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 Carving Out Good Times
10/21/2017

Carving Out Good Times

We’ve had some cool nights and mornings recently and I’ve noticed my shopping cart veering towards the candy displays in the stores. That must mean Halloween is on its way. Some days I manage to steer my cart in the other direction, but sometimes the…

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 Be My Guest
08/06/2017

Be My Guest

Hey Everybody, Happy August! Wait a minute-August??? What happened to June and July?! Why is it that the things you want to go on forever seem to fly by and the things you want to go by quickly drag on and on? Life sure is weird like that. Needless t…

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06/26/2017

Life's a Puzzle

It’s officially summer and it’s been a wet one here in Vermont. We had a rainstorm on the July 4th weekend that did some serious damage to area roads. We had so much rain so fast it caused roads and culverts to totally wash out. In fact, our area was…

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 Popularity Contest!
06/16/2017

Popularity Contest!

Yesterday Stave puzzle cutter, Evie, came into my office and said, “Jennifer, I have a great puzzle idea!” Well, if you celebrate the Day of the Dead you’ll know just what Evie was talking about. It’s a Sugar Skull! She showed me the sketch you see h…

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 Stave- The Best Kept Secret!
04/25/2017

Stave- The Best Kept Secret!

Once again, I’m reminded of the curious things that happen in the Stave Puzzles world. It’s like there’s a string that’s crisscrossing the universe, pulling puzzlers together. Here’s another bit of proof that there’s magic in our clown. Cu…

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 Inside the Mind of a Stave Artisan
04/10/2017

Inside the Mind of a Stave Artisan

Pick an Image, Any Image If you don’t find something to love in this newsletter then I’d be surprised. When our graphic artist, Bri, shared these images with us, we were all salivating over them. “I want to cut that one!” “Look at all that color-l…

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 Game on!
04/01/2017

Game on!

One of the things puzzlers love about Stave puzzles is the fact that there’s still fun to be had even after the puzzle is completed. Your puzzle cutter will hide games within your puzzle for you to discover when it’s finished. And if you tell us what…

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 Through the Eyes of the Puzzler
03/07/2017

Through the Eyes of the Puzzler

How Is Puzzling Not #1? When meeting someone new, it’s common to ask about their hobbies. Do they like gardening or fishing, cooking or golf? How often does someone respond with “I’m a puzzler”? I did an internet search on hobbies several …

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 Made in Vermont
03/01/2017

Made in Vermont

The Man Behind the Boards Have you ever wondered who makes the Reversible Wooden Puzzle Boards and Traveling Puzzle Table? They are handcrafted exclusively for Stave by Don Carbino who lives right here in Vermont, just a few miles from Stave. We r…

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 Looks Like We’ve Made It
01/07/2017

Looks Like We’ve Made It

If you’re reading this that means we survived another fabulous holiday season! Someone, probably Paula, dragged herself out of her warm and cozy home to go to the shop to get the tubs of mail for the post office. That’s no easy task when we’re off th…

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