Thread:Llyssa1020/@comment-38558458-20190924225645/@comment-38558458-20190927070041

Oh my goodness. I wasn't getting my notifications for some reason (more phone issues). I'm overwhelmed by how understanding and wonderful everyone has been. I have all of the Time House event passes and will make that final push this weekend to get the room to Virtuoso. I have to share with you that I have really enjoyed this room and it reminds me of my Grandfather.

My Grandfather had a wood shop and made clocks as a hobby when he retired. There were clocks all over his house - cuckoo clocks, winding clocks, big clocks and small clocks. It was always quite something when it reached the top of the hour at my Grandparents. Not everything was synchronized and I wonder if that was on purpose so Grandpa could see if something wasn't quite right. Both Grandma and Grandpa wore hearing aids, so maybe they never quite knew how it sounded (especially if they turned their hearing aids off) - lol. My Grandfather built two clocks, which were passed down for his children - Grandfather for my Dad and Grandmother for my Aunt. Then he made each of his 6 grandchildren smaller winding clocks with matching shelves that were passed down when we were much older and had our own homes. My clock chimes on the quarter hour and then the full chime and gong for each hour. I wind it every 3 days and always think of Grandpa because of that and what a lovely reminder he left behind. He used to wear one of those little eyepieces when he was working on the clocks, but he was never that young (he had wavy white hair). His woodshop was also in the basement with no windows like this event. But he would work on the internal clock mechanisms sometimes at the dining room table, which had plenty of light. I can still picture it all in my mind and this Master's Secret Event brought that all back. How wonderful is that.

I am not entirely leaving, just slowing down a great deal - the equivalent to a generic Fandom player. I will probably see you in Darkwood this weekend dear friends. Don't blink or you will probably miss my single little access pass and it will fly right by you! ~  Llyssa