Dear Erik & Susan and all,
My son Peter and I decided to head out yesterday to look for the
Valcour Island letterboxes. We were on the road by 9, caught the
Grande Isle ferry to Plattsburg, and were paddling across fairly calm
waters by 12.
We decided to hike over first to the east side of the island and look
for the Sloop Cove box. As we arrived at the cove, a Great Blue
Heron flew in and alit on the sand. We took this for a favorable omen
and pressed on, and indeed 15 minutes later we had found the stone
arch fireplace, the foundation ruins, and the sentinel cedar, and
were stamping up. Such a beautiful spot, such a beautiful stamp!
Our luck did not hold, however, back on the west side. At 3 pm we had
still not found the Arnold's Gambit LB, and had to head for home. We
arrived a few minutes before supper - just in time for a paternal
glass of whiskey to honor the day.
My sympathies. Thom. I am sure we will both try again.
Best,
Tom
P.S. I would say that the Canadians are likely to win the next
skirmish. They have quite a flotilla hidden in Butterfly Bay!
Tom Cooch
P4F10
aka The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
"The game is afoot!"
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Happy Fathers' Day
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Started on 1999-06-21
[LbNA] Happy Fathers' Day
From: Tom Cooch (tcooch@mail.sover.net) |
Date: 1999-06-21 17:24:05 UTC
[LbNA] Re: Happy Fathers' Day
From: (MixtMedia@aol.com) |
Date: 1999-06-22 12:45:53 UTC-04:00
Sounds like a very fine outing!
I spent Father's Day (and my birthday... sniff) driving
a 9.5 hour round trip taking the girls and friend to GS camp in
absolutely-middle-of-nowhere Wisconsin. The setting was
beautiful, though.... when I left they had already gotten the girls
in their suits for a dip in the lake and a canoe-tip test.
The next day I had an opportunity to do something about the
mysterious letter I got in the mail last week. I'll tell you more
later.... daughter #3 is clamoring for lunch.
This is what is known as a cliffhanger! ;-}
Deborah
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I spent Father's Day (and my birthday... sniff) driving
a 9.5 hour round trip taking the girls and friend to GS camp in
absolutely-middle-of-nowhere Wisconsin. The setting was
beautiful, though.... when I left they had already gotten the girls
in their suits for a dip in the lake and a canoe-tip test.
The next day I had an opportunity to do something about the
mysterious letter I got in the mail last week. I'll tell you more
later.... daughter #3 is clamoring for lunch.
This is what is known as a cliffhanger! ;-}
Deborah
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[LbNA] Re: Happy Fathers' Day
From: erik/susan davis (davisarc@wcvt.com) |
Date: 1999-06-22 10:54:43 UTC-07:00
Tom:
> As we arrived at the cove, a Great Blue
> Heron flew in and alit on the sand. We took this for a favorable omen
> and pressed on, and indeed 15 minutes later we had found the stone
> arch fireplace, the foundation ruins, and the sentinel cedar, and
> were stamping up. Such a beautiful spot, such a beautiful stamp!
We are so glad that you were able to find "Sloop Cove" box - the
setting is magnificant, isn't it? Thank sfor the compliment on the
stamp - BTW, I carved the lettering, on a wave-tossed sailboat.
>
> Our luck did not hold, however, back on the west side. At 3 pm we had
> still not found the Arnold's Gambit LB, and had to head for home. We
> arrived a few minutes before supper - just in time for a paternal
> glass of whiskey to honor the day.
>
Sorry, and concerned, that you could not find "Arnold's Gambit" - it
is a two-sided stamp; maybe you saw it in Susan's book last fall?
See you soon I hope
Erik
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> As we arrived at the cove, a Great Blue
> Heron flew in and alit on the sand. We took this for a favorable omen
> and pressed on, and indeed 15 minutes later we had found the stone
> arch fireplace, the foundation ruins, and the sentinel cedar, and
> were stamping up. Such a beautiful spot, such a beautiful stamp!
We are so glad that you were able to find "Sloop Cove" box - the
setting is magnificant, isn't it? Thank sfor the compliment on the
stamp - BTW, I carved the lettering, on a wave-tossed sailboat.
>
> Our luck did not hold, however, back on the west side. At 3 pm we had
> still not found the Arnold's Gambit LB, and had to head for home. We
> arrived a few minutes before supper - just in time for a paternal
> glass of whiskey to honor the day.
>
Sorry, and concerned, that you could not find "Arnold's Gambit" - it
is a two-sided stamp; maybe you saw it in Susan's book last fall?
See you soon I hope
Erik
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[LbNA] Re: Happy Fathers' Day
From: Tom Cooch (tcooch@mail.sover.net) |
Date: 1999-06-23 04:57:00 UTC
Okay, Deborah. You've got my attention!
Tom
> Sounds like a very fine outing!
> I spent Father's Day (and my birthday... sniff) driving
> a 9.5 hour round trip taking the girls and friend to GS camp in
> absolutely-middle-of-nowhere Wisconsin. The setting was
> beautiful, though.... when I left they had already gotten the girls
> in their suits for a dip in the lake and a canoe-tip test.
> The next day I had an opportunity to do something about the
> mysterious letter I got in the mail last week. I'll tell you more
> later.... daughter #3 is clamoring for lunch.
> This is what is known as a cliffhanger! ;-}
> Deborah
Tom Cooch
P4F10
aka The Orient Express
Braintree, VT
"The game is afoot!"
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[LbNA] Re: Happy Fathers' Day
From: (MixtMedia@aol.com) |
Date: 1999-06-23 13:03:19 UTC-04:00
Whoops! Sorry.... you've been hanging from that cliff all night!
I'll get on it right now...
Deborah
In a message dated 6/23/99 4:16:08 AM Central Daylight Time,
tcooch@mail.sover.net writes:
>
> Okay, Deborah. You've got my attention!
>
> Tom
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I'll get on it right now...
Deborah
In a message dated 6/23/99 4:16:08 AM Central Daylight Time,
tcooch@mail.sover.net writes:
>
> Okay, Deborah. You've got my attention!
>
> Tom
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[LbNA] Re: Happy Fathers' Day
From: Thom Cheney (tcgrafx@imagina.com) |
Date: 1999-06-23 10:24:59 UTC-07:00
MixtMedia@aol.com wrote:
>
> Whoops! Sorry.... you've been hanging from that cliff all night!
> I'll get on it right now...
...sheesh.... about time... I didn't get a wink of sleep....
--
Thom Cheney
tcgrafx... among other things
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>
> Whoops! Sorry.... you've been hanging from that cliff all night!
> I'll get on it right now...
...sheesh.... about time... I didn't get a wink of sleep....
--
Thom Cheney
tcgrafx... among other things
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