The Nymphs will be there, and we shouldn't have a problem staying until
3 at least! We'll also have some homemade logbooks, and probably an
event stamp.

And a question... what exactly does a "mystery" dinner entail? Is is
the location, the food, or the company that's a mystery, or something
else entirely? Do we have to eat blindfolded? Pending the answers, we
(some of us, at least) would definitely be interested in dinner.

The Nymphs - Sarah (Moss Piglet), Carrie (Zubenelgenubi), Jen, Jenn,
and Kim - and Dan

>Well I am happy to be there until 3:00pm. Will anyone else be
>arriving late and staying that long?

>Scarab


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "abacus00"
wrote:
> Scarab, You indicated that you might be flexible on the
> timing. Are there any others who would like to push
> this to later in the day? I can't be there before 2PM.
> I wouldn't expect it to start that late, but if it went
> from 12 - 3 or so I should be able to make it. I wouldn't
> want to make it impossible for someone else so please
> speak up about your preference.
>
> I do realize that it will be harder to stake out tables
> at noon than earlier in the day.
>
> I have some homemade logbooks I would like to bring, but
> I would hate to travel all that way only to find an
> empty food court. I'd have to stop strangers and show
> them my logbooks and stamp their hands.
>
> --Mahjong
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "girlguides"

> wrote:
> > We'll be there! Thanks for doing all this organizing - We're
> planning
> > on bringing an event stamp with us; maybe a hitchhiker.
> > Is anyone coming with logbooks they've created? We've just started
> > experimenting and would like to know more about creating them.
> > gg
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "thedoubtfulguests"
> > wrote:
> > > VA: MD: DC: Winter Gather
> > > Pentagon City Mall food court
> > > Arlington, VA
> > > Saturday, January 24th
> > > 10:30am - 2:00pm or whenever (open to timing suggestions)
> > >
> > > Draft Agenda:
> > >
> > > - 10:00am - Organizers arrive and round up tables (Me and who
> else?)
> > > - 10:30am - Letterboxers wandering around trying to find each
> > > other. :-)
> > > - 10:00am - 2:00pm - Ongoing exchanges everywhere.
> > > - 11:00am - Welcome. First of many introductions all around.
> Praise
> > > and welcome for the out of towners. Announcments.
> > > - 11:30am - Food. Try to beat the lines of teenage student
> > > tourists. Though that may be minimal in Jan.
> > > - 1:00pm - Group picture.
> > > - 1:15pm - hitchhiker exchange
> > >
> > > What else?
> > >
> > > The place is a little noisy to try to do a seminar though I
hope
> many
> > > will show samples of their crafts.
> > >
> > > Maybe Randy Hall can come and sign his book?
> > >
> > > Anyone want to contribute an event stamp? Do we need a theme?
> The
> > > mall isn't much of a theme to work with. Arlington maybe. I
> hope to
> > > carve a new stamp for "It's A Holiday" which is very nearby.
> > >
> > > If there is interest I will make a booklet of nearby VA and DC
> > > letterboxes which I'll pass out. Though the intent of a winter
> > > gather is more to get together and socialize than to box.
> > >
> > > Is anyone interested in a mystery dinner gathering that
evening?
> If
> > > only a couple people are interested I'll still organize it
> (because
> > > that would make 3 of us).
> > >
> > > Looking for ideas, as always.
> > >
> > > Scarab of the Doubtful Guests
> > > thedoubtfulguests at yahoo dot com


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The mystery would be the location. Is 6:00pm too early? All I can
tell you is it is accessible by subway but parking can be dicey,
like anywhere that's not in the suburbs.

Since there appears to be interest I'll start working on it.

Scarab

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Sarah wrote:
> The Nymphs will be there, and we shouldn't have a problem staying
until
> 3 at least! We'll also have some homemade logbooks, and probably
an
> event stamp.
>
> And a question... what exactly does a "mystery" dinner entail? Is
is
> the location, the food, or the company that's a mystery, or
something
> else entirely? Do we have to eat blindfolded? Pending the
answers, we
> (some of us, at least) would definitely be interested in dinner.
>
> The Nymphs - Sarah (Moss Piglet), Carrie (Zubenelgenubi), Jen,
Jenn,
> and Kim - and Dan
>
> >Well I am happy to be there until 3:00pm. Will anyone else be
> >arriving late and staying that long?
>
> >Scarab
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "abacus00"
> wrote:
> > Scarab, You indicated that you might be flexible on the
> > timing. Are there any others who would like to push
> > this to later in the day? I can't be there before 2PM.
> > I wouldn't expect it to start that late, but if it went
> > from 12 - 3 or so I should be able to make it. I wouldn't
> > want to make it impossible for someone else so please
> > speak up about your preference.
> >
> > I do realize that it will be harder to stake out tables
> > at noon than earlier in the day.
> >
> > I have some homemade logbooks I would like to bring, but
> > I would hate to travel all that way only to find an
> > empty food court. I'd have to stop strangers and show
> > them my logbooks and stamp their hands.
> >
> > --Mahjong
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "girlguides"
>
> > wrote:
> > > We'll be there! Thanks for doing all this organizing - We're
> > planning
> > > on bringing an event stamp with us; maybe a hitchhiker.
> > > Is anyone coming with logbooks they've created? We've just
started
> > > experimenting and would like to know more about creating them.
> > > gg
> > >
> > > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "thedoubtfulguests"
> > > wrote:
> > > > VA: MD: DC: Winter Gather
> > > > Pentagon City Mall food court
> > > > Arlington, VA
> > > > Saturday, January 24th
> > > > 10:30am - 2:00pm or whenever (open to timing suggestions)
> > > >
> > > > Draft Agenda:
> > > >
> > > > - 10:00am - Organizers arrive and round up tables (Me and
who
> > else?)
> > > > - 10:30am - Letterboxers wandering around trying to find
each
> > > > other. :-)
> > > > - 10:00am - 2:00pm - Ongoing exchanges everywhere.
> > > > - 11:00am - Welcome. First of many introductions all
around.
> > Praise
> > > > and welcome for the out of towners. Announcments.
> > > > - 11:30am - Food. Try to beat the lines of teenage student
> > > > tourists. Though that may be minimal in Jan.
> > > > - 1:00pm - Group picture.
> > > > - 1:15pm - hitchhiker exchange
> > > >
> > > > What else?
> > > >
> > > > The place is a little noisy to try to do a seminar though I
> hope
> > many
> > > > will show samples of their crafts.
> > > >
> > > > Maybe Randy Hall can come and sign his book?
> > > >
> > > > Anyone want to contribute an event stamp? Do we need a
theme?
> > The
> > > > mall isn't much of a theme to work with. Arlington maybe.
I
> > hope to
> > > > carve a new stamp for "It's A Holiday" which is very nearby.
> > > >
> > > > If there is interest I will make a booklet of nearby VA and
DC
> > > > letterboxes which I'll pass out. Though the intent of a
winter
> > > > gather is more to get together and socialize than to box.
> > > >
> > > > Is anyone interested in a mystery dinner gathering that
> evening?
> > If
> > > > only a couple people are interested I'll still organize it
> > (because
> > > > that would make 3 of us).
> > > >
> > > > Looking for ideas, as always.
> > > >
> > > > Scarab of the Doubtful Guests
> > > > thedoubtfulguests at yahoo dot com
>
>
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