Working jigsaw puzzles is my very favorite pastime second to being on the computer. I keep one going year round. I have two puzzle boards with drawers that pull out to better manage so many pieces. I like colorful scenes or things from the past. I have three new ones being delivered tomorrow. That should…
Working jigsaw puzzles is my very favorite pastime second to being on the computer. I keep one going year round. I have two puzzle boards with drawers that pull out to better manage so many pieces.
I like colorful scenes or things from the past. I have three new ones being delivered tomorrow.
That should keep me busy for a little while.
Thanks Susan. Puzzles keep me busy!
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Thank you Cecilia!!
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I had never seen a puzzle board either until I bought one. It is really nice to have if your only place to work a puzzle is on a table that has to be used for other purposes. With the board you just pick the whole thing up and move it. Also the drawers give you a lot more flexibility in sorting the pieces. and making it easier to look through them.
I will check Walmart and get one there if they have the one I want. I will also measure to be sure to get the right size. I do all my shopping online. I no longer drive. Walmart has been delivering my groceries and other things since right after they started home delivery service. Have a wonderful day, Vero.
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They are all lovely. My late mother loved to do jigsaw puzzles and I saved some of the ones she did that I liked. I have some she did not get to which will last me the rest of my days. She did like Bits & Pieces puzzles and also White Mountain puzzles and also the Hallmark Springbok puzzles, all in 1,000 pieces. She also liked the Charles Wysocki prints – one of my favorites too.
At one time all the puzzles I worked were at least 1,000 pieces…lots were even larger. I would work patiently on them for weeks and weeks, being happy if I only found a few pieces each day.
I’m much more impatient these days!! I get bored looking at the same picture after a few days.
Ha ha – my mom would do that as well, the searching and searching for a few pieces. Very frustrating. Some of hers were really difficult – I admit I did not keep those, but I’ve not looked at the ones she didn’t get to. My house is small, so I don’t have a place to really set up a puzzle. My mom used the kitchen table during the day or the weekend and we moved the puzzle to eat. She had a huge soft Styrofoam board. Since it is just me, I have my laptop at the kitchen table, so I would have to buy another table to do the puzzle on.
I think I saw them advertised on Bits & Pieces website if I’m not mistaken. My mother’s Styrofoam board was a soft Styrofoam so it didn’t leave pieces anywhere. We got a new switchboard system at work and it was packed in all kinds of soft Styrofoam, so I brought one piece home for her. I still have it. I have a lot of things intended as hobbies in retirement, but that was before I began blogging. 🙂
I was at the grocery store today and walked past the toy section … on the end of the aisle was something I’ve not seen before, so I’m going to tell you, as you’re an avid puzzler. They had several types of Advent Puzzles. Some were Disney related, others dog and cat pictures and I think the other one was a landscape. There are 24 boxes with 50 pieces in each box and you start it on December 1st – very cool!
You are so welcome. I thought it was cool too Vero and I just got online and saw you ordered one. I am thinking of getting one for my friend Ann Marie – since I am alone (no family), she always drops by with homemade treats at all the holidays and often brings a little seasonal gift for me as well. She and her husband like doing puzzles – is it your understanding it is 24 mini puzzles, each 50 pieces? Or do you get 50 pieces every day (box) to add to the big puzzle? I love the design – the ones at the grocery store seemed more for kids.
I copied this text from the site.
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Christmas puzzle 1000 pieces: Size 23.85×29.85 IN. This christmas advent calendar puzzles comes in an exquisite box, including a high – res poster and 24 small boxes. From Dec 1st, open one daily to piece a part, finishing by Christmas Eve for festive joy
2025 advent calendar puzzle: Winter holiday puzzle with 24 scenes, each featuring classic elements like Santa, reindeer, gifts, snowflakes, and Christmas trees, all brimming with festive joy
I wasn’t familiar with the brand of the other two. (Maiqufa.) 500 pieces. I hope they are something I will like.
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I have some of old stores and markets like the one you just worked too. I love looking through them.
Another thought, I have met lots of gardeners over the years and learned so many different flowers. It’s fun doing a garden puzzle and being able to name all the different flowers in the picture.
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