Joe Sommer has never bought a jigsaw puzzle, yet he has nearly 200 of them finished and on display in the basement of his home.

91裸聊视频淭hey just come and I do them,91裸聊视频� the 89-year-old Chilliwack man said frankly.

For more than 55 years, friends and family members have been sending him puzzles as gifts.

He moved to Chilliwack back in 1966 with his with Ruth. He was a dairy farmer for 41 years.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 come in from farming and put a few pieces in before breakfast, and after breakfast some more. And when I had time, I91裸聊视频檇 milk the cows,91裸聊视频� he said with a laugh.

Rather than disassemble a puzzle when it91裸聊视频檚 done, he mounts them on wood.

When one is complete, he puts a layer of glue on top so it doesn91裸聊视频檛 come apart. Once that91裸聊视频檚 dry, he glues the puzzle to a five-eighths-inch piece of plywood and places books on top to press it down.

They91裸聊视频檙e all on display along rows of shelves filling the walls of his basement 91裸聊视频� all 190 of them.

91裸聊视频淪omebody said if you don91裸聊视频檛 have patience, don91裸聊视频檛 get (puzzles). And I can always use a little more patience.91裸聊视频�

Why not take the puzzle apart and put it away so it can be done again later?

91裸聊视频淚 thought well if I do the work, fine, and then if I can display it, why not?91裸聊视频�

Joe has puzzles of barns, cityscapes, animals, nature and famous landmarks. He has 3D puzzles, ones shaped like animals, and some that have features that would turn many people away.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e got puzzles that have no border with five extra pieces just to trick you91裸聊视频� yeah, it91裸聊视频檚 a challenge.91裸聊视频�

He recalls the first three he was sent: a pianist, then a ballerina, and then a watch puzzle. Most are 1,000-piece puzzles, but some have 2,500 pieces or more.

There91裸聊视频檚 one called 91裸聊视频楻ed Menace91裸聊视频� which is a completely red, circular puzzle 91裸聊视频� that was one of the most difficult ones.

Joe has a strategy for piecing them together. Typically there are three or four different shapes of pieces which he separates.

91裸聊视频淚 put one shape in one box, one in another. It makes it a lot easier.91裸聊视频�

He figures it takes him about two hours to separate the pieces for a 1,000-piece puzzle, but he says it91裸聊视频檚 worth it.

Over the 57 or so years he91裸聊视频檚 been putting together jigsaw puzzles, only once was he given one that he already had.

91裸聊视频淎 friend of ours, she gave me a box of five I think, and when this one was half-done I discovered 91裸聊视频極h, I already did that one.91裸聊视频� So I thought 91裸聊视频楩orget it, I91裸聊视频檒l finish it off rather than throw it away.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

He has no preference for the puzzle size or picture and said he simply does whatever is given to him. But with nearly every wall of his basement covered in puzzles, he91裸聊视频檚 running out of room.

91裸聊视频淚 told them to stop, I don91裸聊视频檛 have any more space to put them.91裸聊视频�

But his friends won91裸聊视频檛 listen.

91裸聊视频淚 just got one the other day for my birthday,91裸聊视频� he said.

Ask him when his birthday is and he says 91裸聊视频�1-2-3-4.91裸聊视频� That91裸聊视频檚 Jan. 2, 1934.

Joe admits he91裸聊视频檚 slowing down and his eyesight isn91裸聊视频檛 what it once was, but he91裸聊视频檚 still doing them because people are still sending them to him.

91裸聊视频淪omebody said 91裸聊视频榃hat are you going to do (with the puzzles) when you move on?91裸聊视频� I said 91裸聊视频業 have nothing to worry about,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� he said with a laugh.

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