Tick-tock

Posted on November 26, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Life, Mystery, Night, Short story, Talking, Tick tock, Very short story, WatchLeave a comment

There’s definitely something odd about this watch, she said to her friend. I ordered it over the Internet and it arrived today. I needed a new one and this was cheap and cheerful……. She couldn’t explain what was making her uneasy. Is it keeping time? Her friend said, and she replied, yes, it seems to be fine.

She went home after her shift and changed into her pajamas. Put the watch on the bedside cabinet… Tick tock… Tick tock.. Tick tock … She woke in the middle of the night and realised what she had subconsciously been hearing all day…

Tick-tock, the watch was saying the words, not actually ticking or tocking !

Go to sleep Sarah it said, Gooo tooo sleeeep!

What the merry hell?

Jigsaw clock

Posted on March 6, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Age 7 and above, Balsa Wood, Bits and pieces, Clock, Difficult, Follow a few drawings, Jigsaw, No instructions, Tick tockLeave a comment

Argh! My hubby got a clock as a Christmas present, for age 7 and above. It didn’t really have instructions and after half an hour of looking at it he asked me to help. I managed to put the major bits together ( it’s meant to slot together). But like a furniture kit, there are a lot if bits left over. I also think it needs glueing because a lot of it is a bit loose. It’s made of balsa wood and a few bits have snapped off! It has a little pendulum, but it’s only pretend.

It does have a real electric clock inside, with proper fingers etc, so if I can wangle it together we will have a useful clock. Tick tock……

Tick tock

Posted on February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Clock, Day, Fingers, hours, Playing with words, Poem, Poetry, Tick tock, TimeLeave a comment

Tick tock,

I like a clock,

that tells the time,

and rings a chime.

A clicking tick

a sticking tock

the fingers dance

around the face.

An hour is all

It takes to go

from One to Two,

and so, and so.

Till round the face

the fingers tick,

and Midnight passes

into new day.

Mallaband-Brown

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Tick-tock

Jigsaw clock

Tick tock