The curse of being 'good' at jigsaws

My heart sank when I saw the email - 'Jigsaw - help!!'. I had been contacted by a friend for some advice on finishing off some rather tricky sky. I sent across some ideas for sorting pieces into type etc and that seemed to be gratefully received. A few days later and no joy had been had - would I be willing to take a look? I won't go into details, but will say, that by the end of 5 hours (yes you heard me) that awful sky was done....I have nothing else to add....and never want to see this puzzle again!

p.s. I could tell you what made it hard....cut, colour...but don't want to think about it again!

Friends from across the pond

One of the joys of jigsaws is you become part of a community of people who also gain pleasure from hiding away from the real world to puzzle. Recently I met (for the first time) one of our international members of the BCD and she was kind enough to send me a number of little goodies to help me learn more about American puzzles and their history....A beautiful book, a TUCO puzzle, a puzzle which came with the local paper and one she cut herself. It was like Christmas had come early when the post arrived and despite 2 being push fit, an enjoyable day was had. 

Time taken: spread out across the day - TUCO taking 2 hours 

Sunday puzzling

I have managed to maintain my new routine of completing a puzzle each Sunday and so far have not missed one yet. These two were lovely to do with Radio 2 on in the background. Both 1000 pieces with one Ravensburger and one Gibsons.

Time taken: 3 hours each

Virtual BCD Meeting

Sadly, we had to cancel another BCD meeting due to COVID-19. However, one of our members suggested we hold the meeting online instead. All completing puzzles on the same day, uploading photos into a shared stream and then holding a Zoom Show and Tell. It took a bit of organising but the day was a rip roaring success. So nice to connect with people once more and to welcome friends from around the world. 

The theme was 'Our Country' so I decided to complete my set of National Trust Miniatures before moving onto a picture map of Oxford and finishing with a small one of the Queen Mum. What good fun was had by all!