Completed 25th October 2026

 

500 Pieces

Illumination's Minions  

Innovakids Family Pack including a 25pcs, a 36pcs, a 49pcs and a 500pcs jigsaw puzzle 

Completed 24th October 2026

  

1000 Pieces

I like Birds - by Stuart Cox

The artist spent his early years on England's South Coast, where he enjoyed Birdwatching. Later on he went to Scotland to work as a graphic designer and started illustrating the birds he saw there.

Manufactured by Ravensburger, 2020

Details include robins, blue tits, goldfinches and bullfinches 

 

Completed 18th October 2026

  

1000 pieces

Neon city: New York City 

  40° 43′ N, 74° 0′ W

©deberarr / ©elvis901 / ©lunamarina / ©Michael Lisi / ©Oleksandr Dibrova - stock adobe / © Fotolia

Manufacturer: Trefl, Poland 

 

 New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island—each being coextensive with its respective county. It is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area.

 With an estimated population of 8,586,038 as of 2026, distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km²), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the country's second-most populous city.

The city's mayor is Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat and Democratic Socialist who was elected in November 2025. Mamdani took office shortly after midnight in a private ceremony on January 1, 2026.

 

 The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World, 

40°41′21″N 74°2′40″W 

French: La Liberté éclairant le monde; colloquially known as Lady Liberty) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture of a robed and crowned woman on Liberty Island, part of New York City, in New York Harbor. The copper-clad statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, and its metal framework built by Gustave Eiffel. 

The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

 

Completed 11th October 2026

  

1000 Pieces

The World of Royal scandals * from Henry VIII to Queen Victoria 

by Barry Falls

Manufacturer: Laurence King Verlag GmbH, Germany - 2026 The Orion Publishing. Printed in China

 

**

Details will be addded soon! 

I visited the zoo in Dortmund

 It's been ages since I visited a zoological garden and it was about time. It was a cold but almost sunny day and here we are 

 

Kleinmann's tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) - tiny and very quick. The critically endangered species is native to Libya and possibly extinct in Egypt.

 

 

Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexinctus) are efficient diggers and form burrows to live in and search for prey. The armadillo is alert and primarily solitary. An omnivore, it feeds on insects, ants, carrion, and plant material.

 

A family of Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

 

 

 Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata) is widely distributed in South America, occurring in central and eastern Brazil through eastern Bolivia and Paraguay to Uruguay and central Argentina. When they lay down for a sunbath, they look like they are dead which forced the Zoo to fix a board to inform visitors

 

The Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal.

 

  The Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile.

 

Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus)are great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia. They are now found only in parts of Borneo and Sumatra. Fruit is the most important component of an orangutan's diet, but they will also eat vegetation, honey, insects and bird eggs. They can live over 30 years, both in the wild and in captivity. This Orangutan is a male and leader of the group of orangutans in the zoo.

 

 

The king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is a large bird found in Central and South America. While in flight, its wings are held flat with slightly raised tips, and from a distance the vulture can appear to be headless while in flight. This one just had fun eating a dove

 

 

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.

African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) also called the sulcata tortoise, is an endangered species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and the Sahel. It is the largest mainland species of tortoise in Africa. In the wild their lifespan is unknown but is believed to exceed 75 years.

A Serval (Leptailurus serval) is a wild small cat native to Africa. It is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, where it inhabits grasslands, wetlands, moorlands and bamboo thickets. This one was sleeping tight  

Completed 5th October 2026

100 Pieces

 

Peach dreams - by Ravensburger, with tiny pieces

 

 the box includes

 

Completed 2nd October 2026

  

1000 Pieces

 Impressions of the Gevelsberg Funfair by day and by night

Officially edited in 2024 by ProCity Gevelsberg, the city marketing organisation.

Manufactured by fotopuzzle.de / PuzzleYou 

 

 

 As the funfair takes place on a hill, it proudly bears the title ‘The world’s most weird funfair’. By the way: Gevelsberg is located in Germany, between Dortmund and Wuppertal, close to Düsseldorf. 

 

 

Completed 2nd October 2026

 500 Pieces

Journaling

by Carla Agostinho (Portugal/Macau)

Manufacturer: Minzze GmbH, 54294 Trier, Germany

 

Competitions:
Used in: Euro Jigsaw Jam #143
Organiser: Speed Puzzle Europe
Category: Individual
Type: Online
Date: 11.+12.05.26
Participants: 179
Winner: Jagoda Kubiak (Poland)
Fastest time: 00:32:05 
https://speedpuzzle.eu/Results/

I simply can’t understand how anyone could finish this piece in 32 minutes :-D

 Okay, I wasn’t exactly slow either, but it still took me two hours to complete it. In a relaxed mood.

Completed 29th September 2026

 500 Pieces

Origami

Editor: speedpuzzle.eu < find out wo managed to solve this puzzle within 34 Minutes!!!

Manufacturer: Minzze GmbH, 54294 Trier, Germany

 

 

 Photo taken from the reverse side of the box

 

 Flowerballs on top in the middle and below left = Kusudama

Dodecahedron below middle = made of 12 Sonobe modules

Icosahedron on top left = made of 30 Sonobe modules - The tips are folded inwards. 

