Vacation Time

Hi Puzzlers

Ahh...Summer time! With summer here and everyone looking for different things to do be sure to take a few of our new 300 piece puzzles with you.

Our new 300 piece puzzles are being hailed "The One Day Puzzle" because you can do it in just a few hours. So if you get a rainy day or if you just need a break from the sun these puzzles will provide hours of fun for the whole family.

So whether you're vacationing away or at home on a "staycation", remember to relax, enjoy and keep puzzling.

Meet Our Mascot

Hi Puzzlers

We thought you might enjoy meeting our mascot "Whitney".

Whitney has been with us for years. This year she has been especially friendly and has been spotted and photographed several times. Some of her appearances have been made with her two cubs! On one special trip out the gang went over to Kim's house causing the area dogs, to bark and bark for over 5 hours as Whitney circled the neighborhood. Why was she circling you ask? Well Whitney had scooted her cubs up a tree to keep them safe and when she felt the coast was clear she had them come down. The cubs were so well hidden no one even knew they were there!

The Jackson New Hampshire area is well known for it's black bear activity and almost everyone has a story. Here are a few of our own.

Alicia's brothers house-siding was torn off when a bear thought it would look under the siding for some ants. Ted's son Colin went to put trash in the dumpster, as he was about to lift the lid a bear flung it open...from the inside! YIKES! My neighborhood was struck by "Bugsy" (pictured bottom left) he would break into to our cars and houses stealing any and all food. He would fling flour, spices and trash around just for fun. The authorities, after numerous attempts, finally caught him and he is now doing time in the Canadian Wilderness.

We love our bears!

How do you assemble your puzzles?

Hi Puzzlers

How do you assemble your puzzles?

This question has plagued me since I walked past our puzzle table here at the office. I noticed that the border of the puzzle was just about complete and to my horror, all the remaining pieces were in a box to the left. These pieces were not organized into nice neat piles of similar colors; no, they were all heaped together in a single box! How on earth can you do a puzzle like that, I thought to myself!

Being of a curious nature I polled all the office staff and asked how they assemble their puzzles and here is what I found.

We all agreed that the first step was to complete the border.

Jill, Patsy, Melinda and Kim then focus on one area of the puzzle, such as the tiger, and look for pieces to fit that area only.

Alicia and myself sort the pieces by color, then, start a specific area. My daughter takes this even further by sorting the darker similar colored pieces into even smaller groupings.

Remember, whatever puzzling techniques you choose, have fun and keep puzzling.