Progress report on my Starry Night jigsaw puzzle. Today I fitted in seven pieces. Other than the first day making the borders, this is a daily record. Doesn't sound impressive? Believe me, this puzzle is a nightmare. No pun intended.
So far I have completed 194 of the 1,000 pieces. So 806 to go. At seven a day that would take
- Persist until the end
- Pack the puzzle up and tell MiceElf (who gave me the puzzle) that I finished it and forgot to take a photo
- Invite my friend Tony to bring his dog Lily round for a cup of tea, which will undoubtedly result in Lily leaping onto the coffee table and scattering the pieces all over the room (as happened once before)
Of course, maths would tell you that, for each piece added, the time taken to position the next piece would be increasingly less (because there is one space less to fill). So maybe before May!
So far, I have continued to pursue option 1. In my Cursing Van Gogh post in October 2020, I announced that "this puzzle is going to take me until Christmas to complete". I didn't say which Christmas.
7 Pieces is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre in 1959. I couldn't find a recording of this album but here's Jimmy on tenor sax a year earlier:
I just love those harmonies.
There is a series of two books, the series called Seven Pieces, by Helena Field. It is described as a "A Reverse Harem Fantasy ". I can't imagine what that means.
But you have a brain the size of a planet so a little logistical exercise like this shouldn’t pose any problem.
ReplyDeleteAs for option 2 believe me, your deception would soon be discovered. There is no one like MiceElf for discovering excuses. She’s had years and years of practice.
Roll on the spring and if we’re jabbed by then MiceElf and HimSelf will expect to see the completed picture - and the learned art history commentary.
Is that Jupiter or Pluto?
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