The moment I first laid eyes on this puzzle I knew I had to have it. It combines two of my favorite puzzle themes — Christmas and buildings in a big, beautiful and wonderful way. I absolutely adore the artwork and how amazing each of the cookies look. They’re so detailed. I especially love all the little cars throughout the scene. Each house was very unique and therefore pretty easy to pick out and assemble. I sorted the houses initially…
Continuing on with my Christmas in July theme, I wanted to share this really fun and easy Dowdle puzzle. This was another one that I completed with my brother Russ during one of his visits. It was a relatively quick and easy build and I enjoyed it very much. I really do love a lot of the Dowdle images and have many of them still waiting patiently in the puzzle closet for their turn on the board. I will get…
This puzzle was a lot more fun than I originally thought. I was thinking for sure the rain / glare of the street at the bottom of the image was going to be really troublesome, but in fact it was very easy and I really enjoyed putting this particular area together. The image reminds me of a forgotten era in American history — one where people still liked each other for who they were and for their mutual love for…
I completed this puzzle several years ago, but since I was not good about posting on the blog during this time, I never wrote up anything about it. This was my very first Magnolia brand puzzle and to say I immediately fell in love with the brand would be a huge understatement. Ironically, I am not big on Alice in Wonderland as a story / movie. It’s very fantasy based and unrealistic, and I struggle to enjoy movies like that…
I barely remember doing this puzzle and don’t appear to have very many pictures of it, including a completion photo, but I will share what I have anyway. I do seem to recall this was a very easy build and the quality was just OK. There’s an entire series of “Flashback” puzzles by Master Pieces and I think I have at least one more in the to do closet. I think I have eaten, at least once, almost every item…
Today’s blog post will not be much about puzzling, although I will throw a couple of pics in there just because it is, always and truly, a puzzle blog after all. In a few short hours, my family will celebrate my youngest son Cole as he is called to the Torah to become a Bar Mitzvah. I’m not Jewish myself so you’ll have to bear with me as I may not have all of this correct, but from what I…
This puzzle was a lot of fun and just what I needed at the time. Life has been extremely busy during the month of July as we prepare for Cole’s Bar Mitzvah this weekend. At a mere 300 pieces, it was a quick and easy build but the image is adorable enough that it didn’t matter. I could have easily done this one in a larger piece count and I think it would have also been relatively easy. I always…
Hello! My name is Penny and I am a puzzle addict! No truer words have been spoken after this week when I finally started tackling my puzzle collection. I have been collecting puzzles since about 2009, but my puzzle buying addiction has gotten progressively worse over the years to the point where I’m sometimes buying the same puzzle twice, or in the case of one Aimee Stewart image I discovered, thrice! I can’t say much for my memory here, but…
The final two shakes in this set don’t really appeal to me at all. I am sure they are good, but they are too busy for my tastes. Overall this 12 puzzle set was a ton of fun and I am glad that I finally sat down to do it. Way more fun than I had even thought. I would highly recommend these puzzles to anyone who enjoys the mini-shaped puzzles or absolutely freaky looking shakes.
“Shakedown” is just one of countless songs I love by Bob Seger. He has been one of my all-time favorite singers since I was a kid. I was lucky enough a handful of years ago to see him in concert with Randy. He has such a fantastic, next door neighbor approach to connecting with the audience. It was awesome as he really came across as someone you would invite to a backyard bbq and hang out with — especially if…