Saturday, citizens in the otherwise quite community took note of a strange person spotted in the garage of the house at the end of the street.The person in question was wearing a orange jumpsuit causing witnesses to suspect he had escaped custody. Local police said there had been no bulletins for escaped prisoners in [...]

The weather is turning ugly once again and that is bringing my restoration progress to a screeching halt. I need to spray but cool damp air is nearly the worst environment for that effort. I don’t want my hard work to go into reverse so I’m moving all the parts back into the house.

While the Beatles penned the words, it’s my turn to put them into action. The clock’s gravity escapement is starting to come together.

I am on the home stretch of the clock restoration. I still have the pendulum and drive weight to paint but the weather may have other ideas. I also have some touch-up painting on a bracket as well as the new escapement stand.