Beaches of South Walton

On October 5, 2019 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles, Thrift Store Puzzles4 Comments

Interesting puzzle from a company I’ve never heard of before. I couldn’t find anything online about them either; they may not be in business still, I’m not sure.

Unfortunately it had a terribly mushy fit, but otherwise I found the quality of the pieces quite good. They were thick and had a good hand feel. The image seemed a little blurry, but I believe that was the nature of the artwork.

South Walton 1

Apparently Bow Wow Meow is a pet supply store in South Walton; I just loved the name, very cute. 😉

South Walton 2

The map portion of this puzzle was one of the most fun sections to assemble, although surprisingly I found the green section quite entertaining as well.

Overall the mushy fit was disappointing and did not make for a great first impression. I had high hopes for this puzzle because the chipboard used was very good, but the fit of the pieces made for a sometimes frustrating assembly.

Terrible Week

On October 4, 2019 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzling10 Comments

It’s been a terrible week, I haven’t puzzled at all. I did touch some puzzle pieces when I started to sort the octagonal Springbok I found at mom’s house, but I just wasn’t feeling well and barely even got 50 pieces on a tray on Monday. I spent the rest of the day in bed, but then even when I was feeling a little better the rest of the week I just wasn’t in the mood for either the puzzle that was being sorted or for puzzling in general. It has just been an awful week for me.

I’ve decided to put the Springbok away for now and wait until the mood strikes me to try it again. I’m hoping to start sorting another puzzle today, but no guarantees. I’m in a funk and have yet to get myself out of it. Tomorrow I’m supposed to go through a bunch more of mom’s puzzles and more of her things, and I have to say – not looking forward to it.

I’d better get my a** in gear, I’m running out of puzzles to post again.

Peppers

On October 3, 2019 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles2 Comments

This one was hard! It’s only 300 pieces, but the image made it very difficult. I knew that going in, but I love the colors and thought it would be entertaining to assemble – it was.

I started with the purple, then the yellow peppers and the ties at the top. After that it was mostly just reds and greens, and I had to pay close attention. It was a lot of fun, even if I had to exercise my brain a bit. (It’s good for us older people to keep our brains sharp, and I do my best 👵)

Photographic images aren’t ones I usually go for, but this one was so bright and pretty, I couldn’t resist it.

Miffed Waitress

On October 2, 2019 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles2 Comments

I love this image so much, especially the look on her face. And the fact that her name tag says “Joy” is even funnier! Not only did she get an extremely small tip, they left it in spilled coffee – this whole thing cracks me up. 🙂

This was the last of four 100 piece puzzles that my daughter and I found while out puzzle shopping. I’m a little sad that there aren’t any more to do, they were so much fun and the images were all adorable and amusing. I’d love to find more of them.

Whitby Harbour, North Yorkshire

On October 1, 2019 By Stacey at myjigsawjournalIn Jigsaw Puzzles3 Comments

My youngest son picked out this puzzle for me to assemble, he seems very happy when I let him help me decide what to do next. I told him I needed a small piece count to do after assembling a 2000 piece puzzle, so he choose this one for me. It isn’t something I would normally choose to puzzle, but at 40 pieces I can tolerate pretty much any puzzle.

It’s an interesting image; it looks like a photograph, but it’s actually artwork. I enjoyed putting it together – but to be honest I constantly enjoy Wentworth puzzles no matter the image. Working with wooden puzzles is always a pleasure; it’s a tactile, visual, and even auditory experience that I absolutely love. I adore the whimsy pieces as well, looking at the fantastically intricate shapes and seeing the detail they can cut – they’re gorgeous!

Whitby whimsies

Honestly, it took me a minute to figure out what the ship was, I turned it every which was before it hit me that it was a ship. I have no excuse other than that I am getting older every day, and that includes my brain cells.

Working with wooden puzzles hasn’t stymied my love for cardboard puzzles though, I still do more of those than anything. In general I love working with all kinds of puzzles, I’m a little bit obsessed if you haven’t already noticed. 😉