Tag: Charles Wysocki

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?

Blackbirds…In Progress…

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Blackbirds Roost at Mill Creek by Charles Wysocki – Buffalo – 1000 pieces

Another gorgeous Wysocki is on the board, this one’s giving me a bit of a run for my money – it’s not an easy one that’s for sure! Still the challenge is fun and I love putting together his artwork (most of the time) and it makes for lovely meditation.

After laying out all the pieces and assembling the border I went and took a break, rested in bed for a while. When I came back to the board my son had already put together most of the words! That he’s enjoying puzzles and working on mine with me makes me very happy – but the words are my favorite part! *stomp*🤬

That’s alright, he should have fun with them just like I do. We’re still working on it together today, and maybe while I’m off at the doctor this afternoon he’ll get some more of the harder parts done. Here’s hoping!

Olde Buck’s County In Progress…

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

Unfortunately I didn’t puzzle at all yesterday. Fortunately, my daughter came over to visit and hang out with me all day! Totally worth it!

Therefore, all I had time to do this morning before 8 am was put together a few of the pieces with words and take a picture so that I could get this post out into the world on schedule. And I’ll do my best to make up for it with lots of puzzle time today to be sure. It won’t be difficult, a Wysocki puzzle is almost always fun to assemble. There are usually plenty of little signs all around, lots of beautiful scenery, great old buildings, etc.

I’m pretty sure it’ll be hard to walk away from and it might even be done before you know it!

Lilac Point Glen

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Lilac Point Glen by Charles Wysocki – Buffalo – 300 pieces

After working on a 1000 piece puzzle that was quite a challenge, this 300 piece Wysocki was just what the doctor ordered to cleanse my puzzle palate. I always enjoy working an Americana puzzle, and Charles Wysocki’s images are some of the best around in my opinion.

This is one of the puzzles I bought during my trip to the thrift store a while back, and I was happy to find that not only was it complete but it was still in excellent condition. There aren’t many smaller piece count puzzles here for me (not counting my mini puzzles, of course) and it was so nice to find a few smaller ones to keep me occupied in between larger puzzles.

The oddest thing happened when I was assembling this puzzle, my youngest son got really involved with it. Most people wouldn’t think that’s out of the ordinary – but it most definitely is! My youngest has autism, and he has never been that interested in my puzzles unless it has an image of something he enjoys like comic books or particular movies. He doesn’t really engage much unless there’s something that interests him, but to my surprise he came in when I was working on this puzzle and helped me with it. But that’s not all, he actually stayed in the puzzle room working on the puzzle when I took a break and went to lie in bed to rest!

When my husband told me he was still working on the puzzle I snuck down the hall and took this picture of him (yes, he does wear a hoodie like that in the house). I was so shocked that he was working on this puzzle without me that I had to document it with a picture!

I have no idea why this puzzle in particular interested him so much, but I absolutely love that he engaged with it and with me while we were working on it together. I definitely got more than my money’s worth from this thrift store puzzle. 💕

Burma Road

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Burma Road by Charles Wysocki – Buffalo (Silver Select Edition) – 1000 pieces

While this was an entertaining image to assemble, I found the puzzle itself a bit of a disappointment. Still, they don’t all have to be perfect, and there is still fun to be had even though the quality may be lacking.

Normally I have no issues with Buffalo puzzles, but honestly the purpose of the Silver Select Edition puzzles eludes me. From what I can see the only difference is a “giftable box with silver foil accents” and a resealable plastic bag to store the pieces in; the price is the same as other 1000 piece Buffalo puzzles. I’ve only done this one puzzle, but it’s all I have to go on. The fit was quite loose, the cut seems a little different, and overall I was a bit disappointed.

If it had been your average Buffalo puzzle in the usual box I don’t think I would have been as let down, but the box has “Silver Select Edition” stamped on it, and truthfully I was looking forward to a puzzle with elevated quality. When that failed to appear it seemed more disheartening somehow.

This field of watermelons was no easy feat to assemble! I knew it would be difficult, and it made the finished section feel like quite an accomplishment.

There’s something about the buildings in a Wysocki image that makes me want to take a walk through them; they seem so inviting and quaint.

This building had me wondering what those pointed spokes are on the roof – does anyone out there know? What are they called and what is their purpose? Certainly I could do some online research, but I’d much rather talk to you.

The title of the image is Burma Road. Do any other oldsters out there remember the Burma Shave signs on the road? Their popularity was quite a bit before my time, but one town over from us there were a set of five or six Burma Shave signs on the road out of town. I always loved seeing them. The signs in this image say “Dewhiskered…kisses…defrost…the misses…Burma Shave” Very cute!