Since we have more inside time due to the ongoing pandemic, it has changed what we look for when out thrifting. Usually we’d only search for interesting games not in our collection. As of late we’ve been doing more jigsaw puzzle ...
I knew my sentimental pack rat habits would come in handy one day. When the orders to stay home came out, I knew we had reached that point in time. While I had donated a large number of puzzles to the nearby senior home, I still had a mixtu ...
Back in the late 90’s there was a game published called “Triazzle” which we run into a lot at thrift. I would best describe it as a tile-laying game with mechanics from Chinese Checkers. The object is to match triangular t ...
To say that 2021 started out a little rough would be a huge understatement. Having a family member at the hospital fighting for his life is not exactly how we planned to ring in the new year. Friends, family and colleagues rallied to our si ...
By now you’ve heard us share a detail or two about the activities we’ve been doing while the entire world is shut down. I gave you our beginner’s guide to painting miniatures, shared a variety of ideas for different types ...
I often direct people to our list of ideas for family bonding and talk about spending quality time together. As someone who tries to find the positive in situations, I’ve been thrilled that the 10+ week quarantine has provided familie ...
I would like to take a moment to ask you to look back one of my holiday gift guide posts. Do you remember me recommending MasterPieces, Inc. puzzles as part of our STEAM gift guide. I did this because I truly love puzzles and have always en ...
If you follow along with our Thrift Treasure series every Sunday, you already know that we’ve spent a few hours putting together puzzles lately. Last Sunday’s article shared some history of jigsaw puzzles as Scott told about a h ...
I’m sure Nicole’s mentioned it before, but I’ll rehash it in case you’ve missed her comments. From a young age she has always has a fascination with jigsaw puzzles. Every year she would receive a couple at Christmas ...
There’s one thing that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed about the girls’ participation in music programs. It’s that my interests in music classics – both symphonic pieces as well as theatrical – has increased. I&# ...
