The Proof is in the Puzzle

…and in my sheer determination to keep on making the same mistakes.

There comes a point, towards the end of every jigsaw I do, when I start to wonder whether or not the process would be easier, the second time around.

Is there some kind of muscle memory associated with the art of jigsaw puzzling? Would the pieces that had confounded me – the ones I put to the side, thinking, I’ll deal with those later – reveal their sec…