Puzzles, Books and More!: June 2022

Sunday, June 12, 2022

Puzzle #41 - Cobble Hill - Nancy Drew - 1000 pieces

Oh my goodness! THIS is one of my favorite puzzles I have ever put together! I LOVED this! The book covers took me back. They were an interesting mix, though, of the covers I read and some covers that Julie read. Seeing there is also a 'Vintage Nancy Drew' that is the really old covers... And also a Hardy Boys version. May have to do both of those as well, although THIS was the one that touched my heartstrings.

A nice large poster was included - I do love that.

This was my first Cobble Hill puzzle - very nicely done. Solid pieces, random cut, vivid colors (mostly) and challenging (especially at the end) but not frustrating. This puzzle brought me so much joy! This one I could actually see myself doing again in the future!! Also of note - becuase it was a collage I found myself piecing it together differently than any other puzzle. I was working on pieces of the covers and then eventually got them connected.

Finished on June 12, 2022

Puzzle #41 - Cobble Hill - Nancy Drew - 1000 pieces

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Puzzle #40 - MasterPieces -Travel Diary Amsterdam - 550 pieces

Fun puzzle - I really like the Travel Diary series. They are all 550 pieces - so fairly quick and easy to put together. They provide a nice, relaxing time and the image can help you daydream about traveling again. They are sort of a puzzle equivalent to eating cotton candy... mindless, fun, but not overly taxing (or memorable). However, they are a great way to spend a few hours puzzling.

Finished on June 7, 2022

Puzzle #40 - MasterPieces -Travel Diary Amsterdam - 550 pieces - David MacLean

Monday, June 6, 2022

Puzzle #39 - Buffalo Games - Aimee Stewart Family Campsite - 500 pieces

This puzzle had lots of fun, bright colors and images. I didn't really do the 'search for the hidden images' thing... I saw them while putting the puzzle together so it felt a bit anti-climactic. But that didn't diminish from my enjoyment of the puzzle. This truly had the elements of a good, relaxing puzzle experience.

The poster that comes with Buffalo Games puzzles is nearly the size of their 500 piece puzzles. I love that!

Finished June 6, 2022

Puzzle #39 - Buffalo Games - Aimee Stewart Family Campsite - 500 pieces

Sunday, June 5, 2022

Puzzle #38 - MasterPieces Home Sweet Home Puzzler's Retreat 550 pieces

Very fun puzzle - good image and quality of pieces. But missing a piece in the end. That is so deflating. However, it was a good puzzle experience other than that.

EDITED to say that I FOUND the missing piece!! It was under the posterboard - so this puzzle now goes to 5 stars. :)

Engaging image - solid pieces, fun to put together.

(I ended up finding that missing piece.)

Finished June 5, 2022

Puzzle #38 - MasterPieces Home Sweet Home Puzzler's Retreat 550 pieces - Chris Bigelow

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Puzzle #37 - MasterPieces - Memory Lane EZ Grip - Barnyard Beauties - 300 pieces

This was my palate cleanser after struggling to finish up the last one (White Mountain Beach Vacation). Did exactly what I wanted it to do... gave me a pleasant and easy puzzle to solve to get me back on track. Going to start Puzzle #38 tonight! :) Puzzles are for enjoyment... which means solving puzzles of all sizes and difficulty levels. The image on this one is lovely. That wagon reminds me of the old black wagon we had when I was a kid. Daddy let it sit in the front yard for one entire summer. A bunch of us neighbor kids loved to sit and play in that wagon - and eat those little boxes of animal crackers. :) Great trip down memory lane. Like the box says...

Finished on June 2, 2022

Puzzle #37 - MasterPieces - Memory Lane EZ Grip - Barnyard Beauties - 300 pieces

Puzzle #36 - White Mountain - Beach Vacation - 1000 pieces

Delightful!

Really enjoying this one. Colorful and fun to put together. Challenging but not frustrating. That is the gold standard. :) A few pieces sort of fit more than one place, but not enough to cause real trouble. I like having the poster, even if it isn't large. Better than holding the box. Am loving White Mountain and Springbok puzzles... love the larger size overall.

So this one went from Delightful to UGH... It was absolutely wonderful, colorful, fun right up until the end. And then the end took SO LONG and all I wanted was to be DONE! The sky was awful but the grasses were HORRIBLE! Ugh. I finally had to just sort the pieces by shape and them hammer through them. No joy - just a determination to finish this darn thing and then do a 300 piece palate cleanser afterward. :D Still really LOVED the first 85% of the puzzle. But the last 15% was pretty awful.