Spiky balls on the right side top and below = Bascetta star (spiked icosahedron) 

The spiky bowl in the middle = Five Intersecting Tetrahedron, designed by Thomas Hull (mathematician) 

 

 

 

 

Completed 17th September 2026

 700 Pieces

Fields in Quito, Ecuador

by Yann Arthus-Bertrand 

 

Link to the livestream of the WORLD JIGSAW PUZZLE Championship 2024 (17.-20. Sept. 2026) + timetable

 Enjoy the challenges the participants have to assemble in Valladolid, Spain

LINK  to the World Jigsaw Puzzle Federation Youtube channel

https://www.worldjigsawpuzzle.org/

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Thursday, September 17, 2026

Qualifiying Round Individual

09:00h–10:30h First Round A
90 Minutes . 500

11:00h–12:30h First Round B
90 Minutes . 500

13:00h–14:30h First Round C
90 Minutes . 500

15:00h–16:30h First Round D
90 Minutes . 500

Semifinals Individual

18:00h–19:15h Semifinal S1
75 Minutes . 500

19:45h–21:00h Semifinal S2
75 Minutes . 500 

 

Friday, September 18, 2026

Qualifiying Round Pairs

09:00h–10:30h Group A
90 Minutes . 500

11:00h–12:30h Group B
90 Minutes . 500

Final Organizations

13:00h–15:00h Final
2 Hours . 1.500

16:30h–18:30h Puzzle Party

Enjoy most funny crazy experience. See more info

19:00h–21:00h Karaoke night!

 

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Qualifiying Round Teams

09:00h–12:00h Group A
3 Hours . 2.000

12:30h–15:30h Group B
3 Hours . 2.000

Final Teams

17:00h–20:00h Final
3 Hours . 2.000

20:30h–21:45h Proyeccion Pelicula La pieza perdida

 

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Final Pairs

09:30h–11:30h Final
2 Hours . 1.000

Final Individual

12:00h–13:15h Final
75 Minutes . 500

13:30h–14:30h Ceremony Awards and Closing

Development process of a very special and almost vintage 700pcs-MB - updated 17.9.2026 and completed

Nature is the theme of a special marathon that started last weekend...

I chose this one and it gave me a heavy one

 Fields near Quito, Sierra region, Ecuador (0°17’ N – 78°41’ W). 

Step by step

 

 

 Located between the Western and Royal Cordilleras, the highlands of the Quito region enjoy the Sierra’s humid and mild climate, which supports the cultivation of grains (corn, wheat, barley) and potatoes.

Although agriculture now accounts for only 9.1% of the GDP of this country of 16 million people, it currently employs 25% of the workforce. It plays a significant role not only in the landscape but also in the country’s history: the agrarian reforms of the 1960s and 1970s, which ended the dominance of the large haciendas owned by Spanish settlers, did not resolve the problem of the unequal distribution of farmland.

 The most productive lands—those in the valleys and along the coast, devoted to export crops (bananas, sugarcane, coffee, and cocoa)—remain in the hands of wealthy landowners, while small farmers share the land in the highlands and barely make a living from their crops. However, poverty and inequality are on the decline in this country. Between 2006 and 2016, the poverty rate fell from 37.6% to 22.5% of the population. (source)

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Visitors from around the globe: thank you :-)

 

 Welcome to my first visitors from the Seychelles 

 Thank you very much - Merci - gracias - obrigada - danke

Since 2008, visitors from many different countries have been browsing my blog. 

I would like to express my sincere thanks for every single visitor from

 

Depuis 2008, des visiteurs de nombreux pays ont consulté mon blog. Je tiens à remercier chaleureusement chacun d'entre eux pour leur visite. 

 

Desde 2008, visitantes de muchos países han visitado mi blog. Quiero dar las gracias de todo corazón a cada uno de ellos. 

 

 Desde 2008 que visitantes de muitos países têm visitado o meu blogue. Gostaria de agradecer sinceramente a cada um deles

 

  

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I visited a church in Hagen, Germany - and remembered 9/11

 Childhood memories related to this wonderful roman-catholic church, dedicated to Virgin Mary, located next to the Osthaus Museum

The first Christians in the region date back to the 7th century—though the first documented mention of a place of worship does not appear until the late 11th century, and at a different location. In the mid-12th century, the old church was demolished and replaced by a Romanesque basilica. A baptismal font from that period still survives.

 

 In 1825, the church’s vault collapsed, but it was rebuilt starting in 1826 along with a larger church.

1943–1945 > During the first air raid in October 1943, St. Mary’s Church sustained only minor damage. In December 1943, however, the windows were destroyed. They were provisionally repaired by 1945. In March 1945, however, the church was almost completely destroyed along with Hagen’s city center.

 

The church was restored as early as 1954, and the altar was consecrated on December 11, 1954. 

 

60 metres long, almost 30 metres wide

 The “Double Madonna” is a characteristic feature of churches in the Sauerland region. 

This one dates from the 18th century.

 

 

 The huge cross was made by Paul Rautzenberg 1945

 

 

A baptismal font (early 21st c.), a sculpture of Jesus Christ rising from the tomb (mid 16th c.) and a romanian-orthodox cross (late 17th c.)

 

 

The high altar, dated 1656 

 

A sculpture of virgin mary, dated earliest 16th century.

 

This is where I lit a candle and prayed
 

 

Completed 5th September 2026

  

6x 99 pcs

Ravensburger "Puzzle Moment", 2025 

Completed 5th September 2026

 9 pieces for me :-) 

  

I bought this jigsaw puzzle in 2012, opened the box and laughed. I closed the box and posted a message in our forum about a "puzzle relay." This means that anyone interested can sign up to assemble the puzzle and then pass it on to the next person interested. The sender charges the shipping costs—that's all.

In fact, the "hiking trail" took more than 13 years until now. After its final participant completed it, I received it divided into 9 plates

About this masterpiece:

The painting is named "A Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat. Pointillism, Oil on canvas, painted between 1884-1886. Dimension: 207 x 308 cm  **  On display at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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