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Category Archives: puzzles
Poppies
No, puzzles haven’t comletely falled off my radar – this small one was purchased in Portland (Maine that is) on our cruise this fall…
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Puzzles & Passengers
Practically speaking – I am going to have to upload photos to the server at dinner time middle of the night as other options just aren’t going to be possible. As I mentioned, this is the same ship with … Continue reading
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All those fish
I thought this puzzle was going to be easy. Nope. Admittedly, I expect a certain amount of challenge from any of the specialty puzzle makers. After all, if the wooden puzzles were the same style and cut of your ordinary … Continue reading
Pumpkin isn’t orange
it is this wonderful color all of itself. And with fall comes Pumpkin Lattes. (side note – one of the Peet’s near here on Shattuck is too heavy on the spice and lite on the pumpkin syrup. My local Peet’s, … Continue reading
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Puzzle Break!
Another new puzzle to add to the multitudes I already have on hand. It is laser cut wood and made by Nautilus Puzzles. They have some of the best packaging. No wooden boxes, but a lovely drawstring bag to hold … Continue reading
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Mini-Puzzles
Nautilus Puzzles has minis. They don’t take all that long to put together being about 50 pieces each, give or take a few. But they are fun…
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and the consensus seems to be
that if I am feeling stuffy, or pretentious, I can always put more initials after my name. Or just for the heck of it. I am not really sure who, if anyone, I might need to impress – but there … Continue reading
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alternate space station
Seeing a great marketing opportunity – Nautilus Puzzles came up with a “Heye” like puzzle to celebrate the successful space launch. – The Space Colony Alex and I started it a couple of days ago, sitting at the dining room … Continue reading
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Porto-whatever
I was thinking about starting a new puzzle, and found that I had failed to put this one away. So, I sat and admired it for a few minutes before carefully placing it back in its box and cleaning the … Continue reading
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Not an easy castle
From Artifact Puzzles comes this lovely what it doesn’t say is that the border is not straight – oh no, not at all. Randall Spangler created the original painting. I have mentioned him before – he is the one who … Continue reading
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Lugano
Part of the joy of starting a new puzzle, especially one from LibertyPuzzles, is opening the box and gazing at the heaped up pieces just waiting to be freed. I am not compulsive about jigsaw puzzles; I neither lay them … Continue reading
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two shirts and an owl
or should that be owl followed by shirts? Nah, the shirts were completed long before dark when I started on the Owl Feeding my puzzle addiction, I discovered a new purveyor of wooden puzzles. This particular manufacture has only a … Continue reading
Just Ducky
From Artifact Puzzles comes another delightful design from Justin Hillgrove. The box titles it “Overwhelming Odds” but I just adore the sense of humor. Perhaps you remember all of my go-rounds with rubber ducks? No? Never mind, just be aware … Continue reading
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Cotton Blanket
So, my day wasn’t all that exciting. knit into a blanket. Finished now except for the blocking a bunch of nagging and errands.
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Getting there
It seems like I spend my days getting there. From here, to there and back again. Or to the ballpark, grocery store, diner, UCSF. Not necessarily in that order, please understand. But the idea of having a whole day at … Continue reading
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Q 2 months
The good thing about staying in the Outer Sunset is that I was right across the park from SFVA. It isn’t bad walk; under 2 miles (US measurements) and almost a straight line. As I might have mentioned the last … Continue reading
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Without Cowbell
Color everyone around me amazed. I survived this mornings removal of the old fridge and placement of the new. It was a real slog for the delivery guys since they had, once again, a big truck. They parked on the … Continue reading
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D+15
It seemed sensible to take you back to the count up (rather than down) so that all of us would have at minimum a clue without having to spin the wheel or ask Vanna White (Jeopardy – old TV show … Continue reading
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Puzzling along
D+ too many to still be short on platelets or white blood cells, but there we are. (So yesterday, between running errands in the East Bay) smaller size, Artifact Puzzle. Less than 200 pieces so it went together fairly quickly. … Continue reading
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