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Two for the Road by Cobble Hill - 1000
Suzanne sorted this one and complained that all the reds are the same shade. Well, Puzzle Buddy, reds are Ruth's thing! This has to be Route 66, don't you think? And it is a Kurt puzzle since he's the one with the bike. BTW, Kurt is working on an isolated military outpost in Alaska for the summer.
Colorful Kettles by Springbok - 350
This brightly colored puzzle was a loan from Barbara in Colorado. Ruth LOVED all the red pieces. We finished it in record time......about an hour. Thanks, Barb!
Stuffed with Memories by Springbok - 500
Suzanne completed this one while Ruth was in Colorado so it counts as a completion even though we both did not work on it. None of those toys look familiar.... did not have any as a child. Had a pet chicken though.
London by Eric Dowdle - 500
Barb gave us this one. She didn't have the patience to finish it but we completed it in a day and had a great time with it.
The Rocky Mountains by Charley Harper - 1000
This was a real find in the Teluride free box that Ruth found on a Colorado trip in June. Suzanne's mom and sister helped work on it during a recent visit from Wisconsin.
Blocklets of Chocolate by Springbok - 1000
Ruth brought this one back from the RV park in Colorado. All about chocolate and was quite fun to do though it whipped up our cravings. We found at least half a dozen pieces from some other puzzle. Ruth brought this and the stray pieces back to the park in July.
Birdhouses Flights of Fancy by Springbok - 500
Another beautiful and fun puzzle from Cousin Sharon. Springbok has unusual shapes and is always such fun to work with.
Victorian Christmas 1996 by Hallmark - 500
Another one Suzanne worked in the heat of July hoping it would cool her down while Ruth was in Colorado. It did not help. It is a lovely Christmas scene.
Double Cross by John Lutz - 1000
Sorting and whining......sorting and whining, mainly by the "Super Sorter". We could only sort by color because there is no picture to guide us, so we were clueless. The "Sorta Sorter" loves to sort by color because it is easy. The "Super Sorter" thinks doing the edges first is cheating. The "Sorta Sorter" loves doing the edges first because it forms structure. It is a wonder these two stay in business together. Anyway, the wine did help, no punches were thrown, and turned out to be a lovely English garden scene. See Spoiler picture below.
Spoiler Alert: This is the English garden scene in the puzzle above. Hopefully I won't get any hate mail that I spoiled the puzzle for anyone.
Tea Cups by Cobble Hill - 1000
We have Bernadette to thank for this beautiful puzzle. It was quite interesting sorting these pieces so we went by color, pink flowers, then rims and of course the "what the heck IS this?" pile. If putting it together looks like a piece of cake.........NOT! Cake.....can anyone send us some cake?
The Global Puzzle Guide by A Broader View - 600
Thanks, Charlene, for this fun and educational puzzle! Suzanne completed it while Ruth was in Colorado, and Ruth got working on it as soon as she got home. Ruth is very geographically challenged so other than the US, some of Europe and Australia, it was quite difficult. She kept trying to spread/widen the picture on the box with her fingers. We think she has spent way too much time on that iPad! Suzanne has a BIG world map on her wall..........cheat!!!
Lost in a Jigsaw by Buffalo Games - 515 10-27-14
Out of the 23 puzzles Ruth brought back from FUN thrift store shopping with Christine in Minnesota, Suzanne picked this one to work on first. It was right up "Miss Minutia's" alley. The puzzle had no color picture and every piece fit every other piece and each piece showed only tiny clues.
The first thing Ruth did was spill an entire glass of water on it. Bloating and dissolving pieces were everywhere! Suzanne sopped up water with tea towels while Ruth stared immobilized and horrified! Suz then laid the pieces on towels and weighed everything down with heavy books overnight. The verdict the next morning was still out so when Suzanne went to work, so did Ruth. After hours of glue sticking and ironing, yes, ironing the pieces together, it was WORKABLE!! And work we did, though Suz worked the hardest and did most of it. After only four pieces were left, the four remaining pieces did not match! After reworking the edges, Suzanne figured it out.
Lost in Jigsaw II Survival of the Fittest - 750
Since we had so much fun with the first Lost in a Jigsaw puzzle, Ruth bought "Miss Minutia" this for Christmas. ONLY covered liquid containers were allowed near it. This also had no colored picture and every piece fit perfectly into every other piece.....maddening! The end result is pictured at right..... or is it?
