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Jan 5, 2019 0:35:27 GMT
Post by sandrainsydney on Jan 5, 2019 0:35:27 GMT
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Jan 6, 2019 11:16:14 GMT
Post by ragdall on Jan 6, 2019 11:16:14 GMT
Hi Sandra, Thanks for starting a new topic for our new year.
I've read through part of the "..Tips for Americans..." -- Funny and easily understood by a Canadian. I'll try to remember to get back there and finish it.
The Jigsaw Explorer looks like fun. I bought a real 500 piece jigsaw puzzle at a Dollar(actually $1.25) Store, last week. It's been a tradition for us to work on one in January. We put it together in record time. It was a pretty photo of the fishing boats in Pittenweem, Scotland, with waterfront building in the background. Now Mr. wants to do a 1000 piece puzzle from his collection of jigsaws of military aviation topics. The one I chose has several B-17 aircraft in the midsection and the other 60% is blue sky. That should be challenging.
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Jan 6, 2019 17:07:58 GMT
Post by maeve on Jan 6, 2019 17:07:58 GMT
Oh- I loved Pittenweem. An elderly Scots friend lived there, and I stayed with him when over in Scotland collecting folk songs, then again on honeymoon with my husband.
Working a puzzle used to be a Christmas-New Year family activity growing up... along with moonlit sledding!
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Jan 6, 2019 22:54:29 GMT
Post by sandrainsydney on Jan 6, 2019 22:54:29 GMT
Pittenweem is definitely jigsaw material, I do jigsaws all year, & have for decades. Sometime in the late 70s my Grandmother gave me 2 of her jigsaws, unfortunately when she died a few years later, Mum gave the rest to my sister-in-law as she was a nurse at the childrens's hospital. Many of them would have been far too big for little kids (& the pieces far too small!), so maybe they were shared with the general hospital. One was a 1000? piece pic of a sailing ship which Nan kept divided up in envelopes (right top sail, left clouds etc,) definitely not the best for kiddies.
Now I mainly do on-line jigsaws as clearing everything off my only table is a pain.
sandra
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Jan 6, 2019 23:41:36 GMT
Post by maeve on Jan 6, 2019 23:41:36 GMT
We had a couple of circular puzzles; one of wildflowers, another with scenes of London. I learned a lot from both!
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Jan 8, 2019 8:37:30 GMT
Post by sandrainsydney on Jan 8, 2019 8:37:30 GMT
I was looking at my jigsaws yesterday, pondering upon downsizing them. Most of them are old - from the 70s & earlier ... the oldest commemorates General Macarthur's victory in the coral sea, second oldest Queen Elizabeth's coronation, & the Peaceable Kingdom is a very hippiesh 1970s offering.
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Jan 9, 2019 16:18:22 GMT
Post by maeve on Jan 9, 2019 16:18:22 GMT
Oh, fun! Mine were downsized for me. I have bought a few beauties for my mother, but she can only do the very basic ones now.
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Jan 10, 2019 0:49:35 GMT
Post by sandrainsydney on Jan 10, 2019 0:49:35 GMT
Several years ago a RSL (Returned Service League) club burnt down, & they lost their war memorabilia & I was planning to offer them my jigsaw, must get around to it one day!
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Jan 11, 2019 10:38:53 GMT
Post by ragdall on Jan 11, 2019 10:38:53 GMT
Sandra those puzzles look like treasures. Maeve, very sad about your puzzles being destroyed. This is the one we did last week of the fishing boats in Pittenweem. After it was completed, I went on Google maps to look for the buildings in the photo. Then I went on a short virtual tour of the surrounding area. What fun! I envy you, Maeve for having actually been there in person. The B-17 puzzle is still in a sealed bag on the dining room table waiting for Mr. to open it. I've been otherwise occupied with snow removal and other household tasks. I was rushing today to clear all the snow I could from places where it shouldn't be because we've been promised several days of above freezing temperatures and some rain. It would be much more difficult to blow wet snow.
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Jan 11, 2019 12:56:13 GMT
Post by maeve on Jan 11, 2019 12:56:13 GMT
Thanks for posting the puzzle photo, rags. Jack lived just a few doors down to the left.
It's kind of you to offer any thought regarding puzzles expiring in the fire- but really, they were not anywhere on our priority list. My round childhood puzzles though fondly remembered, were well over 40 years old and showing their age.
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Jan 12, 2019 1:37:48 GMT
Post by sandrainsydney on Jan 12, 2019 1:37:48 GMT
back to what I was trying to do yesterday when I accidentally threw myself out twice (very acrobatic) #### be very careful when you are composing a Cuppa post to make sure you open another window when clicking on URLs in bookmarks
sites I like -
The Tudor Tailor team aims to provide research, resources and inspiration for people who enjoy learning about 16th century dress - for fun, for educational projects, for reenactment events, for heritage sites, for stage plays or for screen productions blog about making your own corsets & crinolines from the book I used when I was dressing dolls in period costume Lady's Repository Museum & Diamond K Folk Art - wonderful needlework & 18th century style dolls. In my active doll collecting days, I always wanted an 18th century wooden doll (everyone else wanted 19th century French porcelain dolls)
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May 23, 2019 21:24:59 GMT
Post by maeve on May 23, 2019 21:24:59 GMT
I enjoyed those links, Sandra. Thank you! I've nearly got a sewing area set up.
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May 23, 2019 21:26:03 GMT
Post by maeve on May 23, 2019 21:26:03 GMT
Attention ragdall : Please check your messages. Contact achieved, so message modified!
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Jun 20, 2019 9:58:22 GMT
Post by ragdall on Jun 20, 2019 9:58:22 GMT
Attention ragdall : Please check your messages. Yikes! That certainly got my attention. I'm sorry I've neglected this site in the past few months. I'm slowing down so much I don't have the time for online pursuits that I used to have. Family has been taking up more of my time. Grandchildren have sports that need watching. Two grandsons graduate from high school this year. Travel is slower and takes longer. Everything I do takes longer. My husband needs increasingly more attention. We've been preoccupied with my husband's declining health and our daughter losing her valiant six-year long struggle with cancer, last week. My brain is a bit scrambled. I'm worn out. I'm finding that I can't push myself like I used to. Sometimes, I just need to give up and sleep, but sleep doesn't always come, either, no matter how tired I feel.
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Jun 20, 2019 19:28:08 GMT
Post by meganl on Jun 20, 2019 19:28:08 GMT
Awww Lass my heart goes to you I'm sad to hear about your daughter it fair taks the heart frae ye when you lose someone. You take care of yourself and your husband and get rest when you can. We will keep muddling on and keep checking on you from time to time.
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