Aurora, 2025-09-09

Another Disney princess from the Disney Castle Collection, and as usual, I have no idea who she is. The fairy godmothers look familiar though, but I thought they belonged in the story of Cinderella.

Aurora, Ravensburger, 1000 pieces. Completed on September 9, 2025.

Southern Ambience, 2025-09-06

I really like the square 500-piece puzzles, they have pieces that are a bit larger than the usual Ravensburger pieces, and the fit also seems especially good. While it says 500 pieces on the box, it’s actually closer to 600 (572 to be exact). Loved it!

Southern Ambience, Ravensburger, 500 pieces. Completed on September 6, 2025.

Cats at Work, 2025-09-06

This was so much fun! Probably because of the image, I had no false fits (eeBoo is a bit prone to false fits), and at no time did I have to think about what to do next – it practically put itself together.

Cats at Work by Monika Forsberg, eeBoo, 1000 pieces. Completed on September 6, 2025.

Favorite Things, 2025-08-29

This was my first Elena Essex puzzle, and I found the quality to be fine, but not exceptional. There were no false fits, but the fit could have been better. There was a good mix of piece shapes, and overall, I absolutely loved this puzzle.

Favorite Things by Mara Penny, Elena Essex, 1000 pieces. Completed on August 29, 2025.

I had a closer look at the books, and it seems the artist likes fairytales, ornitology, and spells:

Moomin, 2025-08-27

This was the last Peliko puzzle in my to-do pile, and I don’t think I’ll be getting any more of them any time soon. While I was spreading out the pieces, I felt optimistic, the pieces felt better than usual, but then I had a lot of trouble of the false fit kind with the yellow wall in the top left corner even though it’s a small area. The image was fairly easy, of course, and it was mostly a pleasant experience, but still, it would have to be a pretty terrific image for me to consider another Peliko puzzle.

Moomin, Peliko, 1000 pieces. Completed on August 27, 2025.