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.

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Colorado Columbine, Lymon Aksamit

 Liberty, 108 pieces. Cute little puzzle. 3/5





Liv Wan, Italy Food Map

 Artifact, 385 pieces. Very nice themed whimsies make this otherwise grid-cut puzzle stand out. 3/5





creation of Man/Sistine Chapel

classic tourist photo


Blessings

 Stave, 475 pieces. Along with cutting my preferred rebus, Stave included lovely, appropriate whimsies based off segments in the image--thrilling to add to my Judaica puzzle collection. 10/10




Th+hay tree+eye+D 2 key+eel+house = "they tried to kill us"

Torah scroll

snake/apple

mezuzah

Torah on podium

dreidel with swirl

candle

center star of David

tallis

inkpot and quill

person with kippah holding Torah scrolls

more scrolls

from the top


Friday, March 21, 2025

In the Gourden

 Stave, 75 pieces. This three-sword Touzzle (borderless teaser) was a delight, just the right amount of difficulty. The sunflowers were a bonus. 8/10






Thursday, March 20, 2025

Sonoran Sunset

 Stave, 495 pieces. Another lovely one with a lot of sky and a great state interacting whimsy. 7/10


vulture



Great Arizona/cactus whimsy combo


once again Google and my photo system work poorly together, but the dropouts are still great


watering can in the desert?

Pant+head R+ox

Another really nice geographic whimsy



Wednesday, March 19, 2025

The Badger State

 Stave, 65 pieces. Continuing my quest for state puzzles--I lived in Wisconsin when I was a kid, so it was an obvious candidate, and having a Barbie whimsy was a bonus. 6/10






Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Preserve Us

 Approx. 200 pieces? 3 Cat Max and Chestnut & Hemlock. Laser-cut. Interesting repeating vine design with an even  more interesting set of dropouts in the middle for added difficulty. 4/5