Happy New Year's Eve! - 12/31/22

It's hard to believe we're at the end of another year.  Today's Delaware puzzle was one that was suggested to me as a good one for today.  I agreed, since this is one day I always find myself thinking about:

Time² ⏳⏰

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Frogger - 12/30/22

Today we head to an Alabama puzzle that was passed along to me recently.  Try your luck with this:

Arcade Game: Frogger

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Holiday Letters - 12/29/22

Today's puzzle takes us to Texas.  I accomplished one of my last holiday chores on Wednesday:  the mailing of the annual photo card and letter.  I don't send nearly as many as I used to, and I haven't gotten them out before Christmas in many years, but I do always try to get them out by New Year's.  When I was a kid my dad would start thinking about the card as early as October, either looking back through the photos from the year's travels or shooting up a roll of film trying to come up with a suitable picture of my sister and me.  I think the most memorable photo was the year we included the dog ... in the mailbox. But the picture was only the first part.  Then there was the writing of the letter, chronicling everyone's activities, and the preparing of the envelopes.  My dad had an elaborate file with individual cards for each address upon which was also recorded what years we had sent and/or received cards from that person. There was also a system of turning cards so they stuck up out of the box if they merited attention for whatever reason ... I don't remember all the details. My job, probably starting in maybe junior high, was the addressing of the envelopes ... at first by hand, and then on the IBM selectric typewriter.  I did them so many times that many of the addresses and zip codes were permanently imprinted in my brain.  That's probably how I recognized,  while geocaching in California,  that I had found myself on the street where my dad's cousin used to live. These days, it's a much faster process, but I can't see this tradition making it to the next generation.  Before long I'm betting the only holiday letters will be:

Letters to Santa

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A Belated Happy Hannukah 12/28/22

I poked around a little bit looking for a Hanukkah-themed puzzle a couple of weeks ago, but must have gotten distracted. When I spotted this new one from Utah, I figured I'd go ahead and share it even though I'm a few days too late:

Happy Happy Hanukkah

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Treasure Hunt Map - 12/27/22

Today we travel to England for a:

W3W #07 - Treasure Hunt Map

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Christmas Grievances - 12/26/22

The holiday is behind us, and I hope Santa was good to you. But if not, today's Virginia puzzle can help you with your:

Christmas Grievances

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Merry Christmas! - 12/25/22

Today we have a pair of puzzles in honor of the holiday.  Let's visit Canada's Alberta province and then head way downstate from me in New York to wish you a:

Merry Christmas 🎄

with 

A Christmas Carol

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Christmas Eve Conundrum - 12/24/22

Today we travel back to Iowa for:

A Christmas Eve Conundrum - 1 Day Until Xmas

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Baby, It's Cold Outside!- 12/23/22

While not strictly a Christmas song, it's been recorded by umpteen different artist and gets a lot of play this time of year.  With much of the country affected by winter weather right now, this pair of puzzles seems quite appropriate for today.  From Oklahoma & Ohio:

Baby, it's cold outside! 

Baby, It's Cold Outside

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A Christmas Cipher - 12/22/22

Today's Virginia puzzle is one that was passed along to me recently.  It's:

A Christmas Cipher

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Blue Christmas - 12/21/22

While today marks the official first day of winter, at least the days will not keep getting any shorter.  On this day of "the longest night" I'm posting a pair of puzzles from Canada's Ontario province. This first one is for all those who might:

Have a Blue Christmas

and then from a fun Geoart series:

Christmas Tree: Don't be naughty

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Where's the puzzle? - 12/20/22

Today we're back in England, but:

W3W #06 - Where's the Puzzle?

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6 Days Until Christmas - 12/19/22

Today we travel back to Iowa because it's:

6 Days Until Christmas - Peanuts!

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5 Months of Bills - 12/18/22

Today we return to a puzzle from a Connecticut series I've featured here before.  Today's entry is:

Grinchmas 2020 - 05

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8 Days Until Christmas - 12/17/22

Today we head to Iowa:

Welcome to the Party Pal! 8 Days until Christmas

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Schach-Sudoku - 12/16/22

Today's puzzle takes us to Germany.  Who knew it was possible to solve a sudoku with just two numbers given in the grid? Well, you can if it's a:

Schach-Sudoku-2 

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Monkey See, Monkey Do - 12/15/22

Today's Minnesota cache has been archived for a while, but that never stopped me:

Monkey See, Monkey Do

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Caching is a Gift! - 12/14/22

Today we travel just a few miles away from me here in upstate New York, for a cache whose sentiment I heartily agree with:

Caching is a Gift!

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Nice Simple Jigsaw - 12/13/22

Today we're back in England.  Who doesn't love a:

W3W #05 - Nice Simple Jigsaw?

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Go Figure (yet again) - 12/12/22

Earlier this year I featured a couple puzzles from this Minnesota series, but not this one, which was the one originally passed along to me:

Go Figure: 4

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Santa Baby - 12/11/22

Today we head to Virginia for a recent musically themed puzzle:

Santa baby, just slip a Cache under the LPC for Me

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Ages 8 to Adult - 12/10/22

Today's Iowa puzzle is for:

Ages 8 to Adult

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Word Wheel - 12/9/22

Today we travel to California for something brand new:

Word Wheel #3

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Going Crazy? - 12/8/22

Today's puzzle takes us to New Jersey.  It's the last week of classes and Christmas is around the corner.  Is it any wonder I'm:

Going Crazy?

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Puzzling Around Here - 12/7/22

I've had a lot of distractions that are leaving me behind with my geocaching puzzling, so I hope you'll indulge me for sharing an old one of mine that I recruited some help to place in California because, as I said:

It's Such Fun Puzzling Around Here!

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W3W #04 - 12/6/22

Today we pay another visit to the English series I've been enjoying.  This week we're at:

W3W #04 - Juliet Papa Golf

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Christmas Trivia - 12/5/22

With less than three weeks to the big day, let's head to Arkansas for a little:

Game Time! Christmas Trivia 🎄🎅🎁

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Fortune Cookie - 12/4/22

I heard that today is National Cookie Day, so I'm presenting you with this puzzle I shared way back in 2011:

Fortune Cookie

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1970/07/13 - 12/3/22

This North Carolina puzzle is one I featured quite a while back, but I think it's a good one to share again today:

1930/07/13 (TPS2013)

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Yard Lifts - 12/2/22

Today we head to a California puzzle that was passed along to me recently.  Be careful doing these:

Yard Lifts

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Christmas Countdown - 12/1/22

Today marks the day I start enjoying my advent calendars and the annual countdown to Christmas.  I've seen a few spots where cachers celebrate the season by putting out a series of caches, or a single cache with a series of puzzles that reveals one each day leading up to December 25th. Today we travel to Germany for an Advent puzzle:

Adventsknobelei #1 🎅🎄

I lalways ove featuring thematic puzzles, so if you've seen any that deserve a wider audience, please send them along! 

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