In advance of having foot surgery Heidi proactively ordered herself some jigsaw puzzles to help wile away the time that she would be immobile. If anything at all, we are generally 1000 piece puzzle people-- those seem standard in the sense that they are the ones my family did when we were kids; they are the ones we see most frequently at the vacation homes we rent, and they are the ones that we have done on this recent puzzle kick.
And yet, when she was shopping, there were a few 500 piece puzzles that looked fun and intriguing. One was on dogs of the world, another was a flower shop with a black lab sitting in the doorway. On Saturday morning, we pulled out Dogs of the World, propped up Heidi's foot on one of the dining room chairs, and started sorting pieces. It was not an easy puzzle, but it was very manageable, and after a fun couple of hours, done.
"I kind of like these 500 piecers," I told Heidi. "They seem to require a much shorter time commitment, but they are still challenging."
The next day we tested the theory and assembled the Wonder & Bloom puzzle. That one only took a few hours as well. I think we may have entered a new phase of this hobby!
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