Today’s puzzle is Steeped in Tradition, a 550 piece puzzle by Ceaco. I received this puzzle from a friend who got it while she was helping another friend clean out his dad’s house after he had passed away. It had belonged to his mom, who had passed some years earlier. I knew going in that it was missing two pieces, as she had written the information on the back of the box, as shown in the picture below.
After doing the border and a couple of small sections from the middle, I moved the puzzle to our sunroom to be safe from our dog Baxter while we were out of the house. However, I got sidetracked and left the sunroom door open, so he got to it anyway. I ended up losing a corner piece and a few of the border pieces. I have no idea where they went, so I’m guessing he ate them!
I let the puzzle sit for quite a while before finally deciding to tackle it. I was worried it would be hard because the colors were so muted, but it wasn’t too bad and I actually enjoyed it. The other day my friend who had given me the puzzle came over and helped me finish it. By that point, I had progressed to sorting the pieces by shape and was working one by one to figure out where each piece fit. With two of us working on it, we got it done fairly quickly. Here is the finished puzzle:
You can see the two original missing pieces as well as the pieces Baxter got a hold of along the bottom edge. I still think it is a charming puzzle, though. I probably won’t keep it to redo since so many pieces are gone now, but I’m glad I got the chance to do it once.
Next up are some puzzles that were lent to me by, of all people, my ex-husband’s girlfriend. She has sent five puzzles home with my son. I’m not sure if I’ll do all of them, but I will likely do at least a couple.
In So Many Words 
I’ll have to check into a puzzle mat. Right now I use a piece of foam board and just move the puzzle from the dining room to the sunroom when I leave the house. Of course, it helps when I remember to close that door!
The puzzles I was loaned aren’t ones I would have picked out myself, but I have done three of them this weekend and found them to be enjoyable.
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I’m sorry that Baxter thinks your puzzle pieces are om nom nom. I’m pretty sure you’ve written in other posts how he gobbles them up. I haven’t used one myself, but have you thought about getting one of those puzzle roll-up mats? When you get to a stopping point with your puzzle, you just roll it all up and your pieces are protected.
Art is so subjective. Are the images on the loaned puzzles to your liking or taste?
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