Repairs And Refurbishment

Although Storm Eowen raged outside the sun shone inside as, first

Andrew Sharp brought back the small Victorian Captain’s chair which had belonged to Jackie’s grandmother and he had returned to its original strength, then

collected our Victorian rocker in need of re-glueing joints and recovering the under side of the stainless steel sprung seat.

I had e-mailed Norman’s Heating with details of our boiler malfunction when they were closed yesterday – Sunday – afternoon. Before Andrew had driven away, not yet 10 a.m., Nathan, the heating engineer, was ringing our doorbell. After I gaped at him and showed him in, I checked my e-mails to find one asking if it was OK for him to come very soon. Clearly it was. He fixed the boiler issues.

Next, it was the turn of Matthew Fairhurst of Dials Antique Clocks to deliver and set up our long case clock on which he had repaired the broken hands and carried out a complete service.

Here he displays the cleaned up workings;

and here he carefully sets it up. The first picture shows him listening intently to the ticking notes. Then he sets the correct time and current position of the moon. The importance of tracking the phases of the moon and description of the young lady who also appears in the window above the dial is shown in https://derrickjknight.com/2016/02/05/phases-of-the-moon/

This evening we dined on Jackie’s tasty pork casserole; boiled potatoes; firm carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts; and moist spinach with which I finished the vinã Albali.

65 comments

  1. Don’t you love those rare productive days when so many things come delightfully together? The sun had to be shining for this much good luck. Hope that means you now have adequate heat .

  2. I am delighted the heating is working again. What was the fault? I have concluded that those who have gas piped into their homes do not know how lucky they are. You and I seem to have issues with our oil-fired heating every year, not to mention its cost!
    I love your furniture. We have a chair almost identical to the Captain’s; it belonged to Graham’s grandad. I might consider having it restored. Andrew has done an excellent job on yours.

  3. YAY on all of this! What industrious workers! What fabulous helpers! Good work getting done!
    Now you can sit on a beautiful chair in a warm house knowing what time it is. 🙂
    We are having a snow day, so I’m glad our heat is working. 🙂
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️ to you and and to Jackie!!

  4. I suppose it is the season for boilers to have issues. I’m very glad it is fixed. Did you ever find out how to read the calendar dial at the bottom of your very fine clock?

  5. I’m relieved to hear that you’ll be warm again and I’m impressed with the customer service. The chair looks great. I hope you’ll post pics of the rocking chair once repaired.

    1. That is a shame, Alys. I am not sure which post you can’t log into, but you did comment on Toytown in 2020. Thank you very much

  6. It is wonderful when all those plans come together! Clock ticking, chair ready to sit on once more … and heat when you really need it!

  7. So glad that heat has been restored to your home. Andrew Sharp is an excellent craftsman. I’ve always loved the rocking chair, especially when getting my babies to sleep at night.

  8. Good news to have hear once more! I am so pleased that they made your home a priority stop and sent a technician though you had not seen the email yet. I am also excited for you both to have so many furniture items repaired. I seem to have a list of pending repairs at all times. It must have felt satisfying to have two chairs and the clock addressed.

  9. While the storm raged outside creating havoc, inside was a day of repairs and progress. All good news, Derrick and Jackie! I love the lunar tracking display on your clock. Thank you for including your older post as well for more information.

  10. I wish I could find a master to repair a grandfather clock I inherited from my grandfather. It stopped working when my grandfather passed away, and nobody has found out the reason for it.

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