Well as we have reached the halfway point of this month’s Squares I thought it might be a good point to share my halfway point with the jigsaw. I know it looks as though I have reconstructed more than half in this square, but if you had experienced how long it took to finish the final section then you would agree this was the halfway point!
I’ll share the finished jigsaw in the next week or so, and you will then understand why it took the final section took so long! In the meantime do keep sharing your own squares. I am away from this afternoon until tomorrow evening, but will definitely catch up over the weekend. I am enjoying seeing your #SquaresRenew interpretations of;
- Burgeoning
- Move Forward
- Reconstruct
- and/or Renew
That’s a good looking puzzle. I used to enjoy jigsaws but it’s years since I did one. A lack of space these days makes it unlikely I’ll start again. Here’s mine today: https://grahamsisland.com/2024/05/16/autograph-collectors/
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yes they do take up so much space, or take over the one table you do have! Fortunately I did this one when I was living with my mother and she had a spare table!
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It’s not just a spare table, but one not covered with other stuff!
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Last 20% of the construction project, 80% of the work! A lot like life. xo R
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oh that is so true
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Anxious to see the finished puzzle, Becky. I used to enjoy jigsaws, but they are too taxing for my aging eyes!
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this one certainly taxed mine!
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Like Jo, I’m missing the wine. Always a great aid for a difficult jigsaw I find!
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hee hee – if I had started on the wine whilst doing this one I would never have got it finished. This last section had jigsaws within jigsaws!
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Loving your jigsaw notion, Becky. Jigsaw doing can be very soothing/absorbing. We usually have one on the go for family Christmas gatherings, but forget about them for the rest of the year. Actually you might guess why from my today’s post – too much digging on the agenda:
https://tishfarrell.com/2024/05/16/leading-you-up-the-garden-path/
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My mother loves to have one at Christmas too 🙂 they are definitely a winter thing!
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When my kids were small we always had a new jigsaw puzzle for Christmas. Trouble is it would be on our only table for days! And every time you went past you had to stop and find a piece to put in.
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hee hee, I know a few people who do this too. I think a great idea as long as I get to put last piece in!!
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Clever 😀
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thanks 🙂
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Ooh, I wonder if my pingback worked today? If not … https://margaret21.com/2024/05/16/moving-forward-or-backwards/ You should have moved to North Yorkshire. You can borrow jigsaws from the library here.
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it did – I was just very slow on approving it! And love that you can borrow. I think my new library might do the same – waiting to get an official document so I can register
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What happened to that bottle of wine in the Header, Becky? I quite fancied that. We used to have a big board for jigsaws but it’s long gone. Not very convenient to do them in the middle of the living room floor.
Joining you again today. I’ve lost count of my squares!
https://stillrestlessjo.com/2024/05/16/casa-del-gigante-giants-house-ronda/
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hee hee I wondered who’d comment on the missing wine, I should have known!!!
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You should!
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🤗❤️
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PS and yay more squares from you
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Cheers!
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Wow, you’re almost done with the jigsaw. I always get bored when I get this close to finishing… but that’s just me. Here is mine for today: https://wanderingteresa.com/vibrant-utility-doors/
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my boredom strikes usually near the start when I am pondering whether or not I am really in the mood for jigsaws!
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Haha I am the opposite.
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we’d be good doing one together then!
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Haha yup good combination.
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I have a couple of friends who like jigsaws but I haven’t done one for years. I think I might struggle to stay motivated!
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I can just about make myself do jigsaws with the grandchildren, but after that … I’m done.
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I could probably just about manage that level!
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Erm, William’s onto 1000 piece numbers now!
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Oh, I was thinking about 6 large pieces!
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I think we sing from the same hymn-sheet, Anabel!
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Again!
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😉
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I need to get you two to meet up!
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We do have a plan, Becky. Well, the promise of a plan.
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oh that’s fantastic news
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All I have to do is put the fine detail in … like a date.
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hee hee, well as long as you have agreed on a year!
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oh surely you could go to 10 😉
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Cheeky!
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oh my goodness not surprised if they’re already onto 1000 ones!
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start small!
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I’m not a jigsaw person but my dad and my sister love them. I admire your persistence and this is a particularly lovely one. Looking forward to seeing the finished piece.
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I find them very good for switching off the brain on rainy and cold days.
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It’s funny. I find it frustrating when I can’t find the right pieces. I also don’t like crosswords. But I’ll happily spend hours cutting up fabric into small pieces and sewing it back together again to make a quilt top. 🙂
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yes Robert didn’t like jigsaws that much but loved crosswords, and I am too impatient to knit. embroider or sew a patchwork quilt. Guess we all have our slow creative thing. I’d love to see your quilts
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There are some here. https://theeternaltraveller.wordpress.com/2013/10/19/weekly-photo-challenge-the-hue-of-you/
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oh my goodness, these are amazing. You are very talented, and so patient too. A wonderful skill to have – much better than jigsaws as you get to keep your creation!
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Thank you. 🙂 Glen has framed jigsaws before, but it’s not like you can keep every one you do.
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exactly!
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What an endeavour Becky 😲
I had a friend who was so pleased with himself that he finished a jigsaw puzzle. I looked at it and it was a simple childs puzzle. I asked him why the song and dance. He told me it didn’t take him long, to which I agreed but still…why?
He picked up the box and said, it took me less than an hour, the box says 2 to 4 years 😁
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oh, groan but you did make me laugh too!!
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😁🥰
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Love puzzles but they are strictly a cold winter thing here. Looks like a good one though
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exactly what my mum says!
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That a monster of a puzzle. I used to do them, back when we had a table. There days, every flat place is full of stuff — computers, cameras, pots and pans. I’ll be most interested to see the full puzzle completed.
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Yes you do need large amounts of space to do puzzles
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Puzzles are great fun! Don´t have enought space at the moment for larger puzzles.
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yes Marilyn said the same about the space – I can usually create it but then it is such a nuisance for a bit!
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