@Sophie – oh my, I wish I could have intervened! Yes, you can’t just put a pretty image on a jig saw and call it a day. To be satisfying, an image should be such that when you look at any piece, you should have a good sense of where it should go. Any big swathes of single color should be entirely intentional (like it’s marketed as a master-level puzzle or something). Otherwise people are going to be annoyed, not happy – which is the point of a leisure activity. White Mountain and Buffalo Games are both pretty good options.

Speaking of puzzles, my mom asked my dad to buy her a new one and he got her a ship sailing in the ocean. Blue water, blue sky, white foam, white clouds. We eventually had to pack it up, it was too frustrating and not really what you want from a recreational pass time.

@Chelsea – yep, we’re a bit more covered up up here! But it’s also not ridiculously hot and humid all the time, so there’s that.

@Brenda – that would have been fun! I will probably wind up donating most of them.

I’m also in PA, but unfortunately on the other end, because I was like, I’ll join you in a puzzle swap! 🙂

@Brenda- there is an art to puzzle making and some companies definitely do it better than others!

Also can’t stop thinking about machine washable lunchboxes. BRILLIANT.

@Cheryl – then that’s a definite plus in the school lunch category!