Archive for September, 2008

Historical World Map

Posted on September 29th, 2008 by puzzler

Passing barges

Posted on September 21st, 2008 by puzzler

Painted by Gary Cartwright. If there’s too much sky on a puzzle, things can sometimes get a bit tricky. No such trouble here, though: here, the problem was too many bricks! Joking apart, though, this is a wonderful picture of Lincoln in bygone days. Ah, you can’t beat a nice bit of nostalgia.

Historical map of England and Wales

Posted on September 13th, 2008 by puzzler

The original image for this puzzle was created by L.G.Bullock. We like heraldry, so this puzzle really appealed to us. Maybe it’s something to do with all the bright colours on the shields and coats of arms — or perhaps we just find dragons and griffins cuddly! We like maps too: they’re much better than [...]

Annapolis street festival

Posted on September 11th, 2008 by puzzler

Original picture by Carol Dyer. The sky almost defeated us on this puzzle. Almost, but not quite: it’s amazing what you can accomplish when you put your mind — and a mallet — to something.