Lilian's Tree

Well, since our lockdown didn't end at 12.00 midnight on 30 July and we are now in Family History Month, what have I done? I've given into the craze of jigsaw puzzles and started a 500 piece one called Crazy Cat Alphabet. I probably will be crazy by the time I finish.                                           I did it and it wasn't as hard as I thought. It's a very quirky puzzle to do. I planted my bulbs in the raised garden bed and spent time weeding it. It's a mixed lot of bulbs, daffodils, freesias and hyacinths. They are coming up, so I'm happy about that. Three Zoom meetings on Monday and one more tonight. This one is for the family history group I belong to, (Botany Bay Family History Society), our monthly meetings have been on Zoom for over 12 months. Played with FindMyPast's new Scottish records and found the Monumental Inscription for my 2x great-grandfather.  Not only ...

I love doing jigsaws and now have an app, on the iPad, for them.  I can remember as a child doing the jigsaws, on boards, that had the spots marked for the pieces. I progressed to boxed ones. So what of the history of jigsaws.  Good old Wikipedia says, John Spilsbury, from London is credited with using a marquetry saw, to make the first puzzle, around 1760. That long ago! Jigsaws come in a vast range of sizes and shapes. Some are even 3D. Me, I tended to stick to around 500 pieces, with the cardboard ones. According to the Alzheimer Society of Canada, doing jigsaws helps keep the brain active and my help in the prevention of this disease. I love my app and now use jigsaws to help with the boredom on long flights. Bye for now, Lilian Lilian.