stamps
on the logbook I removed, I am realizing that I would be much sadder
to lose IT than the stamp itself.

I am thinking now of replacing the logbooks in all my boxes every six
months, full or not, so that if the boxes disappear I won't lose that
wonderful record. In a way, though, I hate to do it because when I
visit other people's boxes I always love flipping through the book to
see who else has been there- and I am depriving others of this
pleasure. Still, I can't help feeling nervous about losing these
nifty documents.

Anyone else have any opinions on this?

-Jugglermouse