Mum's Clock

I was unpacking

some boxes that I had packed

for our move to this farm 16 years ago

and had not,

for a variety of reasons, unpacked since.... when I came across.......

.........this clock. 

I remember seeing it first

when I came as a new bride to hubbie's family farm.

I liked it when I saw it

and, although it didn't work,

I used it as an ornament.

 I had wondered where it was

and thought that I had left it at the home farm

until I found it last week

Hubby was so pleased to see it

and we shared many remembrances

of where it used to be in his mother's day. 

He even tried his mother's old way of

getting it to work but, alas,

it only went for 3 hours before stopping!

I love the roses on it

and so shall continue to use it

as an ornament!

I intended to write a post about it last week

but ended up in hospital last Friday

while they tried to sort out my pain meds and also tried a procedure to help. 

I only returned home yesterday afternoon.

When I looked outside this morning

it was to see that my favourite

Albertine Rose

had started to flower.

I decided

that it had to be in the picture as well

 Now its scent is filling the house!!

I'm joining Marty at Table Top Tuesday

                                         I'm joining Jann Olsen in Share Your Cup Thursday