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Fruits and Veggies In Progress…

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Fruits and Veggies by Helen Dardik – Buffalo – 300 pieces

Such an interesting collage of fruits and vegetables couldn’t possibly be left on the shelf when I was the one doing the shopping, I mean look how colorful and fun it is! There’s just something about an image that is out of the norm that makes me happy, no matter what it is. As long as it’s not bunnies, landscapes, fine art, kitties, or a Coca-Cola Santa I will definitely check it out and most of the time I’m likely to buy it.

That is the the case with this puzzle, when I went shopping (specifically looking for smaller piece counts) this gorgeous thing was hiding out at the back of the shelf, and I’m so glad I was persistent and stubborn enough to look through every puzzle to find it.

Even though not much of it is complete I can already tell you that the quality is fabulous and it is most definitely going to be standing on it’s edge when finished; the fit is exceptional!

Pepsi

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Pepsi – Rose Art – 300 pieces

My favorite drink combined with my favorite pastime, what could be better? I love the bright colors and the fun images shown with the Pepsi, it was just an all round entertaining and challenging puzzle that still makes me smile.

The quality was surprisingly quite good, much better than I expected really. The pieces were very thick, the fit was quite good, and the image reproduction was stellar. The finish on the puzzle was shiny, but not enough to bother me too much. I’m lucky enough to have a light over the puzzle board AND a room light, so when there’s a shiny puzzle I just have to turn off the one directly above the board and things are much easier.

My youngest one got into the game when I took a nap after posting my in progress update on this puzzle. I’d been up for hours so I stopped working on it, typed up the post, then immediately went for a nap even though it was a little before 8 am. While I was resting he came in the room and did a little bit of assembly, which always makes me happy. The only thing that would have been better is if he’d come and help when I’m in the room.💕

The fit was so nice on this puzzle that I knew immediately when I started assembling the border that it would stand up when it was complete; and I took the picture this way before the regular image with it laying flat. I was confident it wouldn’t fall because the fit was amazing!

If you like the look of this one I can recommend it, it was great fun but much more challenging than your usual 300 piece puzzle – but if you ask me the challenge is what makes it fun.

Flight of Creativity

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Flight of Creativity by Jena Dellagrottaglia – MasterPieces – 300 pieces

Gorgeous, colorful, bright, beautiful, quality – so many words to describe this stunner of a puzzle. Loved every piece from beginning to end.

This is one time where I think it was the perfect piece count. Many times I’ve wished for a puzzle that was great fun to be available in a larger size so that I could work on it longer and enjoy the process even more; and sometimes I’ve wished that a puzzle had fewer pieces because it was so challenging or frustrating. This one though, 300 seems like the exact right amount of pieces. I think in a higher count it would have been more difficult, perhaps so much so that it would have become frustrating and taken away from the joy of the assembly.

Assembling larger puzzles is difficult for me at times, especially when I’m having trouble with my chronic pain or depression. It’s so nice to have a choice of smaller piece counts here so that I can continue to puzzle even when puzzling is challenging for me.

Happy Here In Progress…

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Happy Here by Jessica Hische – Buffalo (Premium) – 300 pieces

So after completing the first section of my new giant puzzle I picked this beautiful image by Jessica Hische to be my palate cleanser – a smaller piece count that can be completed much more quickly than a larger image that takes lots of time and brain power. The image is it for me, it looks both simple and challenging, and the colors are lovely together even though normally brighter colors make me happiest.

I’m somewhat surprised by the quality of this Buffalo puzzle, it’s from their premium line. I gotta say, give me a regular old Buffalo puzzle any day. This is the second or third “premium” puzzle of theirs that I’ve worked with, and underwhelmed is the most prominent feeling regarding the quality of these pieces and how they’re fitting together. This puzzle almost seems as though the chipboard is slightly warped in some places, and the fit isn’t the usual Buffalo click you get with one of their regular puzzles. Buffalo, if you’re looking for some feedback, here it is…If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Still I’m looking forward to finishing this puzzle, though it may take several days as a new virus has just taken up residence in this old body. I’m feeling like crap on a cracker, but it’ll get finished eventually. No matter how long it takes, I’m just happy to be here; back at my beloved puzzle board, back on the blog, celebrating Halloween this month (and actually looking forward to the Christmas puzzles I have lined up 😮), celebrating my 58th birthday soon – just happy to be here.

Happy puzzling today my friends. 💗

Olde Buck’s County

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Olde Buck’s County by Charles Wysocki – Buffalo – 300 pieces

Does this gorgeous Wysocki image put you in the Halloweeny holiday mood? It wasn’t very evocative of the holiday itself, but the artwork definitely puts me in the mood for more fun fall-themed puzzles. I hope they’re all as fun as this one was.

I chose this fall image for my first puzzle post of October because of all the pumpkins everywhere, pumpkins always makes me think of the autumn season. Where I grew up in the north October means apple cider, hay rides, pumpkin patches, and wonderful cooler weather. (As I’m writing this – in August, in Florida – what I wouldn’t give for some of that cool weather!)

This little tableau made me smile. The root beer man is delivering and he’s pumping it into the cellar – I wonder how many kegs of “beer” they have down there!

Millie’s Never-Weary Bake Shop, wouldn’t you love to pop in there and stock up on some wonderful homemade cakes and pies and breads? I would!

It was a little iffy whether or not this puzzle was going to stand up, but the fit was good enough for the Stacey Stance.😎 Such an entertaining puzzle, I’m sure the local senior center would love this one. It feels like the perfect image for that, doesn’t it?