Christmas

Completed over the festive period I was treated to two very nice Wasgij puzzles, a fun Christmas cracker, a picture of Father Christmas by the fire and then a London Underground puzzle which was brilliant....until...I was left with all the white pieces at the end which slowed things down somewhat. I always love Wasgij and these two were a matching pair with the solution and the problem in the same box. The Wentworth Cracker was a cute treat to find at the dinner table and didn't take long and the Father Christmas was completed Christmas Day morning to get me ready for the day. 

Time taken: plenty of Christmas cheer. 

Who said what?

I was given this by a friend to check for selling on and have left it for a long, long time as I could see it wasn't going to be a simple task. Even after completing it I'm not sure that it falls into the jigsaw category...but it was not too bad. Each piece has either a famous person picture or a quote. All you had to do is match them up. I knew some of the more famous quotes and matching speakers, but most of the time was spent using the picture to place pieces. Educational you could say, but not one I would return to. 

Time taken: It seemed to take forever! 

The Lost Cities of Chayan Khoi (Papillon) - BV Leisure (1000 pieces)

A tricky little number and one where I changed approach a couple of times. I had decided to put the butterflies in first, but as I was doing that my attentions were diverted to the decking and elements of the sand. I left the darker patches until last and after my initial enjoyment doubts found myself to become quite engrossed. 

Time taken: Evening 

The Mouth of the River - Wasgij (1000 pieces)

This Christmas I ended up with 3 different Wasgij puzzles and this was the first I decided to try. Putting the sky and water in place first it soon became apparent that I had a lot of grey pieces and as I started to play around with them the hippo began to emerge. I had guessed a waterfall, so it was fun to discover I was wrong. The boat was next to take shape and the trees last. 

Time taken: evening