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  • Visiting the USA With Vintage American Postcards
    February 19, 2024

    Visiting the USA With Vintage American Postcards

    While in California, I saw the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, the Reagan and Nixon Presidential Libraries and many other interesting places. One fascinating stop we made on the cruise was in Astoria Oregon, where the Lewis and Clark expedition spent the Winter of 1805.
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  • Mark Keathley's Mountain Pass
    December 19, 2023

    Mark Keathley's Mountain Pass

    Some of my fellow puzzlers reading this are wondering why I am spending so much time writing about the Durango to Silverton train, please allow me to explain. When I first saw the steam powered locomotive in this puzzle picture, I thought about my ride on the Durango to Silverstone train.
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  • Rainy Day Stroll
    November 2, 2023

    Rainy Day Stroll

    In the puzzle picture the focal point is the distant view of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. It also includes a small group of old storefronts where flowers, bread, fruits, and other products are sold. There are also two sidewalk cafes.
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  • "Carl Larsson" & National Fine Art Appreciation Day
    October 25, 2023

    "Carl Larsson" & National Fine Art Appreciation Day

    In the photo of the puzzle below you will see a gentleman dressed in a black suit looking at a painting in what appears to be an art museum. It is the second picture from the bottom on the far right side. It is a self portrait of Carl Larsson painted in 1895.
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  • Rural Delight: Enjoy Fresh Groceries at the General Store!
    October 20, 2023

    Rural Delight: Enjoy Fresh Groceries at the General Store!

    There is a beautiful, shiny 1930’s green pickup truck loaded with fruits, vegetables and flowers parked in front of the general store. I imagine that the truck belongs to the older gentleman sitting in a chair in front of the store who has brought his products to the General Store to sell to customers who stop at the store. 
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  • Greetings from Canada!
    October 6, 2023

    Greetings from Canada!

    The names of the provinces are large and there are many smaller pictures of what that particular provinces is famous for inserted into in the names of the provinces. It was a fun puzzle to put together and brought back many great memories of my trips through Canada. 
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  • Beyond Van Gogh in Victoria, BC
    September 21, 2023

    Beyond Van Gogh in Victoria, BC

    Van Gogh was commercially unsuccessful during his lifetime and considered a madman and a failure. As he only became famous after his suicide, he came to be seen as a misunderstood genius in the public mind.
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  • Crossing the Creek Through the Covered Bridge!
    September 15, 2023

    Crossing the Creek Through the Covered Bridge!

    I am fascinated with covered bridges. Building these covered bridges was a work of art. Very few workers back in the day had the skill sets to construct covered bridges. The existence of covered bridges in Georgia can be mostly traced back to Horace King. 
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