Yosemite Valley Puzzle

April 29, 2024February 15, 2024 Writing Sparkle3 Comments

Welcome to the letter Y of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. A puzzle for nature lovers; perhaps a rainy day project. Yosemite Valley is a 1000-piece Ravensburger puzzle. At the time of this post, it is available on Amazon for $29.06 Canadian. I confess I do not own this puzzle (yet). “I wanna make a… Continue reading Yosemite Valley Puzzle

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Breaking the spelling rules─Xtra not Extra

April 27, 2024March 7, 2024 Writing Sparkle7 Comments

Welcome to the letter X of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. My letter “X” is for extra puzzles. Shari Marshall – A-to-Z 2024 If you’re stopping in from the A-to-Z challenge, please leave your link in the comment section so I can visit you too.

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World of Books

April 26, 2024March 7, 2024 Writing Sparkle3 Comments

Welcome to the letter W of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. I took this quote from the Amazon description. It says, “Relax from your busy life and build a beautiful image and a new memory.” The reason I selected this puzzle for my collection is right there in the title—World of Books. This jigsaw is… Continue reading World of Books

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Vacation—Family Vacation

April 25, 2024March 6, 2024 Writing Sparkle4 Comments

Welcome to the letter V of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. This puzzle is from the Aimee Stewart collection. It’s also a Buffalo Games 2000-piece jigsaw. There’s lots to observe in this image. The station wagon made me smile and brought back memories of travelling with my grandmother. Overall, this puzzle has a fun and… Continue reading Vacation—Family Vacation

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United States Post Office

April 24, 2024March 5, 2024 Writing Sparkle2 Comments

Welcome to the letter U of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. “Isn’t life a collection of weird quizzes with no answers to half the questions?” – Pawan Mishra, Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy This puzzle is actually called “Country Delivery”, but the post offices is the prominent image and the theme of this puzzle. So, it… Continue reading United States Post Office

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Thomas KinKade Painter of Light

April 23, 2024March 4, 2024 Writing Sparkle6 Comments

Welcome to the letter T of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. “If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense.” – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland I’m an Alice in Wonderland fan. My letter “E” share was an Alice in Wonderland puzzle from Ravensburger called Everyone is Mad. Letter “T” is another… Continue reading Thomas KinKade Painter of Light

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Self Portrait

April 22, 2024March 4, 2024 Writing Sparkle2 Comments

Welcome to the letter S of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. An interesting personal note with this puzzle; I was working at this puzzle at my dining room table in March 2020. The news was playing in the background with all the COVID updates, including the world shut down. I tie the memory to the… Continue reading Self Portrait

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Ravensburger—Adventure in the Jungle

April 20, 2024March 4, 2024 Writing Sparkle2 Comments

Welcome to the letter R of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. “The jungle is dark but full of diamonds.” - Arthur Miller This was one of my earliest puzzles. I love elephants and lions. This puzzle has so many fun elements between the animals and the colours. As noted in the title, this is a… Continue reading Ravensburger—Adventure in the Jungle

Coffee Blog

I’d like the wind to smell like coffee—COFFEE 2024-16

April 19, 2024April 18, 2024 Writing Sparkle5 Comments

Would you rather have Bailey’s Irish Cream or Kahlua in your coffee? **I like Kahlua.Would you rather that it rained coffee or that the wind was fragrant like coffee? **I pick wind that smells like coffee. It’s such a lovely scent. If we were having coffee, I would share with you I’ve started sewing my… Continue reading I’d like the wind to smell like coffee—COFFEE 2024-16