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What A Tweet, along with Fishbowl Frenzy, is a great intro to Tricks imho. But for an aficionado like yourself, probably not too challenging. Beautiful artwork as you say. Spinning A Tail and Those Blooming Cats were more of a challenge for me. They…
Hey Erik. Nice review as always. I've often considered this one. I too love the artwork, but at one sword and only forty pieces, I'll probably pass in favour of a larger puzzle.
Didn't you have one of Edith's cat tricks on order? Has it arrived yet…
Thanks Erik. Looks amazing. Looking forward to the full review.
Strange beasts, empty interlocks. I really don't like them. But they didn't bother me at all in Something To Crow About. Now Turtle Soup on the other hand ...
Sure thing. Let me know when you're next in London.
I work for the BBC, so am in India for the elections. It's been very busy. Yesterday was a 14-hour slog. But it's an interesting place to be and the people are great. Love the food too. They say t…
Hi Laura!
I've been puzzling Staves less than a year. It was an article in the magazine Departures that got me started (an American Express magazine). I think the article was published in the US a while ago, but I only received it last June (or Jul…
Hmmm. Must check out more Sondheim. I've seen Into The Woods, and heard last week that a mate of mine will be performing in it late this year. Went to an evening of songs once too, but it wasn't staged and had just a piano accompaniment. Side by Sid…
Hi June! You're so right about the band drowning out some of the lyrics. The CD is nicely balanced though. Next time you're n London, drop me a line!
Eleven? Crikey! Looking forward to the reviews!
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- What's your favorite puzzle and why?
- Tusk 'til Dawn. It was my first. Tricky enough to provide a decent challenge, yet easy enough to hold my attention and stop me from giving up. I love Betsy's artwork, the colours really work well together, and the little elephants are so cute.
- Which Puzzles Do You Own?
1 Tusk 'til Dawn*
Betsy Brown
85 pieces
crafted by Candie
(24/09/08 discussion)
2 Aged to Perfection*
Susan Greenleaf
70 pieces
crafted by Candie
(29/09/08 discussion)
3 24 Carrots*
Betsy Brown
60 pieces
crafted by Wanita
4 Fishbowl Frenzy*
Edith Bingham
85 pieces
crafted by Meg
5 What A Tweet*
Edith Bingham
100 pieces
crafted by Bonnie
6 Spinning A Tail*
Edith Bingham
100 pieces
7 Joyful Toyful*
Betsy Brown
85 pieces
8 Something to Crow About*
Dee Rogers
80 pieces
9 Riding High*
Betsy Brown
185 pieces
(06/08/08 Erik's blog)
10 Star Struck*
Betsy Brown
115 pieces
11 When Nature Calls*
Dee Rogers
130 pieces
(14/08/08 Erik's blog)
*Pictures taken from the Stave website. Many thanks to Erik for the HTML.
You can see pictures of the completed puzzles on my website (username: stave, password: puzzlenuts).
- Meet other Puzzle Nuts near you by telling us what town and state you're in.
- London, UK
Rugby, Warwickshire, UK
- Which puzzles are on your wish list?
- Those Blooming Cats
Humzinger
Purrsian Rug
- When and where do you puzzle?
- At home in Rugby
- What got you into Stave Puzzles?
- Saw an article in American Express' "Departures" magazine on Friday 13th June 2008. Lucky for me!
- Have a website?
- http://gallery.me.com/david.minton#100024
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- At 2:06pm on March 10, 2009,
Ted Ruska said… - Hi David! I've always admired the Edith Bingham cat series yet have never gotten around to purchasing them. By my estimation Those Blooming Cats
hasn't been offered for about 15 years. No idea why as it is the nicest of the four in my opinion. The only picture of it appears in the 1993/94 catologue.
I don't have a scanner so lets hope Paula can get you a photo. I'm sure you will love it though. It is rated at 4 bolts and contains 130 pieces and involves
our 2 cats surrounded by a floral arrangement. Wish I could have been more helpful
Ted
- At 2:44pm on August 16, 2008,
Erik said… - Done! Now I've got my reviews linked up off my page. Gotta love my OCD. Ok, I should try to finish bumble rumble.
- At 8:27pm on August 7, 2008,
Erik said…
- Neat idea, I'll definitely think of adding those links (june suggested the same thing)
- At 5:34pm on July 20, 2008,
David Minton said…
- Hi Elizabeth! I'm a composer too, but nothing very serious. Little jingles and things for radio and TV. I hire in session musicians for the various gigs I do. For that particular session we recorded the orchestra in sections, so brass & percussion in the morning, winds in the afternoon, and then the strings in the evening (which was when the photo was taken). The end result was fun, news themes with full orchestra plus drums and lots of electric guitars.
Congratulations on your first Stave. I've bought a couple of puzzles, but am waiting for them to arrive, so I haven't actually puzzled any Staves yet. I'm a bit worried that they'll be too difficult when they arrive! We'll see...
- At 5:26pm on July 20, 2008,
Elizabeth said… - Hi David,
I saw the photo of you conducting a symphony for a BBC recording: how fabulous! Which symphony do you conduct? My fiance, Ed, is a classical composer---he was very excited to see the photo, too.
I also notice you're playing the Match the Piece game and coming close to winning week after week---I hope you win soon! Good luck.
Cheers,
Elizabeth
- At 9:36pm on July 8, 2008,
Erik said…
- Answered on the Fan Flair blog post page, June also answered.
- At 6:00pm on July 8, 2008,
June Herold said… - Hi. Read your comments on my wall. Please contact me if you come for election coverage. I'm a hop and a skip from Georgetown and the District. Drinks on me! Best, June
- At 9:38pm on June 27, 2008,
Ron Zezima said… - Hi David,
Sounds like you must have some very nice mechanical puzzles, too! Nick Baxter just auctioned off a bunch of my mechanical puzzles in phase 13 of the Ergatoudis Collection; but I still have several nice ones by Kagen Schaefer (Maze Burr, Pattern Box, Disc Box, Snake Escape) and Trevor Wood (Takashima's Temple, Juno's Framed Burr, New Sonneveld Burr). The Disc Box will auction in phase 14: and maybe the Temple? Stave puzzles rock! I see you like teasers. One of my favorite teasers is, When Nature Calls: a great challenge and a veerryy creative assembly. Best Regards, Ron.
- At 5:58pm on June 27, 2008,
Paula said… - Hi David, Yes Fishbowl is a great Trick puzzle. I didn't find that online either, but I'm attaching a scan of a page from one of thos fantastic catalogs I was talking about. p
- At 3:52pm on June 27, 2008,
Erik said…
- Totally fine! The more the merrier in terms of using the format since it helps make it easier to know what people have... thx for the credit
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