Jigsaw puzzles are under-rated. After all, what’s fun about dumping out a box of cardboard bits, then spending hours turning them upright, sorting them by color and texture, and trying one pair after another in search of a match? It sounds like an exercise in futility–but not for me. I like the trance-like state they put me in. I like the way they encourage me to pay attention to detail. I like watching a picture emerge from the jumble of gray and color, that is, as long as it’s something picturesque. In my family, we’d pull out an old box with a few pieces missing, or sometimes start a new box, every year around the Christmas holidays. I find it comforting to gaze at a beautiful landscape on cold, dark winter evenings. I hope you have time to work a good jigsaw puzzle soon.–R
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The founding member of TCM, Scott is a guitarist, composer, educator, hiker, and now (!) a blogger. He believes that nature has a profound influence over us, and hopes that his work will point people in the direction of the natural world that is all around us. You can email him at s-c-o-t-t@terracottamusic.com. Just take out the hyphens so I know you're a human (trying to avoid s-p-a-m in my inbox!!).-
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Well said… indeed, the similarities between a jigsaw puzzle and ones own life are striking. 😉
Happy New Year! I finished my 1,000 piece puzzle at 12:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day!
Peace and good music in the New Year.!