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Showing posts with label Menopuzzling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Menopuzzling. Show all posts

Menoturals; Handy Work

This is a slight skew on a Nature Friday posting. Yesterday, I shared some items from an exhibition of material sculptures by Ghana/Nigerian artist El Anatsui. 

Today, I share three images that intrigued me, and the theme is hands...




We spotted this tiny fragment of writing about hands among all the metal caps on one work. In what context is left to the imagination. I took Mac1's hand to give scale to the collage work, then caught the shadow of my hand as I expressed some thoughts to her about the metal pages on which we found this little mystery.




We both like to use our hands for creative works; in her case, it is embroidery, patchwork, quilting, etching, and printmaking. My part is mainly writing, photography, and crocheting. Then, there is the work of jigsaw puzzles! We each worked on both of these. The pieces, as you see, were challenging.



The turtle was the easier of the two insofar as it was completed in a little over an hour by myself and similar for Mac1. The fox, however, was an altogether more troublesome figure. Too many bits of the same(ish) colour. Mac1 completed in something of the order of four hours. I managed it in a little over three. Each was a delight and absorbing. Very different... and, I believe, being animals, perfectly suited to Nature Friday!





That only leaves me to remind you all that we are again facing the end of the month, and next week is also FFF!!!




Menopuzzling Monday

This is the month of carols and stained glass. The latter was my inspiration for this jig. A mere 56 pieces.

Menopuzzling Monday

Crossword day again; all contain five letters, and finding the ones across will reveal the ones down - or 'vikki verki'. Elemental, right?

Menopuzzling Monday

Okay, it's December - let's get all Adventy... 132 pieces on this one, so grab that cuppa!

Menopuzzling Monday

Another wee one - this one will require some knowledge of people... have fun!

Menopuzzling Monday

When you can see the night sky just now, there is one large, orange-red star visible which is sometimes mistaken for the redder planet of Mars... Aldebaran, the brow of the constellation Taurus. My sign. It inspired this 72-piece puzzle.

Menopuzzling Monday

Not many clues to deal with today - and all answers have seven letters! 

Menopuzzling Monday

As we head down the final few weeks, the jigsaws here will be of mandalas - frivolous and festive! This one only has 56 pieces, so shouldn't be too onerous. 

Menopuzzling Monday

A bigger one for you today - the last day of October. I did think I would try using only spooky vocabulary - but I would've been here till 2023 trying to make that work! There was no magic squirrel to aid me... 

Menopuzzling Monday

Hope I don't send you into a death spiral with this spookmandala!!! 81 pieces.

Menopuzzling Monday

Just a tiny puzzle today, with tiny words. Does this mean it is a tiny task???

Menpuzzling Monday

It's the spooky month, so, you know, gargoyle!!! 70 pieces to this one. Bwwahahahahhahah...

Menopuzzling Monday

New month, new puzzle! I had fun putting this one together - started with one idea, and, of course, it became something else. C'est la vie.

Menopuzzling Monday

You just can't go wrong with food, eh? There's not a being in this whole world who would refuse food... one of my personal fave dishes, Mattar-paneer.

Menopuzzling Monday

Just in case you have nothing else to do today and assuming events of the day are not overwhelming you... enjoy this tickling of the grey cells.

Menopuzzling Monday

A younger me in another land... only 48 pieces to this one and worth your effort, I believe.

Menopuzzling Monday

Morning all! Yes, yes, I know - cups of coffee are required. That's fine. Mine's tea. Still, here's one to stir up the little grey cells and get your week firing up.

Menopuzzling Monday

Won't you join me for a cuppa? This jigsaw has 99 pieces and a little more same-to-same in colour toning. Take your time. No rush. Put the kettle on...

Menopuzzling Monday

The dreaded crossword again - at least a handful of you are enjoying these. I chose to work with the preset grid offered on Crosshare, which auto-fills based on the first word one uses. Even that wasn't as straightforward as it sounds, but it was certainly a lot quicker than composing my own. Necessary, as I ran out of days to prepare last week! 

Each word has only five letters, and I have kept the clues as easy and basic as possible, so even some of you die-hard 'can't dos' might find you can do!

Menopuzzling Monday

Jigsaw time! Only 54 pieces and colourful to cheer up your Monday morning. Remember, it's not a competition (unless just between you and the computer!)