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Happiness Day
Apparently today is Happiness Day. It seems that every day now celebrates something. It is also the spring equinox when the daylight and night time hours and nearly identical. Lighter days are coming. Well one thing that makes me happy is a good jigsaw puzzle with an interesting and engaging picture, 1000 pieces or 500, and the time to do it! At Grovely puzzles we make lots of different styles and types of puzzles, Photographs, Artist Puzzles even a bit of AI and some cartoon
Julie Wilkins
Mar 20


St. Patrick's Day
Patron Saint of Ireland and all things Irish, St Patrick was Born in Roman Britain and was a Christian Missionary and Bishop. He is also known as "The Apostle of Ireland. Irish Marauder Niall of the Nine Hostages took the boy from his family estate and sold him as a slave to the druid landowner Meliuc in County Antrim. A few Random Facts or Myths. The first St. Patrick’s Day celebration was in Boston in 1737 when Irish immigrants began recognising the sacred day. This was fo
Julie Wilkins
Mar 17


Pay Day. The day that you get Paid
Well its the last working day of the month. For many people this is payday. Its also a Friday and for those who may be paid weekly it too is Payday. I started my working life in a Bank. Wednesday and/orThursday was the day that the bigger companys and firms rang in with their order for the wages, which were paid in cash. We would have to put together the required amount, in the specified breakdown, so that the companies could make up the wage packets for handing out to their
Julie Wilkins
Feb 27


Thinking Day
I was born in the 1950's and was a child in the 1960's when it was almost compulsory to joining the Brownies for girls and the Cub Scouts for boys. Consequently we always celebrated the birthday of Robert Baden-Powell on 22nd February, the day being known as Thinking Day. As Brownies and Cubs we were encouraged to think of others and help others not just on this day but throughout the year. This year was the 100th Anniversary of Thinking Day and it was commemorated across the
Julie Wilkins
Feb 24


Unlucky Day?
Well today is Friday the 13th! Considered to be an unlucky day by many cultures around the world for all sorts of reasons, both historical, mythological and religious. Many of us are superstitious, black cats, walking under ladders, not tempting fate, crossing our fingers, not sitting 13 people down to a dinner table etc. But, and there is always a but, tomorrow will be Valentines Day. A lucky day for many when maybe your true love will pop the question "Will you Marry Me?"
Julie Wilkins
Feb 13




A little bit of History.
Did you know that the first puzzles came about around 1760, to lighten the severities of victorian education!! The first puzzles were beutifully engraved and hand coloured and embelished maps mounted on to mahogany and then cut using a fine marquetry saw along the boundaries of the countries and counties,and were then used in the teaching of geography. Heare at Grovely we also make disected maps in wood, But now we call them jigsaw puzzles and we also make them in Cardboard.
Julie Wilkins
Jan 22


Christmas is coming!
Stuck for present for that tricky person? Why not give a puzzle? grovely is please to be able to offer a new range of puzzles witrh Christmas images. Colourful and with plenty to catch the eye. Town Square at Christmas Santa's Sleigh Santa's Sweetshop Santa's Tree All new images and three in our new Santa range. 1000 piece puzzles made in our family run factory in Dorset and now available in 300 pieces in wood with CHristmas themed whimsey pieces.! Available on the website
Julie Wilkins
Nov 2, 2025


4 New Puzzles
Grovely is pleased to announce the arrival of 4 new puzzles. These new images take a nostalgic look at life in days gone by and we have for the first time added a vibrant new Christmas puzzle. As always made with sustainable materials in our Dorset factory. Going for a Ride Traffic in the Village Santa's Tree The Corner Shop We will be adding more images shortly all from our artist and designer Gabriel. In stock and available now.
Julie Wilkins
Oct 17, 2025
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