With Christmas and the new year quickly approaching we finally finished the fourth puzzle of 2010. Though I’ll count this puzzle as 1000 of the 2010- 5000 piece goal, the completed puzzle consisted of only 999 pieces. This was likely the result of kitty’s help. The puzzle was Thomas Kinkade’s Nature’s Paradise. A wonderful depiction of a rustic log cabin…
After a long, cold. snowy winter, the indoor-outdoor carpet on the screen porch was looking pretty bad. We’ve discussed replacing this carpet several times throughout the last year. From the looks of it this spring we knew we wanted to do it before summer. We considered ceramic and porcelain tile options but had concerns about the tiles…
Working towards the 2010 goal of 5000 puzzle pieces, puzzle two has been completed. As you can see in the photo, our kitty, Gunner, is exhausted after an afternoon of puzzling. Actually, Lisa did the majority of this puzzle. This puzzle is MasterPieces Puzzle Company’s “Besides Still Waters”, #70911. A painting by Kim Norlien. I purchased…
As I mentioned in my last post, one of my 2010 goals is to complete 5000 jigsaw puzzle pieces in 2010. Last week my step daughter Lisa and I began working on a Ceaco Jigsaw Puzzle she gave me for Christmas. Today we finished it. It was the “Trump’s General Store ” puzzle from the “Joan Steiner’s Can You Find” series. We estimate that it…
In this fast-paced, technology driven world I’ve recently re-discovered the enjoyment of putting together jigsaw puzzles. During a recent visit to Walmart, I picked up a couple of 1000 piece puzzles. What a great way to unwind after a stressful day at work. I was pleased (and honestly surprised) to see that Buffalo Games manufactures…