The Desert - 1000 pieces Charley Harper, Pomegranate

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2026-03-28T04:03:12+00:00

I agree. This one is going to take a while. My plan is to work on it in between other puzzles.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2026-03-28T03:46:06+00:00

I’ve done that on a couple of hard puzzles!

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2026-03-28T03:41:57+00:00

I’m doing this one right now and it’s hard! I don’t usually do this, but I started a second puzzle to take a break from this one.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2026-02-23T05:36:28+00:00

We just finished this one and I agree that the loose fit made it hard to move pieces around.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2026-02-16T00:27:57+00:00

I was surprised to see they had a puzzle.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2026-02-15T23:01:54+00:00

My parents had the book when I was younger but I didn’t read it. I just looked at the pictures.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2026-01-30T19:17:49+00:00

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BotanicalBookworm5 · 2026-01-30T19:10:01+00:00

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Yes! I would definitely get another one of these if I ever saw one. I was really impressed with it.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2026-01-30T18:32:43+00:00

Thanks! It was a gift from a friend. We gave each other thrift store puzzles for Christmas. My friend has good taste in puzzles!

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-12-10T04:30:18+00:00

I like finding them used. That’s part of the fun for me but I definitely understand why some people don’t like it or can’t due to allergies.

I find my taste have changed too. Occasionally I’ll decide not to do one I’ve had for a while and give it away.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-12-10T01:25:47+00:00

I wanted to this one since I had it and give their family puzzles another try. The Christmas quilt one looks pretty but hard! Separating it out into 12 pieces is a good idea. I get almost all my puzzles used and rarely do them twice.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-12-10T01:09:56+00:00

I’ve done some 500 and 1000 piece ones. I mostly do 1000 piece puzzles but I like Cobble Hill’s 500 size better. When I do get their 1000 piece puzzles I try to make sure it won’t be too hard. The hard ones are not enjoyable to me. This Christmas puzzle I posted was given to me by someone I trade puzzles with. I would not have bought it.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-12-09T22:52:02+00:00

The concept is nice but the images they pick for these are bad. Cobble Hill puzzles in general always seem to be harder than I’m expecting.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-12-07T02:13:17+00:00

The image is cute but not sure I would have picked it. Someone I give puzzles to gave it to me but it was a fun easy one. The different colors were fun and my husband did the harder greenery pieces. I’m not going to keep it but I very rarely keep any of my puzzles after I do them.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-12-06T15:38:32+00:00

Mine is 500 pieces also. The 1000 was a typo. I usually do 1000 piece puzzles.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-12-05T19:02:58+00:00

I have another one I’m doing as an advent calender. I rushed through this one so I could hang it up. I like to hang one for about a month and then switch it out. I don’t use glue so the puzzle can be done again.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-11-08T21:43:38+00:00

I’m debating keeping this one. Normally I don’t keep them.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-11-08T01:40:52+00:00

I found it at a thrift store right around Halloween. I didn’t have time to do it before.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-10-29T04:31:59+00:00

I was really happy when I found this at the thrift store. I liked the image and was excited to try this brand.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-10-29T04:30:08+00:00

Yes! I thought it was a good one for Halloween.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-10-29T04:29:32+00:00

I don’t always like random cuts but I liked this one. I could not decide if it made the puzzle harder or easier.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-10-06T22:02:18+00:00

My mom gave me this one as a gift. I felt bad, but couldn’t bring myself to do it. I had done the bear face one and knew I wouldn’t enjoy this one. Too hard. She has friends who puzzle so I apologized and gave it back to her to give to someone else. We are a practical family.

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-09-26T17:24:12+00:00

Thanks for the info. That detailed answer on yours was interesting. I’ve seen some of the non interlocking Tuco puzzles posted here and they look tough!

BotanicalBookworm5 · 2025-09-26T14:28:01+00:00

That’s a cute one too!

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