tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post4441558368018534750..comments2024-02-15T00:54:41.805+00:00Comments on curlyscrapbooker: Storytelling Sunday - JO SOWERBYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971265183462096123noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-80393111174413481172013-04-22T11:21:42.177+01:002013-04-22T11:21:42.177+01:00Oh what a treasure and so nice that it brings back...Oh what a treasure and so nice that it brings back all these memories of your grandparents. I hope youo wound it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-88166981583885667862013-04-11T06:43:17.351+01:002013-04-11T06:43:17.351+01:00I love clocks, but don't have any heirloom one...I love clocks, but don't have any heirloom ones. Loove your story and how you wrote it.<br />RindaMaria Ontiveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120998825608732473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-79353817867280085672013-04-10T22:59:50.922+01:002013-04-10T22:59:50.922+01:00I love that turn of phrase "the echoes of mem...I love that turn of phrase "the echoes of memories the ticking brings". I can just imagine listening to that clock and playing those old reels over in my mind.Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398170245040387614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-92191791154649944692013-04-08T21:00:12.294+01:002013-04-08T21:00:12.294+01:00Wonderful story :) Brings back memories of my Gran...Wonderful story :) Brings back memories of my Grannies clock when I was growing up :)My not so simple lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06942764701097738752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-64029857678438738732013-04-08T19:35:25.943+01:002013-04-08T19:35:25.943+01:00My husband has a very similiar clock handed done t...My husband has a very similiar clock handed done to him from his grandfather. Apparently the clock face came from an old MG and the wood from an aeroplane. It doesn't tick loudly but we do forget to wind it up.Fay aka Beautifullilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01068381369052185971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-65226513458484054802013-04-08T17:02:15.349+01:002013-04-08T17:02:15.349+01:00And my grandparents had the identical clock which ...And my grandparents had the identical clock which is now happily tic tocking and chiming in my brothers house! So many memories you have evoked, thanks so much for sharing.Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712699577288028223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-89303543072423294232013-04-08T16:53:17.346+01:002013-04-08T16:53:17.346+01:00Yes Rach I couldn't think of the name while I ...Yes Rach I couldn't think of the name while I was writing. Dad loved this BTW xxxxJO SOWERBYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971265183462096123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-37614248180385349742013-04-08T16:31:20.700+01:002013-04-08T16:31:20.700+01:00Small correction - They were not dents, they were ...Small correction - They were not dents, they were his adorable dimbles as he called them..... love him xxRachaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660376899236516197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-47710925097448409012013-04-08T15:10:04.600+01:002013-04-08T15:10:04.600+01:00Your clock has reminded me of my grandparents cloc...Your clock has reminded me of my grandparents clock which is almost identical! It's lovely that they bring back such happy memories, one memory of mine is that they have a very loud tick! :) xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138701426913307085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-26731894502500341272013-04-08T14:23:59.017+01:002013-04-08T14:23:59.017+01:00The clock is lovely, but the memories it evokes ar...The clock is lovely, but the memories it evokes are even better!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510788797735066383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-46220034373451857572013-04-08T13:09:24.518+01:002013-04-08T13:09:24.518+01:00I remember one similar at my Grandparents too
What...I remember one similar at my Grandparents too<br />What a lovely set of memories coming from your precious clock :)Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418872916695813147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-12709588759611427922013-04-08T01:04:32.497+01:002013-04-08T01:04:32.497+01:00My parents have a similar clock - I'm not sure...My parents have a similar clock - I'm not sure where it comes from, but it hasn't ticked or chimed in many years. My mother-in-law took the clocks from her parents house and had them restored about 10 years ago. When she bought them home and gave them pride of place in her living room my father-in-law told her they would have to go because the ticking drove him bonkers.Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604457431344952806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-44346589856117690662013-04-07T22:26:12.016+01:002013-04-07T22:26:12.016+01:00Ah - my grandparents in law had a similar clock - ...Ah - my grandparents in law had a similar clock - it didn't have a loud tick as it was broken but they left it there anyhow :) What a lovely set of memories you've listed.Missus Wookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08137463465514115553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-19793752379434277072013-04-07T21:35:50.722+01:002013-04-07T21:35:50.722+01:00My grandparents had one very similar to that, whic...My grandparents had one very similar to that, which sat on the mantelpiece or THEIR front room!