Friday, October 31, 2025

PUZZLES I FINISHED - OCTOBER 2025

 


Birds of a Feather - Artist: Charles Wysocki - MB Puzzle - 1,000 pieces (missing 1)

The view from the house on the bluff would be fantastic.



Butterfly Migration - Artist: Wendy Gold - Galison - 1,000 pieces

I think this picture is beautiful. It was also hard for me to assemble on my own and I depended a lot on the box for guidance.



Houseplant Jungle - Artist: Troy Litten - Galison - 1,000 pieces 

Green is one of my two favorite colors, I love plants, and puzzles with a lot of patterns in my favorite, so this was fun. 



Literary Classics Location Map - Artist: Lucie Rice - True South Puzzle Company - 500 pieces 

The friend who loaned me this one is also a reader. I love bookish puzzles! I'd never heard of this puzzle company before, so I looked it up. Puzzles are made in the US, there's a bio about each artist on the site and trivia about each scene on the box, and they use metal dies made by someone who creates jigsaw puzzle die masters by hand. Cool!



Train Station - Artist: Eric Dowdle - Dowdle Folk Art - 500 pieces (missing 1)

Dowdle puzzles are always fun, both for the fun scenes, often with whimsical details, and the information sheet that's included, which elaborates on various elements of the scene.

Thursday, October 30, 2025

THANKFUL THURSDAY

I'm thankful for the ability to type. What's one thing that you're thankful for?

Thursday, October 23, 2025

THANKFUL THURSDAY

I'm thankful for the beauty found at places that sell plants, whether small floral sections of grocery stores, the garden department of big box stores, or independent nurseries. What's one thing that you're thankful for?

Thursday, October 16, 2025

THANKFUL THURSDAY

I'm thankful for hugs. What's one thing that you're thankful for?

Thursday, October 9, 2025

THANKFUL THURSDAY

I'm thankful we have insurance to pay for much of our medical, dental, and vision needs. What's one thing that you're thankful for?

Thursday, October 2, 2025

THANKFUL THURSDAY

I'm thankful for erasers. What's one thing that you're thankful for?

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

10/1/25 - WORTH REPEATING

*****

An excuse is just the skin of a reason stuffed with a lie.

~ Jim Cress // Is Pornography Actually Harmful? // Therapy & Theology 


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Reducing stress does not come because you're adequately prepared. Reducing stress comes because you're cultivating the skills of adjusting and noticing in addition to preparation. You're doing all three. 

~ Kendra Adachi // A Pep Talk for the Middle of the Year Blur // The Lazy Genius Podcast


*****

We are still in the position of waking up and having a choice. Do I make the world better today somehow, or do I not bother?

~ Tom Hanks // 1440 Daily Digest, 7/9/25 edition


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Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you.

~ Alex Haley // 1440 Daily Digest, 8/11/25 edition


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We will steer where we stare.

~ Lysa TerKeurst // When Divorce Makes You Feel Like You Weren't Enough // Therapy & Theology