Assembly and review of an inexpensive puzzle from China, thoughts on Chinese-made puzzles, and a long digression about cowboys, Vikings and their hats (about 4000 words; 19 pictures)
In my opinion, this is your best write-up so far, even though you are presenting a puzzle with a few disappointing features. I enjoyed the detailed description of how you chose, ordered, cleaned up, assembled, and assessed this Viking puzzle. Coincidentally, I wrote a short piece of creative writing yesterday on a Viking theme for my recreational writers' group. Thanks again for the research you do and share, Bill.
My biggest quibble with whimsies is when they have no relation to the image -- like the parrot 😹 But I think that your "Air Traffic Control Tower" is a lighthouse, although same issue as the ship's wheel not being relevant to the era! I liked reading about the myth of the American West, and how it has just as much weight in shaping American cultural identity as what the West was really like. I'd say that if one wanted to get a good idea about what moving out the to the "untamed" wilderness was, the Little House on the Prairie books are a great intro to at least one side of the story!
In my opinion, this is your best write-up so far, even though you are presenting a puzzle with a few disappointing features. I enjoyed the detailed description of how you chose, ordered, cleaned up, assembled, and assessed this Viking puzzle. Coincidentally, I wrote a short piece of creative writing yesterday on a Viking theme for my recreational writers' group. Thanks again for the research you do and share, Bill.
My biggest quibble with whimsies is when they have no relation to the image -- like the parrot 😹 But I think that your "Air Traffic Control Tower" is a lighthouse, although same issue as the ship's wheel not being relevant to the era! I liked reading about the myth of the American West, and how it has just as much weight in shaping American cultural identity as what the West was really like. I'd say that if one wanted to get a good idea about what moving out the to the "untamed" wilderness was, the Little House on the Prairie books are a great intro to at least one side of the story!