This Michael Young picture was a 1500-piece extravaganza. It only just fitted on the luxury cardboard work surface where we do our puzzles. Any larger and we’d have had to use the floor.
You always know a Norman Thelwell picture when you see one — even if, like this one, it doesn’t have any horses in it. The proper title was not given on the box, so I’ve renamed it for convenience. It was an old puzzle, only 400 pieces, with slight fading in some areas but no less enjoyable for that. We especially liked the bull looking at us over the fence, no doubt wondering who to chase first.
With a Gale Pitt puzzle, you often get a choice of seasons. The best bits from a puzzler’s point of view are the wintery areas, because snow white pieces are easy to find in the box. Next in line are the red or golden leaves in the autumn areas. The various greens of spring and summer can get a bit too mixed up; it’s most helpful if there’s a big stripy tent or something else distinctive to look out for. It’s not that I want things easy all the time, but there’s no point making it more difficult than it needs to be, is there?
When Gerold Como isn’t busy avoiding disaster on the golf course, he’s observing how people behave — and misbehave — at work.
