Vintage Atlas – Re-marks – 1000 pieces
I was hoping to get this one finished yesterday, but life just wouldn’t cooperate at all. Hopefully though, since there are only three trays of pieces left it should be done sometime today.
This particular Re-marks puzzle is the best of the brand that I’ve worked with in a while. The fit is very good, the reproduction is excellent, and in general I’m loving working with it. Isn’t it nice when you can say that about the puzzle that you’re working on?
Harbor City by Shanghee Shin – Re-marks – 300 pieces
This puzzle was just what I needed – I had much more fun putting this together than I’d predicted – that’s always a big bonus for me!
Excellent quality Re-marks puzzle; thick pieces, excellent fit, beautiful reproduction. All in all a great puzzle with a fun image to assemble.
This gondola and it’s occupants really made me smile. I love the hat of the gondolier, and it looks as though the frightened cat is holding a ring box – perhaps there’s a proposal in the works?
For some reason the kitty doing a handstand in the window struck me as truly funny. Perhaps while mom is downstairs watering the flowers the kids are upstairs messing around. Whatever the reason I found it amusing.
Great American Novels – Re-marks – 1000 pieces
Not great quality – not bad either – but I had a good time regardless. To be honest I wish there had been less books and more pieces for each one – it would have made it more challenging, which is what I would have liked. Collages like this are almost like working on many mini puzzles all connected, and it would have been more entertaining for me if there had been more to each little mini puzzle.
This puzzle had a very loose fit, but thankfully it had the paper backing that I prefer – so that was a bonus. Re-marks has become another White Mountain for me, in that I am not always happy with the quality but I put up with it because of the great collage images to choose from.
This book was one of my favorites from my youth. I adored it and reread it several times.
My favorite book of all time, and I have read it too many times to count. Once I saw the movie, it became my favorite movie as well.
I consider myself an intelligent person, but out of the 50 Great American Novels shown here I’ve only read 13 of them. I’m not always a fan of the “classics” and don’t read books just because everyone else is reading them or some reviewer says I should. I like what I like.
Although a book may be a “classic” that doesn’t mean I’ll enjoy it, and if it feels like work slogging through reading them then it isn’t worth it. I’ve read my share of classics or great American novels, but it’s better if they’re read because they look interesting – not just because I’m supposed to want to read them.
Stuart* – Re-marks – 100 pieces
So friggin’ cute! Look at that face, he looks completely disgusted that he has to wear that outfit, it makes me laugh when I look at the eyes. I’ve named him Stuart. He’s learned that he doesn’t enjoy playing dress-up.
Stuart wants to go home.
This puzzle had great quality pieces and a great fit. It was a fun few minutes putting it together. 🐶
1960s – Re-marks – 1500 pieces
My apologies for the cockeyed picture, I did my best but sometimes it is quite difficult to level out the image on the camera. At least it is for me. This puzzle was lots of fun to assemble, even with the super loose fit.
I loved putting together each of the sections. There was something soothing for me – laying out the pieces on trays, finding the correct pieces for a section and then filling in the holes on the trays. Moving the pieces around, sorting through them, etc. was extremely calming for me. My OCD was forcing me keep things in order, and it proved altogether relaxing for me – in addition to the actual assembly of the puzzle.
It’s always been my belief that we Dissectologists all have a bit of the OCD, and putting things right by completing puzzles is calming, relaxing, soothing, meditative…..whatever term you use. It was evident while I was assembling this puzzle that I needed to put and keep things in order – even the pieces laid out on trays – and it was what I needed for my mental health at the time. I’ve been quite down lately and the time spent putting things in order helped me. Puzzles are my therapy these days, and thank goodness I have them. 🧩💖
Not the best quality puzzle I’ve done in a while; the pieces were on the thinner side with a terribly loose fit. Even so, the collage image itself saved the day and I enjoyed it anyway.
I was a very odd child who never followed the crowd, and in my teens I read and thoroughly enjoyed this book. To be honest, I read the book because of Sharon Tate being one of the stars of the movie. True crime was a passion when I was younger and I was intrigued by the story of how she was murdered and how people could let themselves be taken in by such an obvious psychopath. Again, I was a weird child. No excuses.
My sisters and I loved our spirograph! We kept losing those little pins though, the ones that held a piece in place on the paper; we were constantly stealing mom’s sewing pins to replace them so we could make pretty pictures. She loved the pictures we made but was never thrilled with our petty thefts. 😇
I was also a comedy nerd as a child, and my parents were fans as well. We had many of The Smothers Brothers albums, and I loved listening to them. So hilariously dry and funny – it’s difficult to convincingly act like an idiot – and Tommy did such a great job. If you haven’t heard of them or seen any of their appearances on television I would suggest a search on YouTube; they are always good for a laugh.
When I finished this puzzle and took the picture above, it prompted me to find some of their songs/comedy on YouTube. I spent at least an hour watching them and laughing out loud. Such great memories for me, watching them with the family. 💖
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