On jigsaw puzzles, building birds, and what those little pieces
David Templeton describes a holiday puzzle-building binge, a few facts about the history of jigsaw puzzles, and the joy of building birds (and finding severed heads on the streets of Shakespeare’s London).
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Garden Birds, Adult Puzzles, Jigsaw Puzzles, Products
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