Life can be interesting. I’ve never been to Mt Rushmore, but I think it’s beautiful.
A friend was just traveling and she went there and sent photos.
THEN… I was at a thrift store looking at puzzles and LOOK what I found. YES, Mt Rushmore.
Puzzling is perfect right now as the weather has gotten cold and the days are getting shorter.
I hope all the pieces are there.
What are your plans for the weekend?
Wow – FALL arrived quickly! Cooler temps, days are noticeably darker in the morning and evening.
As I was out walking, I noticed there are still a few summer flowers blooming, but soon they will be gone, replaced by Fall flowers.
In the stores… Halloween stuff will soon be on SALE, because they’ve already brought Christmas stuff out.
Ah, it all happens so quickly, we need to SLOW down and ENJOY the new season.
Have a great weekend! Time to cozy up with a good book.
I was on Meetup.com looking at different events and found a speed puzzling one. I signed up. It was fun.
You could sign up Solo or in Teams of 2-4.
When I got there, there were two puzzles on the table. The 100 piece was for practice while we waited for other participants to arrive.
The 500 was for the competition. This was my FIRST time doing this. There was a time limit on completing the puzzle, I forgot what that was. As I was Solo, I wasn’t going to win.
I focused on 1) Making sure pieces didn’t fly all over and 2) I completed part of the puzzle.
Somehow, when I opened my bag, ONE piece flew into the open box. Of course, I didn’t see that until the end. The host laughed when he told me HE had seen it, but rules are rules, he could not alert me to this.
That was definitely a “newbie / rookie” puzzling mistake.
I believe the first and second teams won two Ravensburger puzzles each. Then those teams would have to flip a coin on WHO brings a puzzle home.
So, if you are getting bored at home, sign into Meetup.com or EventBrite, lots of activities out there.
Fun events at museums too. I haven’t been to a museum in ages, that will be NEXT.
Have a nice Labor Day weekend!
I’ve never been a big Game Show person, ie Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right, etc.
However, recently I was visiting my Mom, 85, and she’s started watching Game Shows.
One morning, as I made her some oatmeal, Cash Cab came on. Wow, such a FUN show!
Basically, Host – Stand up Comedian Bill Bailey, drives a cab. People get in the cab, not knowing it’s a game show until flashing lights goes off on the ceiling. He drives them to their destination, asking questions. They have two shout outs, one to a person on the street, one to a person they call. Three strikes they are out. If they lose, he boots them out of cab BEFORE their final destination. If they win, they get cash.
Here’s a Youtube clip… ENJOY!
Have a great weekend!
My daughter was out walking, listening to a podcast when she saw “something” on the ground.
Here’s how it looked on the sidewalk.
As she bent down and looked closer, it was a LOVE token. Looks like it had fallen off a key chain maybe?
She picked up this love token inspecting it and as she looked up she saw the top of the church.
Sometimes when we go through challenges, it’s nice to have a sign…
We are LOVED, all will be well!
I was at Hobby Lobby recently. They were having a puzzle sale, 40% off. Now, that was a good deal. So, I looked at my options. I found this one by Brother Sister Design Studio. I was curious about the “soft touch.”
This was a fabulous puzzle. First off, it’s so cheerful. I was surprised at how huge the puzzle pieces were. I give a comparison, see the blue puzzle piece, it’s from a 1,000 piece puzzle I’m working on. Then to the right was a puzzle piece from this puzzle. Fun, but it did feel a little bit like going back to grade school.
Finally, the finished product. HOWEVER, it’s hard to fit the pieces in the box, see photo. I mean, who wants to “carefully” stack puzzle pieces in a box, so they will fit?? Not me, but I do LOVE this puzzle.
So, I guess I’ll have to stack them nicely… LOL
Cheers to more puzzling.
Wishing you all in America a wonderful and safe holiday weekend.
NASCAR Street Race is in Chicago again. Here’s a YouTube clip showing the road course. You can watch the actual race on Saturday, July 5th and Sunday, July 6th on TV.
Happy 4th of July!
I don’t watch baseball. My parents didn’t watch and that carried down to me. However, the other day there was a news clip on this Cosmic League that wear glow-in-the-dark outfits.
They sound a bit like the Globe Trotters, but with baseball. I mean making the game entertaining.
I think there is still time to get a ticket to see them. If you like baseball and have not heard of them, here’s the news clip, I think you’ll enjoy this.
Happy Wednesday!
Growing up by Lake Michigan, we always had fun playing with Rough Horsetail. Of course, back then I didn’t know what it was called. I just had fun taking it apart and putting it back together in different ways.
I completely forgot about it until this weekend when friends pointed it out. LOOK, they said, “This plant comes apart and you can put it back together again!”
We all laughed, I told them of my childhood and we had fun playing with them.
This YouTube video gives information on horsetail.
If you are at a beach and you, your friends and/or kids are bored. Find some rough horsetail and have some fun! So many different combinations you can build.
Time for the beach. 🏖️
You know summer has started when you go for a walk and you see the kids RUNNING & SCREAMING! At first, I thought, “What the heck is going on??” Then I realized — SCHOOL’S OUT!!
That means July 4th celebrations are around the corner. I’ve been eyeing this puzzle for a while. I was drawn to the Fireworks in the background. So, I took the plunge and bought it.
Life is FUNNY! Last night, I got the fireworks done. Just after I finished them…
I got a call. A family wedding next Saturday! I chuckled to myself.
So, that’s why I did the fireworks!! Can’t you FEEL the different explosions of color!
The Universe has such interesting SURPRISES this year!
It’s SUMMER… On my walk, I got wet by a water sprinkler. Obviously, I thought I could “beat” the timer of when the water would hit me…
I was STARTLED!
It was REFRESHING!
Have a great weekend!
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