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I love to thrift, finding treasures that people have thrown away. The challenge and the quiet time focusing on assembling jigsaw puzzle pieces into a final image has interested and excited me for as long as I can remember. A few years ago I noticed that thrift stores always have a fully stocked "puzzles and games" section. Finally an endless supply of new puzzles to solve and a reason to keep thrifting!

Kitten Caboodle

I’ve written about cats and puzzles before. This is one of my all time favourite cat puzzles that I’ve ever … More

500pieces, animals, Cats, Complete, Jigsaw Puzzles, kittens, Love, Made in USA, painting, Springbok, Vintage

A Helping Hand

This charming little scene of country life was passed on to me by my Grandmother. This is a 1000 piece … More

1000piece, Arts and Crafts, Contemporary Artists, cottage, Countryside, flowers, Jigsaw Puzzles, Missing Pieces, nostalgic, painting, recycled board, Reflection, Soy Based Ink, Spinning wheel, SunsOut, Yarn

Alexander Magno visiting Apelles’ studio

I have been silent for a while, I know. There is a good reason for this and today I finally … More

8000piece, animals, Artists, boats, Collections, Colours, Complete, Dining Room, Educa, Italy, Jigsaw Puzzles, Joe, Masterpiece, painting, Reflection, Renaissance, Studio, Vintage

Alf

Ok, first off, I know that it may seem that I have given up on puzzling. Most people in my … More

300piece, Alf, Aliens, Ironing, kids, Kitsch, Milton Bradley, Missing Pieces, nostalgia, Outer Space, Star studded cast, Vintage

Birdhouses

A Springbok 500 piece puzzle dating back to 1992. This was found at Value Village in East Vancouver and is … More

500piece, animals, Arts and Crafts, birdhouses, Birds, Collections, country chic, Jigsaw Puzzles, Kitsch, Made in USA, nostalgia, Springbok, Vintage

Jackson Pollock, Convergence

I finished it!! A Pomegranate puzzle, of Jackson Pollock’s Convergence was my Christmas gift from Joe this year. I had … More

1000piece, Brand New, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, Jackson Pollock, Jigsaw Puzzles, Joe, Metropolitan, nostalgia, painting, Pomegranate, Reflection

Transit Graphics

: An amazing collection of graphics from around the world. The creator of this image is a graphic designer based … More

1000piece, City, Colours, Complete, Contemporary Artists, Galison, graphic design, International, Jigsaw Puzzles, Signs, Transit Graphics, world travel

Cottage by a River

A Somerville Games puzzle. As you can see in the above photo, a 750 piece puzzle entitled Cottage by a … More

750piece, Colours, cottage, country chic, Countryside, flowers, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Made in USA, Missing Pieces, nostalgia, painting, River, Somerville, Stepback, Vintage, Wilderness

Felix

This is one of my favourite puzzles that I own. I have put it together about seven times, and it … More

1990, 750pieces, Apollo Sha, Cats, Complete, Felix the cat, Football, illustration, Jigsaw Puzzles, nostalgia, Red Felix vs Blue Felix, Vintage

Song of the Island

Song of the Island is a beautiful 500 piece puzzle made in 1981 by Springbok. This was found at the … More

1982, 500piece, Blue Water, boats, Colours, Complete, Island, Jigsaw Puzzles, Landscape, Made in USA, nostalgia, Reflection, Springbok, Tropical, Vintage, Wilderness

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