Archive for August, 2008

Ladies’ ready to wear

Posted on August 31st, 2008 by puzzler

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.

By the river

Posted on August 25th, 2008 by puzzler

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 [...]

Country life

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 by puzzler

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 [...]

Crazy office

Posted on August 15th, 2008 by puzzler

When Gerold Como isn’t busy avoiding disaster on the golf course, he’s observing how people behave — and misbehave — at work.