Joiner's Musings

Avondale Sky Winery  Our favorite winery in Nova Scotia is Avondale Sky located in Avondale, Nova Scotia. Apply named? Well, yes, because it is located in Avondale NS and it fits quite nicely into the surrounding farm community. Stopped at the entrance for a few shots On Saturday Loraine, the owner, greeted us at the door and gave both of us a big hug and welcomed us into the store. We chatted about different things and I asked if the winery had received any awards to which she replied, "yes, look over here" pointing to the medal wins in the last two years. However, we were there for our quarterly pick-up as wine club members. The pick-up get-together was on the next day (Sunday) but we were unable to be there for the pairing and the meet-and-greet with other club members and decided to go on Saturday instead to pick up our wine allocation (4 bottles). The main building and production section Here are some shots of the winery store, the home of the owners and ...

U M Muller in our kitchen dining area  After some discussion we have decided to replace our kitchen quartz clock with our new-to-us U M Muller German box clock. As those of you who are familiar with horological history, the German box clock effectively spelled the end of the so called Vienna regulator period because it was a cheaper to produce, less ostentatious and appealed to the business middle class consumer of that period. Our U M Muller clock (or Uhrenfabrik Mühlheim Müller & Co as the company is called) is  a special clock featuring wood carved inlays and beveled lead glass. The oak case is truly a sight to behold and it evident that considerable  craftsmanship went into the manufacture of this particular clock. Ours shows no obvious scratches or blemishes on the case but there is a poor attempt to repair the clock face resulting in an area between the 6 and 7 that is worn through to the metal beneath. The movement is typical for that period and I would...