Clocks and Coffee

We spent yesterday in the Marches, visiting Jenny for her birthday. Unfortunately, we had to do the trip in a single day, as Chess is currently on medication which means we have to be at home every morning to dose him up. So, even though it's 3+ hours each way, we did the return trip. It was, essentially, a journey fuelled as much by coffee as diesel, as we stopped for coffees on the way down, drank a couple with Philip, and had more on the way back. It appears that ten shots of espresso is approximately what it takes. That's 3900 miles per gallon, which is better fuel efficiency than the car.

Last week, we went to one of the antique places near where I work, looking for a book case. We didn't find one, precisely, but did find something that will work in the same way. It fitted in the back of the car, so we got it home that day, and it's now at the foot of the stairs, looking much better than the bowed melamine bookcase that was there previously.

Unexpectedly, we also spotted a grandfather clock while we were there. We've both wanted one for a long while, but never found one that we liked and was a price we wanted to pay. This, however, fitted the bill.

Its wood tone fits the dining room really well, and we really like the look of it. Unfortunately, there are some issues with the weights, which means it's not currently running, but the case is attractive enough to not worry about sorting that out urgently.

Grandfather clock (© Ian 2016)