<br />Alison xxAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085826005055196079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-9481807190826701492013-04-07T20:51:35.226+01:002013-04-07T20:51:35.226+01:00I would not have stopped winding the clock, but th...I would not have stopped winding the clock, but that's just me and I am stubborn. I'm happy you will again wind the clock and hear the ticking that reminds you of your grandparents. It is funny/strange how smells and sounds can bring memories rushing back that we thought had been forgotten. By the way, it is a lovely old clock.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052375309496859453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-400376660393838522013-04-07T20:35:48.766+01:002013-04-07T20:35:48.766+01:00What a lovely memory, I know have a happy image of...What a lovely memory, I know have a happy image of you standing and winding up the clock and smiling while doing it :) how wonderful Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972581207321576723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-74733769348754466062013-04-07T19:17:18.621+01:002013-04-07T19:17:18.621+01:00Maybe you should wind it every now and again, perh...Maybe you should wind it every now and again, perhaps every Storytelling Sunday, in order to remind of the many happy memories it brings to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-5667568915923890912013-04-07T18:58:46.652+01:002013-04-07T18:58:46.652+01:00This is a lovely story Jo! The clock is really pre...This is a lovely story Jo! The clock is really precious and I love all the memories it brings back for you :D xSineadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586099426768833513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-67639775318089344892013-04-07T17:57:08.212+01:002013-04-07T17:57:08.212+01:00Do wind it Jo! I love a ticking clock and what gre...Do wind it Jo! I love a ticking clock and what great memories yours has. We have three chiming clocks in our house and they never go off at the same time. It is a standing joke that if you are trying to watch TV on the hour you will miss the first 5 mins with all the cuckooing, chiming and dongs! xAbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040262335558353614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-66453436023210114462013-04-07T16:09:59.479+01:002013-04-07T16:09:59.479+01:00I hope you have a good Sunday too. We are just bac...I hope you have a good Sunday too. We are just back from a visit to the local Botanical Gardens.I even took a few photos.<br /><br />Your story is a wonderful one today - your Grandpa's house sounds very like the one my Grandparents lived in, with no inside bathroom and a parlour at the front. There was a clock too..I wonder if the chimes sounded the same? Precious memories indeed. Thanks Jo!Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764280029794453933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-70587573114727429612013-04-07T15:06:09.435+01:002013-04-07T15:06:09.435+01:00Yes, definitely wind it up! Beautiful clock and su...Yes, definitely wind it up! Beautiful clock and such happy memories and you have described them so beautifully.<br /><br />Can I just say that I think your blog looks beautiful too, I must get mine spruced up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706417515004034669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-22848928561451326172013-04-07T14:55:30.413+01:002013-04-07T14:55:30.413+01:00Oh, you must wind it up Jo :o) How rude of people ...Oh, you must wind it up Jo :o) How rude of people to complain, when they are guests in your home! My grandparents had a clock very similar, if not identical to yours.Fiona@staring at the seahttp://fiona-staringatthesea.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-23840567222245536422013-04-07T08:37:05.893+01:002013-04-07T08:37:05.893+01:00How lovely. You need to wind it up today - in hono...How lovely. You need to wind it up today - in honour of being the subject of Storytelling Sunday! Clocks used to have quite loud 'ticks' in those days, but I think that's quite a comforting sound, very relaxing. You have lovely memories of your grandad.<br /><br />Ps I saw on Debturtle's blog you used to frequent BS when living in Cambridge, what a coincidence! Where did you go? Wonder if I was ever in the same place at the same time?! debs14https://www.blogger.com/profile/14521565769251816528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525608390804164273.post-79083577520268696382013-04-06T23:41:04.335+01:002013-04-06T23:41:04.335+01:00Oh gosh, I remember china hot water bottles (I sti...Oh gosh, I remember china hot water bottles (I still have one) and eiderdowns and my grandfather kept the key under the clock too … I love the way just writing about it evoked a cascade of memories for you (and for me!). I can't help hoping that one day it gets to chime again ...alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789464804911391774noreply@blogger.com