No, I haven’t given up on the puzzle yet. Heck, I put in three pieces today. At this rate, I’ll have it done in a little less than a year. However, it will have to be moved from the dining table come Thanksgiving. That’s where the family always dines on Turkey Day.
Reading some of the reviews on Amazon for this puzzle made me feel a little better about having such a hard time with it. I’m not the only one apparently. Here’s a sample review. "I would estimate a total of 40-50 hours was put into this puzzle by my mom, my brother, and myself over the course of 2 weeks. We got nowhere even remotely close to finishing it. This puzzle was impossible for us. We couldn't even get all the edge-pieces connected. The main issue is that all the pieces have roughly the same shape, so it's exceedingly difficult to tell whether two pieces match or not. You also don't really get that "click" that you get from some other puzzles when two pieces match. Your only hope is to try to make sure the colors line up just right, and with a pattern as wavy and undefined as this, well.... good luck.” Another guy said he started it three years ago and still hasn’t finished. I wonder if Thanksgiving dinner can be moved to the kitchen. I have two card tables I could set up with the small kitchen table.
No sewing today. Every now and then, I have to give up and do some house work. My bathroom was the beneficiary of my labors today. And, as usual when I do heavy housecleaning, my back is suffering. I know I should seriously look for a new housekeeper, but I just can’t stand to think about getting used to another person cleaning my house. I keep hoping Anna will be back one of these day. SO far, Jesse and I have been able to keep the pet hair harvested and and mold from growing on anything. Alfred, the Rooma, has been huge help, especially with the pet hair.
Jesse’s friend is on his way to help Jesse install my new microwave over the stove. My other one finally bit the dust. It was only 25 years old. It’s going to take a short course to teach me to work this new one. It’s complicated. I guess I could do as Vann always said and, “Read the book."
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On 06/25/2019, Barbara Anne said ...
Well done in persevering with the puzzle. You know you're not along in the frustration and you know the puzzle makers didn't have to cut the pieces in such similar shapes. No fair!
Good luck in finding another housekeeper. Perhaps one of your friends employees someone who could work you into their schedule?
Sewing is more fun than cleaning the loo, but needs must, and fabric will wait quietly until you return. Hope you back and the rest of you feels lots better quickly.
Hugs!
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