Japanese Vintage Wooden Puzzle Cubes - Sold Individually handmade animal This is a beautiful--and heavy

This is a beautiful--and heavy

too--large enough to hold all sorts of sewing supplies inside

A pretty pair to set somewhere to admire if not to put the ball to use mending a sock now and then

with the Kansas City Star writing

Japanese Vintage Wooden Puzzle Cubes - Sold Individually handmade animal This is a beautiful--and heavyI think it is likely a sign of these times, but everywhere I go physically and virtually I find myself picking up wooden puzzles. These two are Japanese, and I must admit I am wary of taken more than a few pieces apart for fear of not being able to put them back together. It is actually a but of a puzzle to even figure out how to begin; it took me a minute to find which piece on each had a little give to allow the taking apart process to begin and the