“I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.”

– Jack Nicklaus, American golfer

Mary loved putting together jigsaw puzzles. She’d recently purchased a 500-piece puzzle of a white sand beach with a glorious sunset of vibrant reds, blazing oranges, subtle blues and delicate violets. Mary imagined herself in the scene and smiled.

Mary had already cleared the dining room table and rolled out her Puzzle Buddy Jigsaw Puzzle Mat. She carefully cut the seal on the box, tipped it up and let the 500 pieces tumble onto the mat. Mary employed her usual strategy: sorting the pieces by colour and by outside edge, then piecing together the four sides of the puzzle. This proved more challenging than usual because most of the pieces were dark blues, black and p...

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