For some reason I can forget about food and sleep when I'm hooked on a jigsaw puzzle. I remember there was one summer during High School when I'd spent every night playing them to stay awake because there was a premature puppy in the house that required constant attention. It was definitely one of the happiest summer I've ever had.

I think that there is a skill to putting jigsaw puzzles together, especially the big ones. I just don't have the time and the patience for them.

When I was a kid there used to be a puzzle in varying degrees of completeness on a table in our den. Whenever someone felt like it they could stop and sit for a bit or just add a piece or two. I think they are great fun that the entire family can get in on. I tried doing that lately here, but my little Manx kitty likes to take the pieces and hide them!