Paper Play

I miss the days when "handwriting was a thing of beauty as fine penmanship was considered a form of art".

PS - this link really has nothing to do with handwriting, but instead origami.

EDIT - Now, that's some origami.

txtriffidranch

txtriffidranch, this is for you and the Czarina.

Flying Colors, the blog of Lisa Rivas. She seems quite interesting and right up both of your alleys in my opinion.

I came across this page of her web site first, which is what made me think of you first before looking further into it.

The Crazy Lady

Anyone that has spent any length of time with me knows that I can solve my 15-Puzzle (I carry that exact same one in my purse at all times) in 20-40 seconds. Likewise, using the same algorithm, I can solve any of those similar type puzzles without really thinking about it.

I also have OCD which requires certain things within my surroundings to be "just right."

Therefore, I REFUSE to ever own something that was meant to cause someone like me pain an anguish every time people come around and want something to mess with, like this 9-puzzle picture frame.

Just fyi, this is almost a perfect match/replica of the puzzle I first learned on and played with constantly until it's poor plastic shell finally gave way and broke. I still have it, taped together so that it won't loose it's pieces, like a dead corpse you just keep around because you can.

Oooooh, Shiny! (but I still prefer the one in my purse to all others, as the movement mechanism on it is smooth as a baby's butt)

the_paco

Just for you.