I finished my jigsaw

@JudyEv (340230)
Rockingham, Australia
September 3, 2021 4:39am CST
My friend gave me a jigsaw recently and I’ve just finished it. It was 500 pieces which is just about the right size for me. I’m not so keen on the really big ones nowadays. I get too anxious to get them done and next thing I know my neck and shoulders are aching from bending over the puzzle too long. I enjoyed doing this one and it didn’t take me long. However, as is often the case, the sky caused me a few headaches and stiff necks. There are only four different shapes used so it was easy to pop the wrong blue spot in the wrong area. But I got there in the end. Do you do jigsaws? I only have the one now. I gave away my others when we moved. But in our clubhouse there is a drawerful of them that we can borrow so I’ll get another from there one day.
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@Juliaacv (51012)
• Canada
3 Sep 21
We used to put up a big puzzle for the family to pick away at on Boxing Day. We all had 2 weeks off at Christmas and we would have time to work on it. Your puzzle is quite nice.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Sep 21
We spend 4-6 days with friends at New Year and always have a jigsaw to work on in between other pursuits.
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@LadyDuck (471456)
• Switzerland
3 Sep 21
Congratulations, I am sure it was not easy to complete. I like computer jigsaws more than real ones now.
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@LadyDuck (471456)
• Switzerland
4 Sep 21
@JudyEv I was watching 5 minutes ago a robot completing a puzzle in only a few minutes. Those robots were built for the RePAIR project, to put together the broken mosaics they found in Pompeii.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
I was doing them on the computer too, and enjoying it.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
@LadyDuck Goodness, that's incredible. I hadn't heard about those robots but what a great idea.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
3 Sep 21
Big fan of jigsaw puzzles. Gave up when life got busier. Would love to get into it again.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
4 Sep 21
@JudyEv I prefer actual puzzles over the online ones.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
I was doing 100-piece ones online but it's nice to have a 'real' one again.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 21
@allen0187 I find the screen too small with online ones. I need more room!! lol
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@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Sep 21
Judy, I hate to disappoint you, but that puzzle was supposed to show dogs, not horses.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
3 Sep 21
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
OH NO!!! Is that why it took so long to do?
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
3 Sep 21
@JudyEv Congrats on finishing the puzzle. So what are you going to doing with it now that you finished it? I used to do them but not very good at them.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
I've taken it apart now and when my friend comes to stay, I'll bring it out again as she likes doing jigsaws too.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
5 Sep 21
@JudyEv That is nice that you will have a puzzle to do with her.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
3 Sep 21
My wife loves to do jigsaw puzzles. It is fun to borrow a couple of pieces and see what happens next!
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Sep 21
Please, please tell me you're joking! If you did that to me, I put itching powder in your underwear drawer.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
3 Sep 21
@JudyEv i was kidding (or was I)
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
@DocAndersen I'm sure you were. I'm sure you're too nice to go to such depths.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
3 Sep 21
The drawing is beautiful! I always think pictures with horses are attractive. I built a few jigsaw puzzles with my husband before my eldest was born. I remember we did the last one when my eldest was just started to climb, and we found it it's more difficult to work on the puzzles when he was around. So we stopped buying puzzles anymore. My eldest enjoyed building puzzles as well. He did the 1000 pieces together with me when he got older, but then when younger siblings were born, it's again hard for us to work on the puzzles. Perhaps I'll wait until my youngest gets older, then we can have it as a family activity. It's a good idea to be able to borrow the puzzles and build some. Sometimes I don't know what to do with those puzzles. I just break the puzzles down into pieces and store them in boxes now.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
Mine were stored in their boxes until I decluttered. It's good I can now borrow some. I might just keep a couple in the house.
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@allknowing (136579)
• India
3 Sep 21
Nice work. Good that you do not have cats around
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Sep 21
Any cats would have a great time with it I guess.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
@Marty1 You haven't written about Onnie for a while - or else I missed it. I hope he is well.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
3 Sep 21
I used to like doing puzzles but not anymore as my fingers have arthritis
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Sep 21
I can understand that having arthritis would make it very difficult.
