I’m making an effort to retrain myself to post frequently. This is made more difficult by the fact that I really haven’t done anything since my last post but I am determined to give it a good try.

This is a photo of one of my new toys. It is a Lux Rotary clock from the 1930′s. This one runs really well when you place it on its side but gets a bit cranky when set upright. I plan to spend some time tinkering with it once my thumbs are back in action.

I’m not calling this clock a toy, this one is a real treasure to me. It is exactly like the first one I owned back when I was about 9 years old. I loved that clock but after one too many falls from the nightstand it found it’s way into the trash. I’d never seen another one like it. Last month I happened across one for sale on Etsy and just had to have it. I have lots and lots of clocks, and I’ve always understood the roots of my attraction to them. However, it wasn’t until I added this beauty to the collection that it all felt right. I don’t expect any of you to make sense of that, particularly since I don’t, but just know that I am feeling very happy and content right now.

A funny side note to these two wind up alarm clocks was Recliner Man’s shock that they needed to be rewound each night.  I know he is just as old as I am, and that all the wind up alarms of our youth had 24 – 36 hour springs in them. How quickly we can forget the ordinary when something better comes along to replace it.