Some days are just another day. Nothing special about them. Ordinary days when many of us do the usual things. Go to work, walk the dog, do a bit of shopping, maybe do a bit of a puzzle! After all not everyday can be special. However today is a little bit special for us here at Grovely Wooden Puzzles because we have come up with a new idea (well new to us) for boxes for our wooden puzzles. With the help of a very nice designer we have designed a simple wooden box with a push

It has been a busy week this week for Special Days. Tuesday was the last day of the month aka Pay Day for many (We have spoken about that before!) Wednesday was the First of April- April Fools Day. I hope that you did not get caught out by too many pranks! Today is Maundy Thursday the start of Easter for Christians and commerorates the last Supper and the washing of the feet of the disciples by Jesus. Also every year the reigning monarch distributes silver coins at a special

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

Mother, Mummy, Mum, Mama or maybe something different, Sunday is the day we celebrate our mothers. We all had one but maybe we do not now. My Mum passed away over 30 years ago, but I still think of her most days and especially on Mothers Day. Mum was a good cook, loved her garden and her husband and two daughters. A skilled lady with figures she could add up columns and get the correct total all in the days of £.s.d and well before computers with spreadsheets and calculators.

I know you are going to say to me that this is a little bit late! St David's Day, traditionally celebrated on the First of March, celebrates the life and work of St. David. Born around the year 500 he was a renowned preacher and founder of monastic sites, possibly founding the Abbey at Glastonbury. He is reputed to have made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and brought back a stone which sits in St. David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire. We don't make a puzzle of St David but we do ma

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

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

When I was little it was always fish for dinner on Fridays. Part of our tradition my Mum would tell my sister and me. When we were small it was those yummy "Fish Fingers", covered in breadcrumbs and served with chips and tinned processed peas. Funny name for them though, when you consider that fish do not have fingers at all. As we grew older it was school dinners and again fish for dinner on friday. This was battered and served with mashed potatoes and baked beans I seem to

Otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, and 47 days before Easter. This was the day for feasting before the start of Lent in the Christian Church calendar. Most of us love a pancake or two and topping's vary, from the traditional lemon and sugar, through syrup, bananas, blueberries, nuts and chocolate spread to the American version with bacon. The combinations are seemingly endless. We here at Grovely Puzzles do not make a puzzle with pancakes on it b

Losing someone from you life is always difficult even if you have never met the person, have only spoken on the telephone and corresponded by email. We here at Grovely Puzzles first made puzzles for Tina Bone, a renowned Botanical and Wildlife artist in 2015. Originally just for her own sales, then we came to an agreement to offer them to our own customers. Sadly last year Tina was diagnosed with an uncurable cancer and lost her life earlier this year. Her images are delightf

Beautiful Puzzle, taken hours to complete and then Stop. There's a piece missing. How can this have happened? The Puzzle was brand new, the bag was unopened. I have been very careful. I search the floor, check my clothing in case it has become attached to me. I look everywhere but no I cannot find it. A real disappointment. What do you do about it? Well if you buy from us here at Grovely Puzzles, a UK based manufacturer, we will send you a new bag of puzzle pieces for your pu

That is the question (With apologies to Will Shakespeare) There is much debate in the world of puzzles about whether images and designs produced by AI should be used. Indeed the BCD ( The Benevolent Confraternity of Disectologists) asked a couple of members who handmake and cut puzzles for their opinions. They differ greatly on the pros and cons. Will it put artists out of work, and what about, designers, photograpers, all of whom have their work made in to puzzles in all sor

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.

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

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.

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