Month: September 2023

1980’s Montage

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1980’s Montage by Eduard – Wentworth – 250 pieces

This was an EXTREMELY entertaining puzzle to assemble, and we all worked on it – sister and brother-in-law, hubby, and myself all had a hand in putting this one together. It’ll be no surprise that we all loved it. Who doesn’t love the wild and colorful 80’s?

From boomboxes and video games to our favorite hair bands and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man – this was a great image to work with. At 250 pieces it was just the right amount of challenging, and we all enjoyed working together to get it assembled.

The whimsies in this one were so much fun to look through! A Polaroid camera, an outfit with big shoulder pads, a DeLorean, a cassette tape, and even a Casio watch – they were all perfect for this puzzle.

I was a little too old for Strawberry Shortcake in the 80s, but this section with the bright colors was one of my favorites to assemble.

Polly Pocket. This is another toy from the 80s that I never really got into or played with, but I took this picture because it brings to mind my mom. She was the best grama in the world (although she was named Meema by her oldest grandchild and that is what she was called forever after) and she took being a great Meema very seriously. She loved having fun toys for all the grandkids to play with, and she kept a big bucket of Polly Pocket toys for all the grandchildren to enjoy. There was something about the tiny little dolls and their houses and accessories that all the girls (and some of the boys) loved to play with, and Meema loved playing with them too. She was a big kid at heart, and she loved having these little tiny toys for her grandbabies. She was awesome. 💗

I’m so glad I took this puzzle with us on vacation, we all had a wonderful time assembling it, and it brought back so many memories of our youth. In my head the 1980’s doesn’t seem that long ago at all, but then when you do the math and realize the 80s started more than FORTY years ago – yikes! Where did all the time go?!?

Antique Market In Progress…

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Antique Market by Eduard – Buffalo – 1000 pieces

This image is quite difficult to walk away from; there are so many small things to discover and one piece leads to finding something else…it’s hard for me to stop because I know what the next piece looks like. All I have to do is find it!

The colors are so bright and while the image could seem crowded it doesn’t feel that way as I’m assembling it. My one issue is the finish seems unusually shiny, more so than your average Buffalo puzzle. Perhaps it’s just me and this is how they always are, it’s hard to tell.

As usual I started with all the words, except for the ones on the teal colored roof; those were done separately. Otherwise I just worked with whatever small section seemed like it would be fun to put together. It’s going rather quickly, and I’m enjoying myself immensely.

Working on something fun today? I hope so. Happy puzzling my friends!

Beneath the Waves

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Beneath the Waves by Lauren Altes – Mr. Bob Puzzles – 40 pieces

Please forgive the wonky pictures in this one, I have no excuse other than possibly exhaustion from all the travel. This is the first of the puzzles from our recent visit to Michigan, so get ready for a week or so of beautiful (mostly) wooden puzzles assembled by me and the new additions to my puzzle posse

Still, isn’t this a bright and beautiful little puzzle? It was so nice to sit and talk while my sister-in-law made dinner and I put this colorful mini puzzle together. (I did offer to help with the cooking, but sometimes the most helpful thing you can do is stay out of someone’s way – that was the case on this particular evening.)

It didn’t take much concentration, the colors and the whimsy pieces helped to make this one pretty simple to put together – but it was still nice to work with even as easy as it was.

It seems these were just a generic set of whimsies, they didn’t really match the artwork at all. But that’s ok with me, it was still lots of fun.

The artist, Lauren Altes, also did the artwork for the puzzle that Mr. Bob Puzzles was commissioned to do for the National Breast Cancer Foundation of Australia in 2021- Look After Your. I loved her sense of humor, the colors, the composition; it made for a fantastic assembly and for such a good cause too.

I’ll have to check the rest of my Mr. Bob Puzzles here at the house and see if there are any more by this artist, I enjoy her work very much!

Slow Day

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Slow Day by Charles Wysocki – Buffalo – 300 pieces

A quick little puzzle with a wonderfully quaint Wysocki image – it was a joy to put together. I always enjoy the artwork of Charles Wysocki, even more so if it isn’t the typical town scene. This one has only one building and is a more close up view than most of his artwork that I’ve seen.

The quality was excellent, with no bent pieces and an exceptional fit. Truly a wonderful puzzle to assemble.

I wish I had more to say about this one, but it was just a lovely assembly of an excellent quality puzzle. It was thoroughly enjoyable from the first piece to the very last.💚

Puppets…In Progress…

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Puppets & Marionettes by Jay Burch – Pomegranate – 300 pieces

Creepy, right? I know! I specifically bought this one because these puppets and marionettes look extremely disturbing – at least they do to me. I thought it would perfect for Halloween; can you imagine these things coming to life and coming after you? Yikes!

Most of the easiest pieces to pick out have been put together and once the VERY ominous-looking clown at the bottom is done it’ll start to get more difficult. Luckily I think all the strings coming down will help out a bit, so maybe it won’t be as bad as it would seem.

I’m really enjoying the Pomegranate quality, the pieces are very thick and the fit is exceptional. Whatever puzzle comes next is going to pale in comparison.

I’ve got one more puzzle I want to get finished soon in time for October/Halloween and one for the Day of the Dead; otherwise I’m all out of macabre, spooky images. It’s my favorite holiday, I should have more puzzles for it!

Oh dear, I feel a PADS flare-up coming on. 🛒💸