It’s a rainy day here in northern Ohio. I woke up to thunder, so I’m glad I’m driving home tomorrow and not today.
If you wonder what I’m doing instead of reading, the puzzle above says everything. It’s a 1000 piece puzzle called “They Still Make That?” While Mom does puzzles all winter, I only do them with her. I’m not as skilled as she is. This one was fun to do together.
I’ve already posted my “Favorite Books of 2024” post to run tomorrow, so there will finally be something book-related on the blog. Thank you for your patience.
Have a good day today!
I love that puzzle! My parents were big puzzle doers and always seemed to have one going when we visited them. I used to do them too, but it’s been a while.
Yes, it’s rainy here too, but at least it is warmer through New Year’s. Safe travels.
It was so much fun, Jeff! My grandmother was a big puzzle doer, too.
Stay warm and safe!
We do puzzles during the winter. In fact we just started a new one. Have a safe trip.
Thank you, Sandy. Enjoy the puzzle. They’re more fun to do with someone.
Sandi was very much into jigsaw puzzles. Sometimes, I helped.
Drive safe.
Are you sure you “helped”, Kevin?
Thank you. I’m leaving on the 30th so as to not get in New Year’s traffic.
I don’t think I’ve ever tackled a big puzzle like that, but this year I did include a jigsaw in the stockings for my sons and daughter-in-law. Each was in a box that looked like a single-serving Kellogg cereal box, and the 100-piece puzzles came out just the size and image of the full-size cereal box. My daughter-in-law did both her and her husband’s puzzles almost immediately. I have 3 of the small boxes left over, so I’ll try one or more soon!
Those are more my size of puzzles, Margie!
That looks like a fun puzzle, Lesa! I can attest to Bisquick still being made since I have it in my pantry. Hope you have smooth travels home!
Thank you, Kate! I’ll do my best for the drive back.
What a great puzzle Lesa. Our younger daughter who is 40 now, loves puzzles and they have to be the 1000-piece ones. She has a tradition during Christmas where she’ll puzzle all day for the two or three days she’s off work and not otherwise engaged with family things. She adores doing it and will generally complete between four and six of them, and then gleefully send a picture showing all of them. She would have been right in there with the two of you, completely in her element!
Although she’s only completed two this year because she and her husband just last week were finally – after 14 months! – able to move back into their home that had been severely damaged by the fire next door to them. So they’ve been a bit busy with that.
Safe travels home tomorrow Lesa.
Isn’t it a fun puzzle, Lindy? I’m not the puzzle maven my mother is, and I have a cousin who does them all the time. My nephew even did a 3000 piece puzzle. Where would you have a table big enough for that? Puzzles run in the family. My grandmother did them until her arthritis was too bad for them. She always had a puzzle going.
Your daughter would have been welcome to jump in! We always take help. I only do that when I’m at Mom’s, though.
I love puzzles too – and now our library has started its Jigsaw Swap, I have access to lots of them. There’s no time limit on how long you can keep them, in fact you don’t have to take them back at all if you don’t want to, but I always do so as they take up so much space in the cupboard. I prefer 1000 piece puzzles too. I would do 2000 piece ones but my I don’t have a flat surface large enough.
Over Christmas I took my huge portfolio-style puzzle board down to Edinburgh and Anna and I started a puzzle of an Italian scene. Every time we left the room we had to put the lid back on the box and close the board to stop feline interference – and the one time we forgot Herbie stole two pieces and chewed them up. I had somehow to flatten them out and wait for them to dry – yuk. My previous cats, Lizzie and Gracie, also used to do this, but Charlie has never shown any interest in it. I’m sure if I served up a bowlful of puzzle pieces for their tea they’d be very unimpressed – I think it’s the thrill of taking something they know they shouldn’t have that makes them so determined to do it.
Take care on your drive Lesa. I am back down to Edinburgh tomorrow, having only been here in Culter for 2 days. Our weather forecast is terrible, but thankfully I am going down on the Citylink bus.
I’m safely home, Rosemary, and picked up the simple things I have for New Year’s Eve and day. Sparkling cider and shrimp for the eve (although I’m in bed before midnight), and, since I’m from German ancestry, pork and sauerkraut for New Year’s Day.
I love your puzzle story with the cats! Mom and I did do several when she visited me in Arizona, but I had a couple cats who would swipe pieces, or try to lay on the puzzle. No one chewed them up!
She usually gets her puzzles at the library, too, but I bought her 4 for Christmas this year, including the one in the picture. And, the neighbor gave her one. My cousin sent her an advent puzzle, a section a day, but it wasn’t easy!
I’m glad you can travel by bus so you don’t have to deal with traffic or the weather!