Category: Puzzles
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The Week In One Photo
It’s one of those weeks where I’m just going to ramble for a bit since I failed to take any photos other than this shot of the Mom’s Pantry Flashback puzzle my niece put together. I suppose I could have done a photo flashback feature of summer highlights, but I’m honestly too jaded to experience…
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Summer Memories of Enjoying Life on Two Wheels
(Photos by A Curious Introvert) The other day Gabby and I were on a beautiful summer morning bike ride and a feeling of mid-life bike nostalgia swept over me and I began to remember all the wonderful summer moments spent on two wheels over my lifetime. The earliest memories are of my first bicycle, which…
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Musings and Photos about Michigan Summer Memories
(Photos by A Curious Introvert) Recently while finishing a 1000 piece puzzle of Michigan the Great Lakes State, I began musing about all the wonderful places, events and attractions on the puzzle and a lifetime of Michigan summer memories. In Michigan we tend to start our summers early due to the excitement we experience on…
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Gabby’s Favorite Puzzle
Recently when my mom was off watching Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals play the Cincinnati Reds, I stayed with my favorite babysitters (I was an angel, like always when my mom is not around) and watched as they did this wonderful 700 piece panoramic jigsaw puzzle of adorable dogs. I was a little surprised…
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Musings about the 1980’s and Generation X
Generation X – “From everything we know about them, they’re savvy, skeptical and self-reliant; they’re not into preening or pampering, and they just might not give much of a hoot what others think of them or whether others think of them at all.” (pewresearch.org – Paul Taylor and George Gao) Once the 2015 NCAA March…
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Musings of the Week
During the latest blast of cold weather I found myself musing about a variety of things as I completed the 1000 piece Historic Newsstand puzzle by Ken Keeley . . . Two weeks from today one of the greatest sporting events, March Madness, will begin with the first round of games which means watching multiple games…
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Tribute to “The Captain” – Favorite Derek Jeter Puzzle Pieces
As the 2015 Major League Baseball season begins with teams reporting to Spring Training it is a perfect time to pay tribute to The Captain, Derek Jeter, and reflect on his remarkable career and remember favorite puzzle pieces of memories from watching his wonderful twenty year career (stats were compiled from mlb.com, baseball-almanac.com, espn.com). Drafted 6th…
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Musings of the Week
During this latest spell of bitter cold winter weather I was able to finish a beautiful 1000 piece Old Book Store puzzle by Steve Crisp and reflect on events of the last week. Finally heard news of Peyton Manning probably returning next year as the Broncos quarterback and he looked great in his tux on…
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Musings of the Week
I always look forward to watching the Golden Globes and usually prefer that award show over the Oscars. This year they televised the Golden Globes after my two favorite football players, Peyton Manning and Tony Romo, were knocked out of the playoffs. I thought I handled the losses better than last year and then…