My PRECIOUS Puzzle Ring -

 This is a Puzzle ring. 

I don't know if you have ever seen one before? Anyway they are very intricate 

and they can be tricky if you don't know how to reassemble it if its comes apart 

- which I don't!

Puzzle rings are also knows as Turkish Wedding rings or Harem rings, which I didn't know,  although I've asked many of my Turkish friends to help me re-do mine, and they knew nothing about them let alone that they existed😲

Its supposed to be a symbol of  loyalty. Legend has it that the ring was given as a wedding ring. If a spouse removes it - presumably to cheat on his or her partner, the ring would fall apart. The wronged spouse would then notice the absence of the ring and the cheating spouse would be then caught!
They didn't have reality TV shows like to help catch cheating bastards  in those days people...


Anyway today, as I was cleaning, I found my puzzle ring all tangled up, just lying at the bottom of drawer. No, its not my wedding ring - my husband was one of the Turks who didn't know about them , or so he says... Anyway, so my Mom and I bought these identical rings when she was visiting me in Istanbul, while we went shopping at the Grand Bazaar. These are real Al' Cheapo's, but it was fun and great to have a little bonding with my Mom. Back to my story, I found my ring and now all of a sudden its like it had consumed me. It's was all I could  think about...Putting that back together - PRECIOUS ...

But,
It just wasn't happening. 
I tried every-which way!
I even thought I could get away with wearing it just like that! As you can see, that also wasn't an option!
i went on with my daily routine. I had my coffee on the balcony, I took Stella to school, had my daily walk, halfheartedly did some more housework but still my mind was on my PRECIOUS, I mean, my ring! 



Eventually I had a light-bulb moment and decided to ask Uncle GOOGLE.

I downloaded a diagram for dummies, that was all colour coded and everything. 
It still took me an embarrassing amount of time to put it together😓
I will even admit to childishly throwing it down and having to step away for a minute or two😇

But I persevered! and in between running to the kitchen to stir the sauce for the pasta I'm making for dinner...

I did it! Just like that it all fell into place and now my PRECIOUS ring is good again!

It doesn't fit my ring-finger anymore though. It must  have shrunk in my drawers like my clothes...hmmm