many of you have already seen the pictures of our "new" dining room. if not, check my hubby's blog out at hoosier happenings. it is really quite amazing and well, makes me giddy happy.
but this post is really about finding a new home for this
this clock hung in my grandpa and grandma's kitchen, then in the apartment, and then in their nursing home room. this summer my grandma died and we had to clean out their room. my cousin brought some items for us cousins to sort through. we found pins, bookmarks, and charms that were easy to divide up (in some rather unique ways i might add!), but there was only 1 clock and 13 of us grandkids. as we all stood there no one seemed overly eager to take it, but i sure wasn't going to give it up. the cousins remembered it from their farmhouse (prior to my arrival) and since i'm the only one with a farmhouse today the clock was sent home with me. i was delighted. i brought it home and set it on the table. it isn't quite my hubby's style, but i think he knew this clock was staying! i was determined to find the perfect spot for this clock. so we did the dining room and there was no way we would put a nail on the new wall! however, my amazing hubby found the perfect spot for my clock. (it helps cover a wallpaper seam!)
it greets us as we come and go from our farm. it is rather simple clock, but when i hear it tick i can go back to sitting at their kitchen table eating bacon sandwiches, drinking sweet tea out of their green glasses, and listening the their chatter.i loved my grandparents and count it as such a blessing to have had them for so many years of my life. the loved us all unconditionally. they would show up randomly at our homes while just out for a drive. they were such kind hearted, hard working, dedicated servants. i feel honored to have this bit of their home in mine. a piece that represents the simple passing of time, but reminds me to slow down and enjoy each and every moment.
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