Both brain-teasing & curiously relaxing, a good jigsaw puzzle is still one of folks' favourite ways to while away the days of bluster in our long winters.

Our Christmases usually involved receiving the family puzzle to entertain us during the upcoming snowy months. Here, we would chit & chat, sit and stare, for hours shifting the cardboard pieces all around until, after many hours of much determination, reasonable
concentration and, more likely, extreme luck, an image would be unveiled.

Then there comes that let down, when something you rather enjoyed was suddenly over – but wait – after a quick trip to the attic, rescue comes with another wooden box full of bits & pieces. aww…Life is good again.

With my re-found interest in puzzling again, I became curious about it all ...so upon some research I found some quite interesting lore about jigsaw puzzles - some you will know, but some I may surprise you.