An in-process photo, hampered by the lack of light this morning, as we have another rainy day. I’m very close to finishing and I will most likely do so today. I’m having a lot of fun doing it.
Some of you asked for sources online for puzzles. There are the obvious ones; Barnes and Noble (though they don’t have much of a selection at the moment) and Amazon (there’s a treasure trove of great paintings turned into puzzles – some of them are real beauties.) I find I’m drawn to something either fascinating enough or beautiful enough, hopefully both, to keep my interest going. I also like 1000 piece puzzles with tinier pieces. The more complex the better. It’s why I prefer harder crossword puzzles. I want the challenge. In the course of searching for puzzles, I found a few websites that sell only puzzles.
Both sites have lots of inventory and they’re still shipping. I’m sure there are even more out there. Also, I found it helps to search for ‘adult jigsaw puzzles’ so you’re not wading through a lot of puzzles meant for children.
If you find more sites, share them with us here. Thanks to Sharon who informed me there is another Nancy Drew puzzle out there with the original vintage covers (the same ones I have in my collection.) I got it at Galaxy Puzzles. The other puzzle I purchased was a beautiful Japanese print of peonies and I got that from Serious Puzzles.
We may go to the nursery after I finish this. It’s raining, but it’s going to rain off and on for the next week. We’ll see. Don needs to stock up on fresh vegetables and this is the place that has the farm stand and the nursery so we could do it all at once. Or, if it’s raining too much, we’ll go tomorrow.
I’m sure you heard he-who-shall-not-be-named suggest that, since disinfectants are used to kill the virus, perhaps it could be treated or cured by injecting disinfectant into patients. Or exposing their internal organs to ultraviolet light. Perhaps he will volunteer as a test case?
We’re hanging in there. We get restless, of course, but mostly we’re surprisingly peaceful. We’re finding that lockdown is a chance to discover new things, new passions; in Don’s case, new music to learn, in mine, the jigsaw puzzles. We just want to keep our creative juices going, our brains stimulated, and our bellies full.
Remembering my mom today. She died six years ago on this date. It doesn’t seem possible that it’s been that long. I love you, Mom. I miss you terribly.
Stay safe. Stay home. It you go out, wear a mask and gloves. And wash your hands.
Happy Friday.
