If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
You know how you are watching Karen Puzzles’s World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship videos so YouTube recommends more jigsaw puzzle videos and you watch one about doing hard puzzles that asks "What's the hardest puzzle you've ever done?" and you just have to comment? So you go to your puzzle stats spreadsheet because you love numbers... Continue Reading →
“Why? Why do I do this to myself?” Karen Puzzles fans know this phrase well. This YouTube jigsaw puzzle guru constantly chooses difficult puzzles to solve and then has second thoughts when she actually does the puzzle. I now understand exactly how she feels. I bought an owl puzzle at the thrift store: "I Am... Continue Reading →
I found some interesting puzzles at the thrift store last week. I love buying them there. It’s not just the deal, it’s the thrill of discovery. But getting puzzles second-hand can have it’s problems. Neuschwanstein Castle: done. Or is it? I just finished White Mountain’s Neuschwanstein Castle. It took me just over 16 hours (roughly... Continue Reading →
I finished The World of Birds, a 2000-piece puzzle I found at the thrift store, on January 6th. This is the biggest puzzle I've ever done. While it is much bigger than Great Wall of China, it was actually easier to put together. I did have to deal with solid-white pieces, but I also had... Continue Reading →
Learning about the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships got me interested in jigsaw puzzles. I've been buying them, learning about them, and generally getting sucked into the quiet pleasure of solving them. Here's some of the things I've discovered. I started by checking out my local thrift stores. To my astonishment, it's quite easy to find... Continue Reading →
