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
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
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 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
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
Would you rather the coffee had no taste or no smell?Would you rather eat coffee grounds or cocoa powder? No taste or no smell? That’s a hard one. I love the smell of coffee; the smell alone makes me crave a sip. But drinking a cup of coffee that looks and smells like java, but… Continue reading Taste versus smell & grounds versus powder—COFFEE 2024-15
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
Would you rather drink your coffee in a new mug or your old favourite mug? **I love using my favourite mug—okay, mugs—I have a couple. Would you rather drink your Java in the forest or beside a lake? **This is a hard question. I love sitting outside by the campfire in the summer, sipping my… Continue reading Coffee and pictures—COFFEE 2024-14
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 