I’ve just finished the last jigsaw of the year so here’s the annual recap. I’ve been busy. Luckily Santa came good last year and I had loads to go at …
The first puzzle was done on the cruise in January. They’re always done in a public area so it’s sort of jigsaw by committee. So this was not all my own work
Back home then ….
This ZODIAC puzzle, 3000 pieces, was unusual in that I didn’t start with the straight edges but did it from the inside out. Finished March 10th. With no help from the cats who at one point decided to have a fight on it, scattering the pieces around the dining room. Luckily no pieces got lost.
This next puzzle was from a manufacturer new to me. The quality was good and the colours were lovely
Back onto more normal puzzles , and my little helper
Amsterdam Cafe from Thomas Kinkade Studios. GIBSONS 1000 pieces
I got a little help with this next puzzle when my friend Lyn came to stay.
And she left me with this one which was one of the hardest I’ve ever done, despite only being 1000 pieces.
July brought another cruise and between me and several 100 passengers we finished this one.
This one was a Swedish manufacturer, thanks to my friend Catrina
Back to the big ones …
And a lovely Cloudberry one
In August I went to a local charity jigsaw festival which was interesting, and well run. Obviously I bought a couple of puzzles
This was another hard one – very detailed and a new producer and an irregular cut.
This next was another joint enterprise, done at a week away with a group of friends
We also tried speed puzzling while we were away. This was one of the ones we tried. We weren’t very successful unfortunately so I doubt we’ll be entering the world championships.
Back home ..
And that’s it for this year. Let’s hope Santa replenishes my stock next week!
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