Vintage Springbok Country Road Jigsaw Puzzle

PUZZLE FOR NATIONAL ARBOR DAY

I went looking for a jigsaw puzzle to celebrate National Arbor Day, which is celebrated on the last Friday in April. The day was created to encourage us to celebrate and to plant trees. They are so important to the earth protecting the topsoil from being eroded away, putting oxygen into the air that we breath and providing homes for wildlife.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

This puzzle is a vintage 1975 Springbok puzzle called Country Road featuring, as it does, a lovely romantic wooded road in the countryside. When finished the puzzle will be square and measure 20 1/4 inches by 20 1/4 inches. It is is Springbok's puzzle number PZL2061.

OLD IRISH EXPRESSION

The text on the back is from a beautiful Old Irish proverb that incidentally does not appear on the picture on the puzzle. It reads: 

May the road rise up to meet you. 
May the wind be always at your back. 
May the sun shine warm upon your face; 
the rains fall soft upon your fields 
and until we meet again, 
may God hold you 
in the palm of His hand.

WHERE TO BUY THIS PUZZLE

Because it is a vintage puzzle, you will have to search eBay to find it. You can do so by clicking right here. I recommend buying a new puzzle, if possible. If you have to buy a used puzzle because that is all that is available or because that is all that you can afford and if it matters to you, make sure that you find out if the seller guarantees the puzzle to be complete. Counting the pieces is not a good way to know if a puzzle is complete since the number of puzzle pieces as given on the outside of the puzzle box does not necessarily represent the exact number of pieces within the box. Working a puzzle is the only way to know it is complete. Of course, you may be content to work a puzzle that is missing a piece or two and, as long as you know that is a possibility, that is okay, too. 

You never know what

puzzles I have in store for you!

Brenda

Quick Links:

Find Springbok's Country Road puzzle on eBay.

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31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS: St. Patrick's Day Coffee Mugs

It occurred to me recently that it might be fun to have a St. Patrick's Day themed coffee mug so I went searching.  I found a few really nice examples and so these mugs, devoted to the Irish, leprechauns and St. Patrick's Day, became the subject of the 22nd post in my 31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS series.

EAT, DRINK & BE IRISH MUG

The first example I came across was this Eat, Drink & Be Irish mug by Grasslands, which is handsome in its own right but when you throw in the little leprechaun playing peekaboo you make it extra fun.

I'll issue a warning though. I have written about peek-a-boo mugs before and had them become unavailable very quickly. If this is a mug you would like to add to your collection, don't delay. I was able to find it here on eBay.

IRISH COFFEE MUG

Then I found this fun Irish coffee mug, also by Grasslands. Did you know that Irish coffee has all four food groups? Alcohol. Caffeine. Sugar. Fat. How can you beat that? I love the cute little leprechaun perched on the handle and the Irish coffee recipe that is printed on the back. You can find this mug on eBay by clicking right here.

BELLEEK PERSONALIZED MUG

Finally, I thought I would add the lovely, personalized Belleek mug shown below.  It is a handsome piece, crafted from fine china and hand decorated in Ireland.

The fact that it can be personalized to read, Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Brenda, Chris, Herself or Himself or literally anything you wish makes it an extra personal gift idea. It is a bit more expensive than the rest of the mugs on this page but it is a quality piece of Belleek china that the recipient will treasure forever. You can find it on Amazon right here.

Brenda
Treasures By Brenda
You never know what I
might have in store for you!