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23/02/2022

Mum has been working on her latest puzzle for two weeks now. She seems to spend at least an hour each day sometimes longer. It makes her mornings pass by more quickly and visitors love to chip in and help as well. If you have a loved one or friend who, like Mum is dealing with memory loss, please let me know if I can help. I will help you make a Jigsaw Memories Puzzle from an image you think your recipient would love. https://www.jigsawmemories.com/

03/01/2022

Winter & Memory Puzzles are a perfect match.
My Mother will spend hours over the next two months enjoying her puzzling.
If you have an image that you think would make the perfect "Winter Memory Puzzle" please let me know so I can get to work for you.
(ITS REALLY THAT EASY) www.jigsawmemories.co.uk

12/06/2021

Did your Father have a motorbike that he tinkered with on the weekend? It was quite common that dads around where I grew up would get the spanners out and disappear for several hours over the weekend, allegedly working on the bike or car. Not sure that it happens so much these days, probably a good thing really.
Although, as a hobby, tinkering definitely has its place, its just that modern machinery is possibly not tinkerable (not a real word). In my Mum’s world jigsaw puzzling has become a hobby, this morning at 9am I found her already at the table working on her current puzzle project (not a motorbike) well engrossed and happy. I wonder if Dad was still alive would he enjoy tinkering again but on a Jigsaw Memories puzzle this time.

09/06/2021

If you think it would be a nice idea to make a Jigsaw Memories Puzzle for your Father on Father’s Day June 20, please contact me before the end of this week.
This will give me time to work with you on your chosen photo and make a unique gift that you can interact with on the day. Message, Whatsapp or call me 07896720689 James. The photo is of my Dad on holiday in the early 1970’s very Peter Sellers 😃

05/06/2021

I was lucky to grow up in a small village in Kent. We moved there in 1964 and Mum has lived there ever since. It was at a time when most of the families around had children of a similar age and we spent most of our weekends in and out of each others houses. Our parents socialized mostly in the village either in the local pub or in each others homes, lots of drinks and dinner parties. The group in the photo was particularly tight; Mum is at the far right in the picture. The smiles are genuine and it was a happy time, in a happy place for all of us. Mum still easily recognizes the faces and it triggers instant memories. Some of the stories also resonate with me, some that are perhaps a bit of an invention on Mum's part but maybe not!

Shared memories are the best and the excitement Mum gets, every time she sits and puzzles, is a delight. You may have the perfect picture for a jigsaw for a loved one or friend who is living with memory issues. Let me know if I can help you create a Jigsaw Memories Puzzle.

29/05/2021

Mum was very excited about her trip to Sheffield Park in East Sussex this week. She and my sister spent the day amongst the Rhododendrons, which are in full blossom right now.

I can remember being dragged around the park when I was a child (not my thing back then!). Mum can’t remember that, fortunately in this case. She doesn’t actually remember that she was there this week either, unless I show her this photograph, and then she becomes very animated once again. This reconfirms my suspicion that, for her, pictures are a very strong memory trigger. I wont be making a puzzle of this photo though, its just too complicated, even for me!

If you have a picture in mind that could be made into a “memory puzzle” for someone you know, who is living with memory issues, please contact me, I would love to help. 10% of the profit from your Jigsaw Memories Puzzle purchase goes directly to Alzheimer Society.

17/05/2021

DEMENTIA ACTION WEEK if you are thinking about getting a Jigsaw Memories Puzzle, I will double the percentage of the profit of your order that goes to Alzheimer's Society, this week. You don't have to rush to find an image, just order this week (by the 24th) to trigger the donation.

15/05/2021

Looking for pictures to make into Jigsaw Memories for Mum has been a very interesting and memory jogging journey for me, as well as for Mum. I am sure, like everyone my age, you have many forgotten boxes of pictures in cupboards, the loft, and elsewhere. It seems odd now to find actual physical photos, as so much is now on the phone or computer screen.

I notice that its not the same for Mum when she sees an image on my phone or laptop, verses actually holding the physical picture. This may be part of her condition, but possibly also the tactile nature of the printed object, which helps recall the memory of holding or seeing that image when it was originally printed, which in turn recalls the memory itself. The puzzles are perhaps the next stage in this journey of remembering, turning a fleeting glance at an old memory, into a daily interaction.

If you would like to try and bring this opportunity to a friend or family member who is living with memory issues please message or email me and maybe I can help you by making your memory images into wonderful Jigsaw Memory Puzzles.

You can find more information here: jigsawmemories.co.uk

10% of the profit of your purchase goes to support Alzheimer’s Society

11/05/2021

On my bike rides through the local woods recently, I have been witnessing the Bluebells coming into flower. I think I probably say this every year but this year they just seem to be even more intense.

On the weekend I decided to get Mum in the car and drive as close as possible to the spot in the photograph. We had to walk a few hundred yards, which took Mum a while, however her reaction was worth every step.

She did recognise the location, once I reminded her that we use to walk through this patch quite regularly as a family back in the day. “Oh my word” were her exact words, as she wobbled along the uneven forest path holding onto my arm with a vice like grip!

As we strolled along taking in the spectacle, I could feel a strong connection to her and the past, a kind of unspoken understanding between us which transcended the years and her memory challenges. I realised that this was an experience that her dementia couldn’t challenge, that she was, for a moment, free and present without question.

Thank you Bluebells. I think that this is the power of familiar images. They can bring people living with memory related issues to transcend their affliction, even if it is for just a short time. I can’t imagine a jigsaw puzzle of just Bluebells, that would be a big challenge. However, if you think you have an image or an idea that I can help you turn into a Jigsaw Memories puzzle, please contact me jigsawmemories.co.uk
10% of the profit from you Jigsaw Memories purchase goes to Alzheimer's Society.

04/05/2021

Mum will often talk about her time at college in the late 40s, where she studied to qualify as a “domestic science teacher” (cookery and sewing).

Her memories of these times are still very vivid, despite her dementia. She enjoys recalling her days as a teacher from before I was born and up until she was in her mid 70s. Although she isn’t able to cook any more, I certainly remember her talents in the kitchen at home and the amazing “gourmet” meals that my father, sister and I where privileged to enjoy almost daily.

Its easy to lose sight of who Mum once was, in this and many other regards, but the thought occurred to me that I may be able to support her continuing to experience and manifest these wonderful times with a Jigsaw Memories puzzle that we can do together. It’s certainly going to make me feel hungry!!!

If you have a picture in mind that might help someone remember a time, a place or a person; an image, which could stimulate conversations and reveal a now hidden side of a person you know and love, let me know. Perhaps we could make them a Jigsaw Memories puzzle and make their day.

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