Basset Hound Puppies - Puzzle Mania (1000 pieces)

A very sweet little puzzle, but sadly the card was very thin and some of the pieces were beginning to fall about. I began with the white parts of the dogs and then added in the rest of their bodies. Luckily the green sections were slightly different shades which meant they weren't too difficult. 

Time taken: 2 evenings 

BCD Meeting - Lingfield

The theme of the day was 'children at play' at one member had brought along a whole host of 'Giles' puzzles. Knowing nothing of the cartoonist (must be my age!!) I was interested to learn more about him and the puzzles were delightful. I enjoyed completing this one with a friend before being tempted away by a fiendishly tricky 1000 piece puzzle which I didn't quite manage to finish. 

Time take: 1 hour 

The Veranda - Unicef Puzzles (1200 pieces)

I wasn't sure I was going to like this one due to the lack of definition in the painting. However, it was actually rather nice. I began with areas of blue before moving onto the floor and then the table. This left the left hand side of the puzzle which came together slowly but surely. Not wonderful, but a perfectly nice was to spend a day. 

Time taken: day

Fun around the pool - Jumbo Puzzles (1500 pieces)

I've been slowly working my way through a large collection of donated puzzles and am now completing those over 1000 pieces. This is not too bad in itself, other than my puzzling table now having enough space to really spread out the pieces. Anyway, that minor problem aside it was a lovely puzzle to do with a friend. We tackled the edges first, then water, fencing, sky and diving board. The main section of the crowded pool was last and was definitely the trickiest part - but still enjoyable finding all the different people and what they were up to. 

Time taken: day