Puzzles

Ok, yes, I have way too much time on my hands. This puzzle was easier than the previous one. Lots of bright colors to separate. Annie dog ate one piece of it. She is the type of dog that can not pass a good piece of cardboard by. So, if you drop a piece and don’t notice, the next thing you know, well, the pooper scooper patrol tells all. The newest puzzle I am working on is going to be a pain in the @##@#. It is one of those where a piece of the same shade and pattern will fit but upon close scrutiny you notice it really is not the right piece. So, it will probably a few days before I can get a picture of it.

Worked on the jigsaw puzzle again today. Something I find fun and frustrating at the same time.

Puzzle building strategy:

• Find the edge pieces and build the perimeter.
• Group by color. Put together obvious features.
• Group color piles into smaller pattern style groups.
• Work on more features.
• Once a prominent feature has been pieced together
• Refinement of color and pattern groupings takes place.
• After an exhaustive search for a piece it is time to take a break.
• Repeat until assembly is complete. Usually missing a piece by this time.