Puzzle and a glass of whine

For a variety of reasons (long hours, extra days, technical complications), it's been a very tough week with my online job. Last night – after a 12-hour day – all I wanted was a glass of whine and the soothing relaxation of a jigsaw puzzle.

I think everyone has the occasional rough week at work. This was one of them. Perhaps this is apropos:

Momentary obsession

Every so often I get a bee in my bonnet to do a puzzle. A couple years ago a friend gave me a 1000-piece puzzle featuring Madonna and Child based on an old painting. It's become a favorite. So out came the puzzle board and I became momentarily obsessed with filling in pieces.

Here's the box:

Many years ago Don made me this sturdy puzzle board to keep the pieces from scattering and so I could move the board around when I needed to clear the table.

Finished it this morning. Took about a week altogether.

Younger Daughter got a kick out of the fact that she could pick up the entire puzzle as a sheet.

I'll keep this out for a day or two to admire it, then disassemble it and attack my favorite Vermont farm scene puzzle next.