Finished

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Mama Cormier

…and no missing pieces

I started this puzzle over a year ago. I put it aside rolled in a piece of black felt but it was always in sight. Back in January I unrolled it and put it at the far end of the kitchen table.

Darlene Kulig is one of my favourite local artists and she is the mother of two former students. She has had some of her paintings made into jigsaw puzzles and this is one of them.

When I started to continue with this puzzle I had barely finished the perimeter.

Two nights ago I finally finished this 1000 piece puzzle. It took me a month to finish it but I persevered and the best part was that all the pieces were there.

One Jigsaw Puzzle Done

Posted on January 4, 2026 by Mama Cormier

…surprised at how much joy this process gave me

This puzzle took me only two days to complete but then there were only 550 pieces. I probably spent 2 to 3 hours each day with a few breaks in between. I think the coffee and sweets theme energized me. Now I should go back to a bigger one that I had started last year and never finished.

Finished!!!!!

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….I started out gangbusters

….but when I got about three quarters done I slowed down. There were days when I only placed about three or four pieces successfully. In the last couple of days, however, when I got down to the last 100 pieces things became easier and pieces fit into place, especially when I focused on the shape of the piece rather than the colours. My sister in Chatham shared this strategy with me when I talked to her earlier in the week.

I’m now ready to tackle another one. I think I’ll borrow one from my daughter.

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Working on Something Different

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….no it’s not a new painting or anything art related for that matter

Many moons ago I used to enjoy working on jigsaw puzzles. Over the years my youngest sister has kept up the tradition of putting together puzzles and lately my daughter and daughter-in-law have taken an interest in jigsaws. They brought a puzzle of the moon this past summer up to the cottage which turned out to be pretty much impossible to assemble.

We have a games store in our neighbourhood so I decided to try and help them stay in business and I purchased a 1000 piece puzzle and a mat. In the meantime Andrea and Josie have purchased more puzzles and we’ll probably swap when I finish this one. Kevin started the puzzle with me by finding all the end pieces but I’ve pretty much put it together so far on my own. I have to admit that it is pretty addictive and I have to pull myself away just to get to bed before 2:30 in the morning. Luckily I have not where to go so I can sleep in.

Here’s my progress so far.