I don't think I could finish that one!

Nice, thanks for sharing

Good answers.

On edit: I think we do it similarly. Some times new puzzles have pieces stuck together and tear if you try to separate them.

I like the picture!

We usually mark the box "1 piece missing" but not on the picture. We bought many marked that way.

We do the same as you. Bits and Pieces brand puzzles are the most difficult ones for me to sort edges, they use unusual shapes. Some times we do not finish the edge but work around the missing pieces until we find them.

Another nice puzzle, thanks for sharing. We usually take turns working on the puzzles, but some times work together.

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About 2 years ago my wife was able to get blue roses in about 60 days, it was Northern Hemisphere during the snow season. We tried using the same method at the same time in the Southern Hemisphere (summer) but did not do as good and finally gave up. She was extra careful to make sure she did not mix flowers, kept them well isolated. She did not allow them together until step 4, then she kept all the step 4 hybrid red roses together. It took up a lot of room isolating each pair to make sure they did not cross bred with the wrong flower. Each step she planted a new seed flower. We had flowers everywhere, every time we got a hybrid we moved it to a different spot and planted a seed flower next to it. If the pair produced anything other than the desired hybrid flower, it was trashed so not to get them mixed.

I pretty sure this is the method she used:

Step 1 : Seed White + Seed White = Purple

Step 2 : Purple from Step 1 + Seed Red = Pink

Step 3 : Pink from previous step + Seed Yellow = Hybrid Red

Step 4 : Hybrid Red from previous step + Hybrid Red from previous step = blue

Interesting, we just got Avery, our 10th villager today. I restart my Southern Hemisphere island often, I really like the first couple days on a new island. The last 3 islands we Timed Travelled to the first week of January to start, it is a great time for a Southern Hemisphere island, great fishing and lots of bugs.

ACNH is the only game we play, so setting the clock to January does not create any problems. We may time travel within the same day to meet our schedule but do not do any serious time travel until we get the beautify ordinance. We found that most times our Southern Hemisphere island will get shooting stars in early January, so at night I may use a cheap, less than $10 HDMI video capture card and record several hours of the night sky to watch later and get the weather seed as soon as posssible after an island restart. Tomorrow the Beautify Ordinance goes in effect and we will work on the fish and bugs first to fill the museum. We don't always finish the museum, some times it may need 1 or two fossils or a statue we can not get.

Good questions, I never thought of having rules.

On edit: After much thought, another question - if you buy a used puzzle and the previous owner separated all the edge pieces into a plastic bag, do you mix them back in to sort again, do you even sort at all? It is interesting to learn how others do it.

I really like the old Norman Rockwell pictures

We like puzzles with nice, distinct colors, and Ravensburger puzzles usually do not have as much glare as the cheaper brands. We get most of our puzzles from thrift shops, rarely get Ravensburger quality.

Nice, I like the unusual shaped pieces

We are looking forward to the picture of the completed puzzle !

We use the Lavievert board and case - bought it on Amazon. The trays are nice but too small. We use cafeteria trays with fabric attached with double sided carpet tape. We have it about 2 years, starting to show signs of wear. There may be better products, hopefully others will comment.

Lavievert 1500 Pieces Jigsaw Puzzle Board, Portable Puzzle Case with 6 Sorting Trays, Puzzle Caddy Puzzle Storage Saver with Non-Slip Surface for Adults and Kids

You can get good puzzles at many stores, Amazon, Target, Barns & Noble etc. . Some of our favorite brands include Ravensburger, Springbok, Buffalo, White Mountain, Vermont Christmas Company, SunsOut. There are other brands, hopefully others will comment.

We also use a cheap, "Lifetime" brand 48 inch fold in half round portable table, it is not very sturdy but does hold everything we need.

Good Luck, looking forward to seeing some pictures of the completed puzzles.

There are two older adults (retired). We do not usually work on the puzzles the same time but do share the same puzzle. At one time we had a different setup, using a 48" round table and we could work together, but now use a rectangular table with a bright shop light suspended over the puzzle for better light. My wife will do diamond art work if I am working on the puzzle. Without going into personal details, we are physically limited in the things we can do.

We do have many puzzles that we do more than once, but buy a lot from thrift stores and outlet stores, also check online . Amazon some times will sell puzzles for about $5.00 (US) with free shipping.

Both puzzles look difficult!

Nice!