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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

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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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The castle complete

and that border that I mentioned?

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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

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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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A short lived balloon

It has been a long day – and this lovely small puzzle is exactly how I feel As I noted above – it is titled – A Short Lived Balloon. Not all that many pieces, but fabulously designed with whimsy … Continue reading

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