The Coffee House

[dxqcanada1]

Hmm, I just saw a really crappy image ... and I mean really

 

[limr43 13]

Hmm, I just saw a really crappy image ... and I mean really

No worries. It is gone. Flushed, even

 

[limr43 13]

First puzzle done.

 

[limr43 13]

Next up:

 

[Jeff G]

We haven't built a puzzle in eons!

 

[limr43 13]

We haven't built a puzzle in eons!

I used to do them a lot when I was a kid. The last one I did was this one: https://www.amazon.com/Breakfast-Tiffanys-Movie-Jigsaw-Puzzle/dp/B0014GGDE6

And funnily enough, that was a few years ago when there was a big winter storm and we lost power for almost a week, and I was spending a lot of time at home. At least this time I have electricity (so far...knock on wood...that was not an invitation to make things worse, universe!)

I love puzzles. They engage my mind, but they require spacial skills, not the skills used in the language- and data-heavy work that I do all the time, so it still feels like a mental break. It's also visual - which, as photographers, we can all relate to. And finally, there's the tactile aspect that I really enjoy (which is another reason I still work with film...which reminds me, I have a backlog of film to develop!). It's just SO satisfying to fit those pieces in together!

And when that puzzle is done, I can either start the third one I have, or I'll more likely start on my desktop trebuchet kit.

 

[SquarePeg48 3]

My mom just started a puzzle last night. We were both saying that the last time we did one was the blizzard of 78!

 

[waday]

Do 12-piece toddler puzzles count?

 

[Original katomi]

why not,
Best I can do is call my parents each day, sometimes I use that what’s.....app , face something so we have vid calls

 

[terri48 19]

Next up:

I love these!

 

[SquarePeg48 3]

SIL tested negative thanks for all the good vibes.

 

[NancyMoranG]

Jeepers, what a scare for everyone. So glad for 'negative news'...

 

[Original katomi]

So pleased to hear neg results,

 

[CherylL]

SIL tested negative thanks for all the good vibes.

Good news!

 

[CherylL]

Poor pup Oscar had yet another trip to the vet. Last month a back toenail was down to the quick and he got it cleaned up & meds. Monday a front paw toenail same thing. Same meds. Today the other front paw a toenail was hanging and bleeding. Sedated at vet and he lost the nail. More meds on top of the Monday meds. Seems he has a disease, that is common, where the nails are brittle. Poor pup is limping, hates the bandage, and hates the cone. He will be on meds for the next 3 months and an ongoing vitamin E regimen.