About my ratings

Perhaps because of my day job, I'm a tough rater. Everything 3/5 and above I consider worth the time and money. If I purchase on Etsy or a similar platform and the puzzle is as expected, I will give a top rating on the platform because of how seller ratings work, but here "as expected" is probably a 3/5 in most cases.

Monday, January 5, 2026

Fry's Chocolate Ad

 Chestnut & Hemlock, 115 pieces. Tiny pieces! There may come a day when they're too tiny for me, but this puzzle was adorable.





Pie Kitchen

 Lucretia's Pieces, 439 pieces. Very nice image with lots of detail; I loved the color line cutout of the bowl of fruit. 6/10



a few whimsies




a different kind of apple


Cincinnati

 Stave, 690 pieces. I was interested in this, despite it being a bit bigger than my usual Stave favorites, because it's based on a quilt. The fabric characteristics didn't come through quite as much as I'd hoped, but it was still fun. 7/10




Stave clown in an interesting position


judge

I assume these are 2 of four local figures (see next picture)


jazz quintet

teacher in class

mutliple diners




Friday, January 2, 2026

Fresh from the Garden

 Lucretia's Pieces, 597 pieces. Impressive border cutting; fun do do all the way through. 7/10









Flourish

 Liberty, 454 pieces. Very, very hard because of the near color-line cutting on the extensive flourishes of the image. Not for those who don't like significant trial and error. Impressive example of what Liberty can do. 4/5







also a parrot in a parrot on a parrot

multipiece parrot in a parrot


Actor Portraying a Woman

 Spiritwood/Charles T. Ross, 380 pieces. A fun puzzle with patterns that took some time to sort out and a great border. 4/5







Thursday, January 1, 2026

A Tale of Three Kittens

 Lucretia's Pieces, 394 pieces. Started out dark, but distinctions eventually emerged. 6/10