As noted by careful readers of at least one message on the refrigerator door of my wife's daughter yesterday, the BRD (Beautiful Rich Daughter) does have a vicious streak.
It was expressed cruelly at her Christmas Eve brunch when she presented her mother with an unexpected gift.
A jigsaw puzzle.
She knows, oh yes she knows, how I hate jigsaw puzzles.
I can't stay away from them, no matter how hard I try to ignore them.
So there I go again, erecting the card table for SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) to dump out the pieces and begin the work.
I hide in front of my computer or try to watch a football game on the television but eventually my eyes are drawn to that damnable mess on the table in the kitchen.
And before long, I am joining my wife at the torture of seeking out pieces that do not belong, or pieces that obviously have fallen off the table and have been kicked under the refrigerator, or pieces that the puzzlemaster surely has left out of the box.
Yesterday, I think it was though all awareness of time has vanished like the missing puzzle pieces, this was our progress on the enigma in our formerly happy home.
It's a little futher along now but we still have miles, miles I say sadly, to go before we sleep.
(to be continued)
I don't like puzzles either. John had me work on one for a while. I find them frustrating and tedious. I'm not good at them.
ReplyDeleteNo puzzles for me either. Just plain evil.
ReplyDeleteShe has a cruel streak for sure! It is satisfying to find a piece that fits though isn't it?
ReplyDeleteBe sure to show us a picture when you get it done! (I know you will!)
ReplyDeleteI don't have the patience or the attention span to do a puzzle. It does look like a nice way to spend a few days though.
ReplyDeleteMy sister loved them. I used to hide 10 or so pieces.
ReplyDeleteIt's been years since I've done one.
ReplyDeleteMay come in handy to pass the time while hiding from the virus.
ReplyDeleteWay too many pieces!
ReplyDeleteWhen we visit friend Bill in Palm Springs he and Lana spent hours, I say days, working these killer puzzles. I try to avoid it, but occasionally will spend minutes, I say hours, finding 1 damned piece that I an insert so I can say I have contributed. I hear ya bro!
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I LOVE JIGSAW PUZZLES! Sorry to shout - I got excited.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, I stopped by my dad's home to work on one with them yesterday. We gave them a jigsaw puzzle table for Christmas. Which in fact, was a sort of gift to me. Ha!