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- What's your favorite puzzle and why?
- The Butterfly Chase-it is the first one I've received-the first I dreamed of owning...out of all of the puzzles I had repeatedly gone through-it, to me, was the most beautiful.
- Which Puzzles Do You Own?
- "The Butterfly Chase", and "Nessie"
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- Nashville, TN
- Which puzzles are on your wish list?
- Champ and Empress Pearl-(to go along with Nessie)-and then my ULTIMATE dream of owning Treasuretrove or Palace of Pranks for their difficulty factor. I think I am ALMOST done talking myself into getting Venice By-ways for that same reason. I like Lion Dancers and Can of Worms-BUT, Pull-my-Strings always catches my eye and makes me smile.
- When and where do you puzzle?
- In my living room, and I only do a Stave when I can devote full un-ruined, un-possiblity of it being ruined, time. BUT, I will do other puzzles often through out the day, but my most favorite time is late night, alone.
- What got you into Stave Puzzles?
- I was looking for Ravensburger puzzles on-line. I can hardly remember how I ended up at Stave.com, but after reading "Chief Tormentor" I was curious. Once I received my catalog and information and read it-I was hooked. My brother and I became "Super-Stave-Geeks" and talked about their puzzles all the time. I try to keep my "Staveing" down to a minimum around the house since my Boyfriend has started to refer to them as "Stahhve"(sounds like "mauve")with a snooty accent-ha ha-because I talk about the quality and art of each piece.
I sound like a "junkie".
- Tips for solving Stave Puzzles: Want to share?
- I don't know if it helps, but for me I laid out a nice cloth. I had all chores and responsibilities attended to, so my mind could 'be free'. I had something to drink, non-residue-on-my-fingers type of candies-and I treated myself to unwrapping it from the box with a savoring intention. I laid each piece out carefully and once they were all face up, I just looked at each piece as it lay there-each individual piece and "read" it. I just kept doing that until the "stories" started sounding the same. I have only worked The Butterfly Chase-and I do not think I could do the "reading" technique with a puzzle like Fan Flair(different artwork). I think laying out a nicely ironed cloth to work on is important-and possibly adding a bit of dramatics(?) to "setting out to puzzle" helps because it may be so far from how you would normally set out to "do for yourself", that it shocks you out of routine and brings your focus inwards and onto what you are doing-I guess I think that's what helped me-it sure was fun to "Do a Stave".
- About me: Interests, fave books and music etc
- Puzzling, Fishing, Flying Kites, Rock Hounding and most recently-"Rock Band" for the PS3-(I'm a GREAT "Virtual Drummer").
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I'm looking forward to our Puzzle Party at Blackberry Farm this weekend. Yes, it is work, but I get some puzzling time, too. I find the Traditionals most relaxing but I make my brain work through one Trick puzzle, too. Of course, I have somewhat of an advantage because I know what the end result needs to be :) But it's still hard for me. Honest!! I feel really good when I get it figured out. Keep Puzzling!