Note: This is another rerun, inspired by Daylight Saving Time. I'm not in the mood to write an update. I'm still trapped in Gainesboro.
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We are too complacent and compliant.
And gullible.
The Powers That Be dictate what we should do and we meekly and mindlessly comply.
Turn your clocks an hour back for absolutely no plausible reason.
Daylight Saving Time. An idiotic annoyance that has been forced upon us.
I absolutely refuse to comply. There's no way in the realms of hell that I'm going to waste my time turning clocks back because Big Brother says so.
Anyway, I no longer have a keen sense of the persistence of time.
I'm in the Twilight Zone.
I have no clue how many clocks I have. My computer clocks, of course, turn back automatically. I admittedly turned back the clock on the microwave - because it was easy to do.
But that's the full extent of my compliance. All the other clocks will remain blissfully unmolested.
Some of my clocks are still packed away since I moved. Others have mysteriously vanished. I used to have a gorgeous antique clock under a glass dome. It was smashed apart during my last move and was unrepairable.
Here are a few of my remaining clocks for your viewing pleasure.
I love this grandfather clock. I bought it for my mother long ago - I'm surprised that it survived all these years without getting damaged or broken.
This is a miniature grandfather clock, I guess about four feet tall. I used to keep it in my bedroom when I lived in Texas.
I've always wanted an original Kit Kat clock, and a generous blogger, Ron - from Retired in Delaware - sent me this gem. It's an original electric clock. The Kit Kat clocks are still being made, but the new ones are battery-powered.
The wall is two different colors? The kitchen is yellow, the dining area nutmeg frost.
On my antique desk (obviously I didn't dust the desk very well)
An old Halloween clock - pumpkins and a witch.
Are you getting bored? I'll do one more.
I never got around to hanging this one. I just propped it up on a table to take the photo. It looks better in real. It's a hunter's clock. Every hour when it chimes, the hunter comes out and chases a bear round and round.
Or is the bear chasing the hunter??
Hunter on the right, bear on the left.
Thanks for taking the time (no pun intended, of course) to visit my blog.
Jon, nearly insane - hanging on by a thread
Photos are poor quality, taken with my ancient digital camera.
Good luck on getting out of that mad house.
ReplyDeleteI'm beginning to think I never will. It's like a prison. The social worker is impossible to contact.
DeleteMy father would have loved seeing your clocks! I don't know what became of them all, but I've one somewhere(?) that really deserves being hung.
ReplyDeletePS - The kit-kat clock takes me right back to my high school BF's kitchen.
I never thought I'd be collecting clocks, but it just happened somehow. When I was a child in N.J. two of my aunts had Kit Kat clocks and they fascinated me.
DeleteI remember this post from the past.. love it! Thinking you often, I check everyday for an update. Hugs to you Jon, Louise
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate your positive thoughts and hugs, Louise. I'll keep writing updates (even though reruns are better).
DeleteEnjoyed reading your post Jon, I'm a clock-lover also, and yours are lovely.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping you had been transferred back to Signature by now, keep pushing to speak with your social worker.
Hope your days are kinder,
Hugs,
Jo
I never purposely collected clocks, but they do fascinate me. I have no word about Signature, but I'm planning to plague the social worker here, so she doesn't forget me. She seems to be indifferent.
DeleteThanks, Jo.
thecontemplativecat here. Your clocks are so different, i love them. Star Trek movie, "Time is the fire in which we die" quote comes to mind. Daylight savings time? Its purpose was supposedly to allow farmers more day light to do stuff.
ReplyDeleteI never heard that Star Trek quote, but I like it. I think the farmers can get alone fine without the clock change.
DeleteOh boy! There's my Halloween clock! When I read you were talking about clocks, I was holding my breath! And thar she was! Your clocks are so neat and beautiful. I really don't have any nice clocks. A couple of years ago I bought a French rococo mantle type clock.
ReplyDeleteIt really was beautiful. As soon as I got home it quit working. Fortunately, I knew the dealers, and they took it back without a hassle. I haven't been brave enough to delve back into antique clocks. Thank you for posting all these wonderful pics, Jon.
Paranormal John
Every time I look at the Halloween clock I think of you. A French Rococo clock is beautiful, I'm sorry you had trouble with it. All of my clocks were rather inexpensive. I never had the cash to buy good ones.
DeleteI love your clock collection as I am a lover of clocks. When I originally moved into my 100 year old house I decorated the living room with clocks. There was some decorative molding that formed rectangle spaces on all of the walls. So I bought a clock for each space. I was a purist and only bought wind up clocks. I quickly became overwhelmed with the constant winding and they eventually just became wall decorations. I have the necessary grandfather clock. Then I branched out to table top clocks and whimsical clocks. When I eventually moved out of the old house, I gave some away and disbursed the others between the new house and a second home on the coast.
ReplyDeleteBut I no longer collect any. I have reached the age I think about what will become of things when I pass so I give things to family members that I want to have them. It is very satisfying to know where things will be.
I think that is called Japanese death cleaning. Not done because of an impending death, but just later in life to lighten the burden of family when the time comes.
You have a great collection.
Wow, you certainly had a fantastic collection. Most of my clocks are inexpensive.....and I,too, prefer wind- up clocks. I always worry about who will get my things. I have no siblings or children. Several of my favorite relatives are deceased. My remaining cousins live far away and are old. I should build a bonfire and get rid of my collections.
DeleteI remember you had a ton of clocks. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's good to hear from you, Rita. I hope you're doing okay - - I can certainly identify with your health problems. Take care.
DeleteI see we both have a passion for clocks. I know I have too many but they all have a story behind them which gives me comfort whenever I look at them. I was pleasantly surprised to see the KitKat clock. I was just thinking about that clock in your empty mountain abode and wondering what is going to happen to it. I hope you can go home soon. Home health care is the way many people lives these days. I hope that can be arranged for you.
ReplyDeleteHave a good day Jon.
Ron
Your Kit Kat clock is my favorite clock of them all. It's a treasure, especially since it was yours. When I finally go home, I'll plug it in and enjoy seeing it in my kitchen.
DeleteIt's good to hear from you. Take care.