Over the years, I have puzzled many different brands and have found some have had little to no puzzle dust while others had a small amount, and ironically, several other high quality brands have a ton. Yes, I am talking to you Ravensburger! This made me wonder what is the rhyme or reason for so much puzzle dust at the bottom of a box? And why can some brands that are considered cheaper quality and made in places like China…
I have recently noticed my image “tastebuds” have kind of changed and evolved since I initially created the blog and started puzzling on a regular basis. Here’s what I mean… I have always been drawn to the big four image categories I’ve mentioned in previous posts — Christmas / wintery; dogs; cats; buildings as my go to images when considering a puzzle for purchase. I am still very drawn to those go to’s and I don’t see that changing much…
Over the next few days, I am going to share some of my favorite You Tube puzzle content creators. This is a pretty recent discovery for me within the last year. I have never been a big You Tube watcher until about nine months ago when I discovered The Casual Puzzler You Tube channel. Prior to discovering Emilie @ The Casual Puzzler, I had only seen a couple of Karen Puzzles videos, but for some reason I just didn’t feel…
Ever since I cleaned and organized my puzzle collection, I have found myself on several occasions just walking into the closet and staring at my treasures. Being in there really makes me happy. I look around at all my various options and smile because each puzzle in there is one that I truly want to do and my only problem is that I want to do them all at once. LOL I don’t know why but a sense of peace…
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…
Happy Mother’s Day to all my fellow friends, family, and blog readers. I hope your day is super special and spent with those you love the most! I am spending the day with the three most important people in my life — Randy, Derek and Cole. They are my everything. Unfortunately, I am unable to spend the day with my own mom (though equally as important in my life), but she is not far from my thoughts today and I…
February is American Hearth Month and February 14 is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day. Of course, we all know Valentine’s Day is a day filled with hearts and love, but also an excellent day to bring awareness to an extremely important and under advocated medical condition of the most vital heart of all – our own. According to the CDC, Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs), the most common type of birth defect in the United States, affects nearly 1% of live…
Children’s 24 piece Scooby Doo puzzle.
This will be one of my rare “non-puzzle” related posts. In keeping with the spirit of the blog being not only puzzle related, but also parenthood, TV, movie, and book related as well, I felt it was still appropriate. I have a funny story to share involving me and my kids, but first you need a little background for context. In 2006, we were in the height of popularity for the TV show American Idol. In its 5th season, and…
Remember the days when you always looked forward to the start of the new fall TV season every September? The promise of new shows to get hooked on, and the good / bad characters you would soon come to love and love to hate each and every week? I sure do. Nowadays, I am almost afraid to start watching a new show when it first premieres because nine times out of ten, it’s going to get cancelled somewhere within…