I did it! I FINALLY finished the owls jigsaw puzzle yesterday! To the last piece, it was quite a challenge. I had to shift whole parts of the puzzle to the left, move the bottom down, remove part of the left side to get it right, but things finally came together. I’ve never had such a difficult puzzle where pieces looked like they fit, but they didn’t. ARRRRGH!
I showed Brian when we returned from visiting my husband at the nursing home. He looked it over carefully, compared it to the picture I have on the wall, and declared, “I guess I believe it.” He said he didn’t think I would finish it. I think that started the ball rolling on my determination to do it. 😃
Brian declared that the owl above is glaring at me because it took me so long to finish the puzzle.
This guy Brian thought was merely staring at me.
The ones on the right were chattering about me in amazement that this was so difficult for me.
My housekeeper, Khun Nong, showed an interest in the puzzle last Friday. I told Brian I would keep the puzzle on the table at least until she got to see the finished piece. I will also keep it until I get the new puzzle that Brian ordered me today!
I LOVE, love, LOVE being able to leave my puzzle out right in the living area of my place not worrying about it being in anyone’s way, causing any problems, making demands on how quickly it comes together. It used to drive my husband nuts when I would have one out, even in my art studio upstairs, so I just stopped trying to do them for quite a while. I’m SO enjoying playing with them now.
I rediscovered how good a puzzle FEELS when the pieces are together. I’m now enjoying stopping each time I pass it and running my hands over it, or just placing my hands on top of it and enjoying how it feels. 🤗
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Well done!!! And its more than just a jigsaw puzzle- it’s a symbol of your determination, refusal to give up and positive attitude, all of which are an inspiration!!
Lots of love
Lesley-Ann in Edinburgh Scotland
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Thanks so much, Lesley-Ann. You made my day. You’re right, in that it raised my confidence to be able to finish it. Now I’m enjoying TOUCHING it so much!
Thanks for your encouragement. 😄
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My mom always enjoyed working puzzles too, Linda. Now, I’m a bit sad thinking I wish she could have tried one last one.
Yours is AMAZING!! I love it. And I love that you completed it anx can enjoy the FEEL of it often. Yay, YOU! ❤️🌷
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I am researching to see if there is any way to preserve it and hang it on a wall in my place!
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Decoupage it. Frame it. 🥳
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Brian is talking about making a glass image of it, like he did the personality painting my dad did of me. They come in different sizes, and I could have a whole shelve in my living area full of them in time.
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Oh, yes! A beautiful idea!
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I think so, too. 😊
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Yay, Linda! You did it! Way to go! 🙂
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Thanks, Susy!
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That’s awesome! Great job! When I used to do actual puzzles (instead of the ones on my iPad), I used to like doing them on a piece of cardboard or poster board and then paint over them with ModPodge so I could hang them up on the wall. Some I put in my classroom, and a couple of them here at home. But that can take up a lot of space. I like your idea, or Brian’s idea, of doing the photos on glass. 😀
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That’s a wonderful idea. I don’t have the supplies here. So this seems like a good compromise. 🙂
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Such determination! I know you must be proud of yourself for finishing the puzzle, regardless of the time it took. Great job! Such an inspiration, and your son must be proud of you, as well.
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He didn’t believe I would stick with it, scoffing a bit at my whining from time to time, but he’s quit scoffing now, said that my housekeeper, Khun Nong, would be pleased the puzzle was finished when she came yesterday, and he took a picture of the finished puzzle so that we can get the image printed on glass to stand on my living area shelf, like the image he had done of the personality portrait of me my dad painted when I was about 6, as a housewarming gift when I moved into my place. Thanks for the encouragement, Donna. MUCH appreciated. 😃
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