I lived in Seattle for a very brief time (about six weeks) back in August 2002 when I moved there to join households with my then boyfriend, Randy. He was living there doing a consulting assignment for Starbucks headquarters at the time. Once we knew for sure that we were going to take our relationship to the next level I moved in with him from northern California. We decided we would start looking for a more permanent job back in…
I wish I could say this puppy puzzle was fantastic as it is adorable, but quality on this one was less than optimal. It didn’t lay completely flat for some reason like most White Mountain puzzles I’ve done. The image reproduction was excellent, but in the finished image you could see where some pieces were slightly raised above the others. This was really annoying. I was happy to be finished with it, only to discover there was one piece missing….
Finishing out my Christmas in July theme with this syrupy sweet image. I absolutely loved this puzzle from Vermont Christmas Company. It was super fun and an easy build too. I have done quite a few of their puzzles and have been thoroughly impressed with all of them so far. I have a bunch more (at least 20) still to do in my puzzle closet, and I look forward to them all. They are one of the fewer manufacturer’s I’m…
The moment I first laid eyes on this puzzle I knew I had to have it. It combines two of my favorite puzzle themes — Christmas and buildings in a big, beautiful and wonderful way. I absolutely adore the artwork and how amazing each of the cookies look. They’re so detailed. I especially love all the little cars throughout the scene. Each house was very unique and therefore pretty easy to pick out and assemble. I sorted the houses initially…
Continuing on with my Christmas in July theme, I wanted to share this really fun and easy Dowdle puzzle. This was another one that I completed with my brother Russ during one of his visits. It was a relatively quick and easy build and I enjoyed it very much. I really do love a lot of the Dowdle images and have many of them still waiting patiently in the puzzle closet for their turn on the board. I will get…
This puzzle was a lot more fun than I originally thought. I was thinking for sure the rain / glare of the street at the bottom of the image was going to be really troublesome, but in fact it was very easy and I really enjoyed putting this particular area together. The image reminds me of a forgotten era in American history — one where people still liked each other for who they were and for their mutual love for…
I completed this puzzle several years ago, but since I was not good about posting on the blog during this time, I never wrote up anything about it. This was my very first Magnolia brand puzzle and to say I immediately fell in love with the brand would be a huge understatement. Ironically, I am not big on Alice in Wonderland as a story / movie. It’s very fantasy based and unrealistic, and I struggle to enjoy movies like that…
I barely remember doing this puzzle and don’t appear to have very many pictures of it, including a completion photo, but I will share what I have anyway. I do seem to recall this was a very easy build and the quality was just OK. There’s an entire series of “Flashback” puzzles by Master Pieces and I think I have at least one more in the to do closet. I think I have eaten, at least once, almost every item…
Today’s blog post will not be much about puzzling, although I will throw a couple of pics in there just because it is, always and truly, a puzzle blog after all. In a few short hours, my family will celebrate my youngest son Cole as he is called to the Torah to become a Bar Mitzvah. I’m not Jewish myself so you’ll have to bear with me as I may not have all of this correct, but from what I…
This puzzle was a lot of fun and just what I needed at the time. Life has been extremely busy during the month of July as we prepare for Cole’s Bar Mitzvah this weekend. At a mere 300 pieces, it was a quick and easy build but the image is adorable enough that it didn’t matter. I could have easily done this one in a larger piece count and I think it would have also been relatively easy. I always…