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@wolfgirl569 (106425)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Sep 21
I used to do them a lot. I need to get through some I have here so I can get them out of the house.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
I'll probably end up with a couple that I'll do from time to time.
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@LindaOHio (178870)
• United States
3 Sep 21
I was on a roll for a while and put together quite a few. I thought about going back and doing them again; but I haven't so far. That's a very lovely one with the horses.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Sep 21
I used to do mine over and over. I will do this one again one day.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
4 Sep 21
Nice difficult one! Lots of same colors. Back in the 80s, I believe, we had puzzle making. Everyone had to put in one puzzle I'm piece who saw it. It was fun. The hardest we did was a golf course, so many same colors.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 21
@oahuwriter Did you find that, if you gave it away for a while, when you came back to it, you immediately got a few more?
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
Yes the browns were quite hard but eventually I got there.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
5 Sep 21
@JudyEv So did we, but I got to admit, it was so difficult to finish.
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• India
3 Sep 21
Wow that's great and it does take a lot of work to complete
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Sep 21
I was surprised this one didn't take longer really.
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• India
4 Sep 21
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@Ghandra (201)
• Surabaya, Indonesia
4 Sep 21
jigsaw....i remember saw movie
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
I remember there was a movie by this name but I haven't seen it.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 21
@Ghandra I know it had some sort of reputation so I never even wanted to see it.
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@Ghandra (201)
• Surabaya, Indonesia
4 Sep 21
@JudyEv i have seen it half and half for fear of a terrible scene.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50273)
• United States
3 Sep 21
I do like them, but haven’t done one in awhile.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50273)
• United States
4 Sep 21
@JudyEv I hope that you find one that you like.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
I only have the one now but I'll see if there is one I like in the donated ones in the clubhouse.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
@Tampa_girl7 Thanks.
@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
3 Sep 21
Pretty and I used to do jigsaws all the time... When we moved a few years ago we donated them to a local thrift store. Just wait until you borrow one that is missing a piece... That's the reason I'd only work on brand new ones.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
4 Sep 21
@JudyEv Were all the pieces there when you bought used ones?
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
@DaddyEvil From memory, one had one piece missing so that wasn't too bad.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
I donated all mine too. I bought a few in thrift stores over the years too.
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@rakski (123431)
• Philippines
4 Sep 21
I once do jigsaw of 1000 pieces when I was younger. It took me and my sisters days to finish it. It has been a while since I do a jigsaw
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@rakski (123431)
• Philippines
4 Sep 21
@JudyEv that is true and the puzzle we made was a scenery so it is quite hard
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
@rakski It is always difficult if there is a lot of sky, or sea, or green grass.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
Some can be very difficult to complete. I prefer 500 pieces now as I have a lot less room. I can't afford to have one hanging around for days really.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Sep 21
Good job on the puzzle! I like the picture of the horses. Do you keep them together and frame them afterward, or do you take the puzzle apart so you can put it together again later? The kids and I love putting puzzles together. Well, really it's my daughter and I mostly, but my son will jump in every now and then. My daughter loves Disney puzzles, so we're always putting them together. She likes to glue them and frame them when we're done. She's got a room full of Disney puzzles hanging on her walls.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Sep 21
@JudyEv Nothing wrong with that either! Depending on the puzzle, I'll sometimes break them up and put them back in the box so I can re-do it again later.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 21
My sister used to do huge ones and has framed and hung some of them but I just break them up and do them again later.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Sep 21
Well done. I'm not surprised it features horses. Beautiful. Yes, I love jigsaw puzzles. I have several of them.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Sep 21
@JudyEv You have a good friend.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 21
This was given to me and my friend knows I like horses. I was very happy to get it.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
4 Sep 21
I love doing jigsaw puzzles. I have a table set up just of piecing them together. I find putting them together relaxing. Enjoy the next one.
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@JudyEv (340230)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 21
I don't have much room here but I have a big board that I do them on. I can shift this onto my bed or onto the dining table if I need to.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
9 Sep 21
@JudyEv Any place you can manage to put together a jigsaw puzzle is good.
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