It’s Jigsaw Puzzle Time

John and I became fans of jigsaw puzzles while he was in the U. S. Air Force.  We spent many hours at the USO where there were always puzzles on the tables — we also enjoyed singing around the piano and just visiting with other service people. 

Now in the winter we always keep a puzzle on the sun porch.  It’s right by the window and one can sit there, soak up sunshine and attempt to find the puzzle pieces while leaving everything else go.  You should see my house and how it needs attention –who cares?  It’s our house and our mess anyway it’s no fun to hold onto the walker and try to run a vacuum.

Last week our youngest came and brought two new puzzles — one being a Coco Cola one and the other a Christmas scene and made by the Lang Company.  I always have Lang calendars hanging out here on the porch and now I have a puzzle.  It’s a really nice one with thick pieces making it easier for John to pick up the pieces.  Perhaps you didn’t know, but my maiden name was Lang and I brag to my family that this company is owned by some of our rich cousins.

Puzzle after puzzle will be constructed here this winter and we have a stash.  Our oldest had a big box of puzzles shipped to us and not one puzzle has been opened from that big box. We used to do the 1,000 piece ones; however, now we opt for the ones with 500 pieces.  A few years ago, our family doctor (my nephew) in NYC gave us a 2,000 piece puzzle — it was the Brooklyn Bridge and a night scene.  Wow!!  We had to have an extension put on the card table the puzzle was so large.  John hardly touched it and I struggled ’til I got to the sky, which was all shades of purple, and I gave up.   Thanks, Sam, but no more biggies for us.

This is one of the ways we’ll spend our winter days as we long for spring and enjoy country living.

NOTE:

This puzzle below was recently finished by my mother, Mrs. Mary Sue Austin.

This puzzle was recently finished by my mother, Mrs. Mary Sue Austin.