Welcome to the letter J of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. This puzzle is one thousand pieces. When completed, its dimensions are 750mm by 500mm. The material used for these pieces is hard and thick, but it fits together well. It comes with a puzzle bag and a poster. There’s a gloss on the top… Continue reading Jigsaw Puzzle
Welcome to the letter H of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. This is a holographic puzzle called “Above the Clouds.” It was the first puzzle in my puzzle collection. It’s one thousand pieces and its dimensions are twenty inches by twenty-seven inches. The artist of this puzzle is Circo Marchetti. The puzzle box refers to… Continue reading Holographic puzzle
Welcome to the letter G of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. “Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.” – Doug Larson This is a new puzzle brand share since the 2024 A-to-Z challenge started. My go-to puzzle brands are Buffalo Games and Ravensburger, but every once in a… Continue reading General Store
Welcome to the letter D of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. What? Another donut puzzle? Yes, this puzzle is a 1000-piece Buffalo Games puzzle from their Collage Collection. They aptly titled it “donut worry, be happy.” Besides using brain power to fit the pieces together, this puzzle with its bright colours has a positive mood-altering… Continue reading donut worry, be happy—Another donut puzzle?
Welcome to the letter C of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. Jigsaw puzzles have been around since the mid-1700s. Puzzle use includes education and entertainment. Do you find puzzles frustrating, satisfying, or perhaps a mix of both? For me, a puzzle can be a mix of both, but I love the challenge of completing them.… Continue reading Coffee—It’s a puzzle.
Welcome to the letter B of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge Did you know that puzzles are good for several aspects of visual perception? Puzzles help develop the ability to remember what is seen, to see similarities and differences, to make sense of what you are seeing, to recognize shapes, to see patterns, to put… Continue reading Baker’s Dozen
Zombie Halloween: Goosebumps Most Wanted Author: R.L. StinePublished in 2014Publisher is Scholastic PaperbackAvailable in eBook, paperback (print length 192 pages) and Library BindingChildren’s Books on Halloween | Children’s Humour |Literature and Fiction for Children My children and I watched the Jack Black Goosebumps movie a few years ago. It was our first Goosebumps experience together.… Continue reading Zombie Halloween Book Review
X Book 24 in The Alphabet Series Author Sue GraftonRe-print Edition Published in August 2016Publisher is G. P. Putnam’s SonsAvailable in eBook, Audio, Hardcover, Paperback (528 pages) & Mass MarketAmateur Sleuths | Private Investigator Mysteries | Women Sleuths I read letter X in eBook format and it is the second book in The Alphabet Series… Continue reading X Book Review
Witch Wraith (The Dark Legacy of Shannara, #3) Author: Terry BrooksPublished in 2013Publisher is Del RayAvailable in eBook, paperback, mass market paperback (print length 512 pages), Hardcover & AudiobookShannara | Fantasy Action & Adventure | War & Military Action & Adventure The following review was originally posted on Goodreads: December 2021. “What you need is… Continue reading Witch Wraith Book Review
Voice in the Basement Author T. Chris MartindalePublished in 1993Publisher is Pocket BooksAvailable in eBook as of 2020 and mass market (279 pages)Horror This novel was classed as a horror novel in the 90s. I think now it would fall under categories like paranormal murder mystery, thriller & suspense, and supernatural fiction. I must confess… Continue reading Voice in the Basement Book Review
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 