Aristocats – Ravensburger – 1000 pieces

There’s just something about a great quality Ravensburger puzzle, I cannot keep my hands off of it! Even before this one was finished I found myself absentmindedly running my hands over the completed sections – over and over again. I know there are many excellent puzzle companies out there, and some may even have better quality than this brand, but it’s still my favorite puzzle brand and I think it always will be.

This movie has wonderful memories associated with it, and I absolutely adore this image. If you look at the box image, it seems a bit darker than the actual puzzle. In reality, this puzzle was bright and beautiful and it was fun from the border all the way to the last piece of the harp. It’s a gorgeous Disney image, and I’m so happy that they didn’t change how the characters look, as they do with some of the other older movies.

Marie was always my favorite character in the movie, she was sassy and smart and tried to be ladylike, like her momma. Of course the sassier side of her was the best in my opinion. To quote this lovely little lady – “Ladies do not start fights, but they can finish them!” 😇

Ah, Duchess and Thomas. I was enamored of Duchess just a little bit, because I loved her accent. Little did I realize as a young child that Eva Gabor’s accent was Hungarian, not French! Still, I thought it was grown-up and beautiful – just like Duchess. Thomas on the other hand, well I guess I should use his full name; Abraham de Lacy Giuseppe Casey Thomas O’Malley. He was also a favorite because he was also Baloo from The Jungle Book and Little John from Robin Hood. Phil Harris gave voice to all those characters and he was an amazingly talented man. The whole time I was putting this puzzle together I kept singing “Abraham de Lacy Guiseppe Casey, Thomas O’Malley, O’Malley the alley cat”. It wasn’t as well sung as Phil would have done, but it made me smile.

I loved this puzzle much more than I thought I would, it’s so much brighter and more fun than the box shows. It certainly gave me hours and hours of happy fun puzzle time, and that’s all I ask for. 💖