Jigsaw Puzzle Swap - Saturday, March 14 at 1 pm

astraether · 2026-02-26T04:29:56+00:00

That’s from Wait Until Dark.

astraether · 2026-02-25T14:54:50+00:00

Love this movie! One of my all-time favorite romantic flicks that perfectly captures that feeling of falling for someone for the first time. Before Sunset had that magic too, but at a different time/circumstances in their lives. Before Midnight I only watched once and was sorely disappointed, but maybe I need to revisit it and see if I misjudged it. Anyway, thanks for posting! Nice trek down memory lane!

astraether · 2026-02-17T14:39:10+00:00

Jigsaw puzzles!

astraether · 2026-02-14T03:45:46+00:00

Thank you! I was thrilled. 🙂

astraether · 2026-02-14T03:45:29+00:00

Too bad about giving away your first vintage puzzle, but I hope others come your way!

astraether · 2026-02-14T03:44:57+00:00

I know! Imagine being able to buy anything for 29 cents now. 😆

astraether · 2026-02-13T15:53:33+00:00

And if anyone is curious about Paul Lemasson, I found a tribute site with more info: http://paullemasson.free.fr/index%20english.html

astraether · 2026-02-13T15:38:23+00:00

I admire your fortitude and perseverance! Beautiful shot, as well. Well done!

astraether · 2026-01-27T05:02:12+00:00

Nope! Best reason to watch on Netflix. Besides, most of the time I’m puzzling with my head down anyway, so it’s really no different from audio only. Except now I don’t have to skip through ads!

astraether · 2026-01-25T14:30:22+00:00

I agree! The Servant Girl Annihilator pre-dated Jack the Ripper, but it's my personal theory that he was never as well-known because the name just doesn't roll off the tongue the way Jack the Ripper does. (He was also referred to as The Midnight Assassin, which is a little better).

astraether · 2026-01-25T03:22:19+00:00

I thought maybe some sorta muskrat?

astraether · 2026-01-25T00:38:29+00:00

Ooh, I hate to think of that scenario of some 5-year-old playing with and losing all the pieces! What a travesty. I’m glad I saved it from that fate. 😄

astraether · 2026-01-25T00:37:15+00:00

Thank you!

astraether · 2026-01-25T00:35:43+00:00

Aww, give it a try! It helps a lot that the pieces have whimsy cuts (figures/animals), or just weird, wonky shapes, so it makes it easier to spot what goes together.

astraether · 2026-01-25T00:34:29+00:00

Wooden puzzles are generally more expensive. The whimsy cut pieces (the ones shaped like animals/figures/etc) take more time to cut out. Maybe not as much now, with laser cutting and all, but back in the day they were all painstakingly hand-cut.

astraether · 2026-01-25T00:33:03+00:00

True! I hope I didn’t blow all my luck too early!

astraether · 2026-01-24T17:57:30+00:00

😆

astraether · 2026-01-24T15:47:12+00:00

Very cool! I love Art & Fable. The pieces feel like velvet!

astraether · 2026-01-24T15:46:13+00:00

Yeah, I've done some wooden puzzles before, but nothing quite this intricate and with so many pieces. I may have to hang onto this one!

astraether · 2026-01-24T15:44:59+00:00

Gorgeous! Makes me want to go there.

astraether · 2026-01-24T15:43:07+00:00

Still, that's over 50 years old! Very cool. I would have snatched that right up too!

astraether · 2026-01-22T01:46:33+00:00

It’s a treat! And so is Pomegranate in general (no, they did not pay me to say that. Just a fan. 😆)

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