Friday, October 20, 2023

Puzzle #59 - Cobble Hill - Trolley Station - 500 pieces

Puzzle #59 of 2023
Finished October 20, 2023

Image by Joseph Burgess 

This was a pleasant puzzle.  Fun, fairly easy, engaging.  Love the colors and the image.  Had been wanting to get this one for a long time.  Finally saw it was being discontinued and on sale, so timing was perfect.  I enjoy Cobble Hill and the random cut pieces.  This puzzle is oversized for a 500 piece puzzle so really fills up my jumbo sized puzzle board.  But I am good with that.  :)  Poster is not much larger than the box, but I still prefer to have a poster.











Puzzle #59 of 2023
Finished October 20, 2023

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Puzzle #58 - eeBoo - The Alchemist's Home - 1000 pieces

Puzzle #58 of 2023
Finished October 19, 2023

Image by Vasilisa Romanenko

Fun puzzle!  Love the image.  Fun to look at all the details in the house - each room had something interesting.  Loved seeing the Alchemist lady in so many different scenes.  Is she a ghost?  Some seem clear and some seem more 'otherworldly'.  











This puzzle went together well.  The pieces fit very loosely, but they do match up well (not many mis-fits really).  Shiny finish but bright and colorful.  Not terribly challenging but quite fun.  Again, it arrived in a recyclable bag and I love that the artist shares their curated Spotify playlist to go along with the puzzle.  Fun feature!






Puzzle #58 of 2023
Finished October 19, 2023

Monday, October 16, 2023

Puzzle #57 - Bits & Pieces - Harvest Kitchen - 300 pieces

Puzzle #57 of 2023
Finished October 16, 2023

This puzzle came as part of a set of puzzles by John Sloane.  Happy, simple, seasonal puzzles.  Just the right fit for certain times.  And I love that you get a poster for each puzzle with this set of 4.  



I was frustrated to notice (and then remember this is what they do) that the poster cuts off a good portion of the edge of the puzzle image.  You can see the difference along the top edge from the poster above and the box lid/actual puzzle image below.  So you have to look at the tiny picture on the box to see the edges.  It is no big deal... I get it, but it annoys the dickens out of me.  Why not print the full image on the poster?  








This was a fun and quick puzzle - although I worked on it over 2 days, it was probably only 90 minutes total.  Wanted something 'fall' and this fit the bill.  Trickier in spots than you might think but not frustrating to me like these were when I first started puzzling. (the offset image on pieces that used to be so hard for my brain is not nearly as hard now - hoping that means my brain is improving and growing!)  :)



Puzzle #57 of 2023
Finished October 16, 2023

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Puzzle #56 - Buffalo Games - Charles Wysocki Prairie Wind Flowers - 1000 pieces

Puzzle #56 of 2023
Finished October 14, 2023

Nice puzzle.  I do love Charles Wysocki puzzles.  Lots to look at while putting the puzzle together.  It is a Buffalo so that means there were some mis-fits... but there weren't as many in this puzzle as in previous ones.  That top tier was the toughest part - with the trees and sky.  The rest was just pleasant, methodical putting in of the pieces.  And of course, one of my very favorite things... a HUGE poster.  So happy about that!













Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Puzzle #55 - Gibsons - Treats at the Station - 1000 pieces

Puzzle #55 of 2023
Finished October 10, 2023

Image by Trevor Mitchell

Fun puzzle so far.  More of a challenge than I was expecting, too!  Love the thickness of Gibsons puzzle pieces.  They fit together so well and you never have any confusion about that. Colors are clear and bright.  Thinking the rest of this puzzle will continue to be even more of a challenge than what I have put together so far.  But it is a fun experience.  I do love the British scenes.










Very fun puzzle.  A nice challenge but never frustrating.  I did sort by shape at the end, but just because.





Puzzle #55 of 2023
Finished October 10, 2023