first in 2018 ...

Things continue to go smoothly here in Michigan. Being retired is a bit boring I have to admit ... but reading, gardening (indoors this time of year), puzzling, and boardgaming take up my days. I will seek some part time employment come spring though, for the extra $$ as well as something to do.

This puzzle was started at the end of January as part of the FaceBook group World Puzzle Jubilee. It's turned out to be quite difficult ... 2000 pieces is a lot, and there's a lot of color gradation ... I've spent the last week working on purple.

'Cabin Fever' by Kim Norlien -- Buffalo Games

here's some closeups, the phone camera doesn't capture the colors very well

Fifty Shades of Purple

Retired!

With the end of the school year ... I am finally fully retired.  I've left the friendly/hostile environs of southern Missouri and relocated to Michigan to share a house and live with my honey. I've spent the last two weeks mostly packing, moving and then unpacking. I believe I've mentioned on this blog before, way back in the beginning, how much I hate moving. That hasn't changed.

Anyway I'll be posting about my adventures and activities on a separate blog which I'm naming

Loafing on the Third Coast (Lot3C)

Heard on the radio the other day that Michigan is second only to Alaska in miles of coastline. More than California, Texas and even Florida! Wow. Of course it's all freshwater coast ... and there IS something to be said for saltwater coastlines. Still .. that's a lot of places to explore and experience. 

This blog will continue to be a puzzling/boardgame/book blog. Stamps and stuff will be posted over on my Stamps & Postal History blog.