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Category Archives: puzzle
musing about Nancy Drew . . .
Announcement: 10 days later, I’m adding a postscript about the puzzle, see end of post for important information!–Have just received a giant jigsaw puzzle–all about Nancy Drew! There are over 1000 pieces and the picture is of SEVERAL old titles—can … Continue reading
The Red Spoon
I’ll clear up this little mystery about the “red spoon” that is in my jigsaw puzzle box. One of my readers even sent a photo with one of *her* puzzle boxes with a red spoon in it–for luck! Cute.
Two Knobbers, Two Holers
This will be fast. I have hardly any time left to get anything done. Day before Halloween and all, you know . . .
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Autumn Jigsaw Puzzle
Nights are cooler. Winter’s coming. Time–or as close to it– to start a jigsaw puzzle!
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Autumn in New England
Last weekend our granddaughters stayed with us, and on Saturday morning we did a tour of neighborhood garage sales. Among my goodies . . . was . . .
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The Hobbit Jigsaw Puzzle
Nothing to do this weekend? Well, unless you already have this puzzle, you’ll have to order it on ebay—and then do it NEXT weekend. It’s an old one . . .
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Tagged Bilbo, jigsaw puzzle, The Hobbit, the raftelves, two-sided jigsaw puzzle
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Final National Puzzle Day post!
Yes, yes, it’s finished! But even when I had only seventeen pieces . . .SEVENTEEN pieces!! I still was
National Puzzle Day . . .still?
I feel like it’s National Puzzle YEAR. The puzzle plods on–O’Half keeps asking when I’m going to start putting in the pieces of the dog . . .
National Puzzle Day! (January 29th) and . . .Middlemarch
Wow! big day here—National Puzzle Day. It’s a state holiday here in Pennsylvania—everything is closed up and people are home doing puzzles!
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Tagged Casaubon, Dorothea, Middlemarch, New Yorker dog puzzle
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National Puzzle Day–Thursday Jan 29, 2015
Yes, it’s true–where has the time gone? Am telling you early so that you can hunt up a good puzzle to do this week . . .