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.
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
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
Welcome to the letter O of the 2024 A-to-Z blog challenge. Outlander fans, there is a puzzle. I love the Outlander book series by Dianna Gabaldon, and I’ve enjoyed the television series. So, when I saw there was a puzzle, I couldn’t resist. This puzzle is one thousand pieces. It had some tricky spots but… Continue reading Outlander
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
The multi-shaped mosaic pieces scatter in a wave of disorder. One thousand interlocking individual parts disrupt the landscape of my table, screaming for organization. My inner turmoil speaks to the mess as I settle into calm, whispering to them, “Don’t worry.” Assembling stress and anxiety fade—moments of quietude. By Shari Marshall – 2024 Written in… Continue reading A state of disturbance
Would you rather have a donut with your coffee or a slice of coffee cake?Would you rather drink your coffee solo or with a friend? If we were having coffee, I would share that I love coffee cake. Donuts are tasty, but I’d pick the cake. I would rather drink coffee with you, my virtual… Continue reading Coffee without a share link—COFFEE 2024-4
I made my coffee this morning with a Crave Coffee pod. I’m drinking Blueberry Vanilla flavour. The pairing compliments the fragrance because blueberry has a fruity yet spicy vanilla scent, to begin with. In the coffee, it’s the same but with a hint of the bitter java bean. It has a very bitter taste as… Continue reading Crave Coffee
This morning I’m drinking Cookie Jar Double Chocolate Chunk Cookie flavoured coffee. It’s a rich darkness in my mug, but my nose doesn’t detect the notes of chocolate that I thought would be present. The taste is bitter black coffee with hints of mint. It’s not unpleasant but it isn’t what I was expecting. If… Continue reading Sharp Taste
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 