The hot days of summer put a temporary halt to one of my favorite hobbies, putting jigsaw puzzles together. It is just too hot many days and the cost of running our air conditioning sometimes is just too expensive. But especially during moderate cold winter nights we enjoy sitting in front of a warm blazing fire putting puzzles together.
We may complete about two a month throughout the year depending upon how challenging they may be. Some are very challenging. But we usually persevere and complete them.
One interesting one that we did was a map of the United States with each state showing the state flower. It was especially tough because the border wasn't a rectangle with straight edges, it was the outline of the United States. And the 1,000 pieces were small and most had odd shapes. I started it and quit. But we came back to it and conquered!
My wife is great at matching shades. I prefer working on images that have a definite shape. So we are a good team and complement each other with our styles.
We'll probably tackle a few more during the fall months. During the long isolation apparently many folks turned to puzzles because many dealers had limited supplies or were sold out.
My father worked on puzzles by himself until the last year or two of his life. He did very challenging ones. My sister also does them and sometimes we exchange them. So maybe it is in the genes.
I used to buy them on ebay but I admit that presently I am a little concerned about getting used ones.
But maybe there will be a time to give it up, especially when I get like the lady in the following story that my cousin sent to me.
A little silver-haired lady called her neighbor and said, "Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get started."
Her neighbor asks, "What is it supposed to be when it's finished?" The little silver haired lady says, "According to the picture on the box, it's a rooster."
Her neighbor decides to go over and help with the puzzle. She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table.
He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says, "First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling a rooster."
He takes her hand and says, "Secondly, I want you to relax. Let's have a nice cup of tea, and then," he said with a deep sigh ............ "Let's put all the Corn Flakes back in the box."
I don't think I'm at that stage yet, but it might not be too far off!
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