My name is Jenn, and I'm a 27 year old married and babied chick. In addition to a husband, a seven year old daughter, and a five year old autistic son, I also have four cats, three hermit crabs, two frogs, a few fish, and one snorty little Pug. I work from home doing a variety of writing and even some web design. I love blogging, digital photography and web design.
When I was about four months pregnant with Alyssa, I made the hour and a half drive to Philadelphia with my mom to help my grandparents, who were in the process of moving, carefully pack up my grandfather’s grandfather clock. I grew up looking at the clock. Many different times I watched my grandfather care for the clock, dust off the frame, and wind the chimes. A few times I was even allowed to help – if you call “help” opening the glass door to the grandfather clock. Many different times I listened to the chimes of the grandfather clock, whether I was sleeping over, dozing in the living room, reading in the dining room, or enjoying a meal in the kitchen with my grandparents.
When it came time to move the grandfather clock, my grandfather wasn’t able to help, because he broke his wrist the month before. But you had better believe he was right beside my mother, grandmother and I as we carefully carried the grandfather clock out to her mini-van, and slowly and gently slid it in.
Currently the grandfather clock is sitting in the kitchen of my grandparents’ new (well, not so new now, as it has been three and a half years) home. The chimes aren’t attached, so needless to say, the clock isn’t currently in working order. I miss hearing the chimes. I know that someday that clock will wind up in my mother’s home, and then in my home. I can’t wait to relive old memories at that time.
My husband also likes grandfather clocks. If I were going to buy one now, rather than wait on inheriting my grandfather’s, I would probably choose the Howard Miller Lucas grandfather clock. While it smacks with a hefty price tag, the grandfather clock is obviously well made, and reminds me of my grandfather’s grandfather clock.
There are many things I didn’t know about grandfather clocks, such as the many different styles of them, as outlined here! If you like grandfather clocks, you can check them out at grandfather clocks at 1-800-4clocks. You can see entire array of new clocks at 1-800-4clocks.com.
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