We have an old cuckoo clock in our kitchen that belonged to my father-in-law. He had at least 10 cuckoo clocks going in his kitchen at all times… and you would not believe the racquet they collectively made every hour, on the hour (give and take a few minutes)… It was not to be believed, but at the very same time, it is exactly what I recall most fondly when I think of his yellow chintz country kitchen, complete with an old upright piano in it.
In our house, we have one of those cuckoo clocks and we LIVE for its’ high maintenance ways: it requires daily winding and then keeps up our house guests who stay above our kitchen. And yet it is the most soothing companion late at night as I type/ search on my computer on my kitchen counter– it is better than music. But the truth is, there is nothing better than when 10 go off at the same time!
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