Many would find it puzzling -- the fact that I enjoy assembling jigsaw puzzles. For me, they're a go-to activity for when I'm taking a holiday from normal life.
This one, more pieces than I am generally willing to try, was an early Christmas gift. And good thing it came as early as it did, as this might be the first time (ever??) I've finished a puzzle with this many pieces -- a thousand!
For me, that's an accomplishment, albeit a somewhat meaningless one, as the puzzle will soon be going back into pieces and into the lovely box it came in. But really, with an image of Peggy's Cove, it stirred quite a few good memories along the way.
Despite any readers who might be puzzled by enjoying such a pastime as this, you might like to know that I'm not alone. BC author M.A.C. Farrant wrote a book called Jigsaw, a collection of personal essays on the pleasures of, as she calls it, the verb: puzzling.
And yes, there's a small disappointment owing to the fact that a single piece appears to be missing.
No amount of searching under the table managed to turn it up.
Oh well, who ever claimed that anything fun has to be perfect.
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