Thread:Llyssa1020/@comment-38183586-20191001021150/@comment-38558458-20191001034549

Hello Mrs Oats! ~  You are most welcome and I'm glad you received them. Since I'm only sending out 1 pass a day and most people don't really like the poor little chocolate bean, it just makes so much more sense to send you CIs for the whole collection instead. 🥰

I just made virtuoso in the Time House. I've only been playing it since last week, but I like to study all the clocks in the room and the pieces on the table if I have extra time. I asked my Dad about my clock today and how Grandpa made it. He said it is made out of Cherry and Grandpa used a lathe to create the wood spindles on the sides and the overall design of the clock. It's about 2 foot tall (2 1/2 foot to the top of the center brass spindle), 17 inches across and 6 inches deep and sits on a cherry shelf about 5 foot high (I'm tall, so winding isn't a problem). The glass door opens to the front of the dial face and I have 3 areas where I use my winding key to wind it up every 3-5 days (of course the winding key in the game is an exact replica of what I use for my clock - lol). The bottom of the glass front has roses on it and you can see the pendulum swing back and forth just slightly in the center through the roses. It's called an Eli Terry Clock. I just googled that and didn't realize the history of the clock and the maker for whom it's named. Originally my Grandpa was working on this clock and I must have seen it when he finished and was told he was making a clock for each of his 6 Grandchildren. The oldest Grandchild got to pick first (I was fourth in line) and this Eli Terry clock was the first clock picked by his eldest. I was crushed - I absolutely loved that clock and it was no longer mine to pick. So I either told Grandpa or my Dad that I really, really loved that clock and I was so sad because that was the one I had my heart set on. I don't remember the story or how it came to be, but I was so happy when Grandpa made a second one just for me. And to this day, I have always loved and cared for this very special clock. I really like the nostalgia around this room and the memories it has brought back for you and me both.

Just keep plugging away on this room. I hope you are able to at least get the jewlery box. I will send more beans your way so you can keep hitting this premium room and get higher passes. I have both bean sets but thought this newer set would be easier to assemble since it doesn't require cottonballs or dragonflies. I still have 5 more CIs to send out for today and will do that before midnight here. Good luck friend! ~  Llyssa