It's certainly that time of year again!
Sue altered her holly "cookie" recipe for Christmas, made from corn flakes, to make heart-shaped goodies for our two sets of newlyweds. She dyed the flakes red instead of the normal green and sprinkled the tops with red candy hearts. Great job, eh?
And to further expand on the love theme, Sue & I attended Saturday's "Show Your Love" event in Portland, CT put on expertly by MoJo and David. They did a terrific job! All of the over 80 boxers in attendance seemed so happy to be out of the house and getting their fingers inky again!
The love-themed boxes were scattered around the room - all with, you guessed it, a love theme. All shapes and sizes and kinds of containers imaginable. It was just a non-stop stamp fest.
Everyone we spoke to really enjoyed this low key event. Because of the snow cover outside, we were forced to remain indoors which led to a nice, leisurely afternoon of just catching up with old friends and plenty of opportunities to make new ones. At one point, Butterfly said to me, "Isn't it great to look around and see so many old friends and new faces and children." And, as usual, the winged one was correct. There has been a very large influx of boxers in CT over the last year or so and the new faces and families always seem to reassure us that this hobby will continue on.
The raffle went along smoothly and the group picture came out great. You can find it at the end of this story. Thanks to MoJo and David for a great job. If this was your first gathering (which it was) we can only imagine what the future will bring. This was the perfect afternoon for all of us cooped up in CT (and beyond) letterboxers. Many, many thanks!
