Today Lynn swung by to drop off two things: a book, Signs Preceding the End of the World by "Mexico's greatest novelist" Yuri Herrera. At a mere 107 pages, it's a good candidate for my instant-gratification pile of books. (See yesterday's post, which didn't label any piles, but that would be a good one to start.)
She also brought . . . a jigsaw puzzle! A hard one: one thousand pieces, with an intricate design of pencils, pencils, and more pencils!
I am dedicating one of my drafting tables to it. And I have started sorting the pieces, into three categories: edges, ones with yellow pencils (not as clearcut as it sounds), and "other." I told myself I'd quit for the day when I found any pieces that fit together. Et voilà!
Not just two pieces, but three! I am so on a roll.
Here's the puzzle itself, with some of the "contains yellow" pieces:
I haven't sorted even half the pieces. But I am making such progress!
Another sort of similar (but much easier) project that I do every month is a sticker calendar. This is my third. The first two re-created famous works of art. This year's is all about cats. I preferred the works of art, but . . . this year it's cats, so what can I do? The stickers are numbered in usually six sections—A, B, C, D, E, F:
—and you just need to find the correct spot in the grid. As I said, easy. Here's May:
Simple pleasures in times of pandemic.
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Today's count of confirmed cases in Monterey County is 441 (up 12 since yesterday); hospitalizations and deaths remain steady at 54 and 8, respectively.
Stay healthy. Play a little! Don't go crazy.
1 comment:
That puzzle is seriously hard. I'm impressed you're even giving it a try. And sticker calendars? I've never heard of them. But hooray for friends with surprises to keep us occupied!
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