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Month: July 2014

Happy Anniversary, Puzzle!

Happy Anniversary, Puzzle!

Opening the box! Four years ago today, the UPS man delivered my 28-pound package of puzzling joy, and yesterday marked the four-year anniversary of starting this blog!  Wow, it’s hard to believe that I have been doing this for so long.  Click here and here to see those historic posts once again.  ðŸ™‚ This puzzle entitled, Life: The Great Challenge, has certainly been a metaphor in my journey with this big, beautiful beast.  Here are some of the many Life…

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Penny’s Jigsaw Blog is Now “puzzlemomma.com”!!!

ANNOUNCEMENT: Penny’s Jigsaw Blog is Now “puzzlemomma.com”!!!

Today I am happy to announce that “Penny’s Jigsaw Blog” will now be known as “Puzzle Momma” and has it’s own dedicated domain at www.puzzlemomma.com!  But don’t worry, if you still have pennysjigsawblog.blogspot.com bookmarked for this blog you will be redirected to the new site. I am very excited about the recent changes to the blog.  These changes are allowing me to expand the scope and focus of the blog from just jigsaw puzzles to a much more broad spectrum…

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Special Agent Pendergast Series by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

Special Agent Pendergast Series by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

My good friend Ellen is due the credit for turning me on to this fabulous writing duo and boy am I grateful she did!  Even though she had read most of the books in the series already, she suggested I start with The Cabinet of Curiosities since it could be read as a stand alone book without having to have any previous knowledge of the characters, plots, etc., and she knew I would probably like it a lot. Personally, I think…

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Another Gift – This One From a Blogger Customization and Coding Angel

Another Gift – This One From a Blogger Customization and Coding Angel

Over the last few weeks, you may have noticed some changes on the blog – alright, yes, unless you’re blind, you noticed.  LOL  For quite some time now (a couple of years at least), I have wanted to make the blog feel a little more “puzzle themed”.  Unfortunately, I could never find a blogger template that looked like what I was envisioning in my head.  I wanted it to look like the blog of a jigsaw puzzle enthusiast – not…

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A Gift from a Hawaiian Angel

A Gift from a Hawaiian Angel

In the almost four years that I’ve been doing this blog, I have had the opportunity and pleasure to meet a lot of wonderful people from all over the world.  It’s always so much fun to talk with others who share the same passion for jigsaw puzzles that I do, and it also almost always turns out that we have lots more than just jigsaw puzzles in common. About a year or so ago I “met” Lani who is from…

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Organizing Page Coming Soon!

Organizing Page Coming Soon!

This page will focus on another hobby of mine – organizing.  I love to organize things and take before / after pictures.  Making things look nice and neat is a lot of fun and very rewarding.  I will be on a mission this fall to get my house completely organized from the top down.  Wish me luck, and follow along!

Cooking / Recipes Page Coming Soon!

Cooking / Recipes Page Coming Soon!

This page is where I will be posting recipes and sharing tips / techniques and instructions on some of the recipes that my husband and I love to make.  We are both into cooking.  As of right now, he is the main entree cook (I play sous chef), and I do all the baking and most of the breakfast type meals (he plays sous chef here when I need it).

6,000 pc – The View – Jan Brueghel – Nathan

6,000 pc – The View – Jan Brueghel – Nathan

Until I joined the Big Jigsaw Puzzle Collection group on Flickr, I really never liked or gave much thought to fine art puzzles.  After joining and looking at the collections of some of the members, especially the owner and administrator of the group, Billsville Mike, I started to like a few of more classic art puzzles.  And now, almost a year later, I am hooked on the classic art puzzles and have a bunch on my wish list.  Unfortunately, most…

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6,000 pc. – Good Old Days – Nicky Boehme – SunsOut

6,000 pc. – Good Old Days – Nicky Boehme – SunsOut

If you have followed my blog for any length of time then you know I love Nicky Boehme puzzles!  Her style reminds me quite a bit of Thomas Kinkade so it’s probably no surprise that I love her work so much.  :o) I have several small Christmas scenes by her, but this one is a biggie and one that I had been wanting since the first day I saw it.  I got it last year using an Amazon gift card…

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Tropical Impressions (18,000)

Tropical Impressions (18,000)

Another puzzle that I had on my wish list is crossed off, and I realized that I never added it to the blog…shame, shame, shame!  I got this beauty from someone on Craigslist.  She had done the puzzle herself and was looking to pass it on to another enthusiast – enter, me.  I got it for a great price ($50 including shipping), and am quite happy about it.  It will be quite some time before I get to this one…

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