In our house, if you ask someone what time it is, you’ll see the person reach for their cell phone in order to answer the question. This works most of the time, unless the phone is in the other room, a purse or as happened yesterday, lost in the couch. I’ve thought about making things a little easier by purchasing a clock that we could simply glance at in order to tell the time. Imagine that! The thing is, the wall clocks I’ve seen in our local stores look cheap and too trendy. I’m thinking that a mantel clock would suit our style a bit better. Right now, the mantel has a collection of early 20th century rusted tools displayed on it. A mantel clock with a bit of an old-fashioned look would be perfect. I think Sage would enjoy one of the ones that chimes on the hour–I know I did, when I was growing up. Who would have thought that many families would come to rely on phones and computers for their timepieces? I miss the clocks we had in the house growing up, and I can’t believe I haven’t gotten a quality one yet for this house, and here I am with one child whose already grown! And how did he learn to tell time? On the stove and microwave, of course.