Yes, Katamari is the rolling stuff up game. Its really addictive for such a simple game, and theres three of them. The part I like the most is the amazing effort they put into the music. I found some of it on youtube and it ranges from techno to jazzy lounge music, swing music, Im pretty sure someone even snuck a gospel peice or two in there. While Iw as writing yesterday I stumbled across someone who had done an orchestral version of one of the themse that made my jaw drop. Video game music is constantly impressing me with every passing year. But anyway, back to gardening... Part of my problem with the space issue is theres a movement out here for the "Grow Biointensive" system. While I'm interested that they've managed to do so much with such small topsoil space, I've noticed all the beds dealing with the system need at least two feet of soil, dug down or in raised beds, and thats not what I have. My mum has been trying to push me in that direction, but I dont feel confident with it at this time since I wanted to get more of a feel for the general gardening situation since its my first time and all. Some plants still got pushed closer together than I would've liked but then none of us had seen some of these plants actually growing before. The cukes are doign better than I expected for being about 6 inches closer to each toher plant than I really wanted them to be, but we had such a huge amount of plants to deal with that I did the best I could. I think the funniest part about all this is while it is my first time growing a real garden, I've been growing virtual gardens since I was abotu 19, playing an online game called "Final Fantasy 11", which had a really complicated planting/gardening system most people didnt know about. That game system is actually what got me really focused on the seasons, when to plant, where to plant, when to fertilize, what plants grew better in what geological areas, and I even had a little notebook for a long time where I'd record the weekly cycle of my virtual plants in relation to the moon phase and exact time I made any modifications to the planting space. Even the gamers thought I was nuts, but I loved it! They'd even die off or give terrible results if I neglected them for too long, or give off better results if I got proper gardening tools, workbenches, and diffrent planters had diffrent effects too. Im getting better results with a real garden than I was in my virtual gardens though... Except for that one time I accidentally harvested 122 virtual onions. I can tell you, the cooks sure were happy with me.

I am going with Cedar Apple Rust... Cedar Apple Rust? Here is a pic from the link that saltcedar posted upthread... Looks like a match to me. Click the little pic, let it autofocus, and then you can zoom in. Good call, Chris. Here is a link that might be useful: http://picasaweb.google.com/llmcl911/CedarAppleRust

Hi Allisaon, Thank You! Still don't know if it was a great buy or not---but I'll take your word for it since I know zippo about old clocks. But now that I have some information (received wonderful responses on the Antiques and Collectibles Forum) I can start doing some research. To think all my new-found interest in old clocks started because Heidi, my insurance lady, wanted us to update our homeowners insurance. I have found myself looking at, even searching out, old clocks while finishing up my holiday shopping this week. Why do I get the feeling that a new collection/addiction is starting? *grin* WonByHerWits, This is sooo neat to hear --- another old clock owner! I think it's great that at least your DH knows the clock was in his family. I would love to have been able to get some history about my clock. I do know the history of the clock that hung in my Dad's parents' kitchen when he was a boy -- he's 82 now. It's the same clock that I heard and was comforted by when I'd stay overnight with my Grandma. That clock is still going strong! Uglier than ugly because of all the layers of paint but at least I know it's history. Nice to read others have these old clocks in their homes ---Thank you! DuluthInBloomz4, Responded to you in the other forum --- Thank you so very much! Patricia43, Wow, great link! I agree with you--- the nicks, scratches and other little imperfections on the clock add to it's charm, it's history, it's story. I don't want to do anything about those nicks and scratches. I just don't want the paper face to continue to loosen or worse, years from now when the clock has been passed down have someone who doesn't know, reattach the paper face with super glue ----Ack! Again, you are correct. The personal value, the sentiment behind this clock mean so much to me. I wouldn't mind having the face reattached by a professional but the rest of the nicks and imperfections can stay as they are. Thank you!!! Oceanna, Your whole post ---What can I say? Wow -- Just, Wow! "long-drop 8-day regulator in the traditional schoolhouse style" You are ------- Again, Wow. Thank you. Sincerely, thank youuuu!

Wow, a year old thread and I see a post of one of my all time fav books. Door into Summer is so excellent, in terms of Time Travel, character development, and just darn good story telling. I separate time travel from futuristic. My fav examples of the first include Time Machine, Time Ships (Stephen Baxter writes a sequel to Wells classic), Time Travelers Wife, Time and Again, and Time Enough for love (another Heinlen). Then there is a wonderful short story by Woody Allen in Without Feathers. I can't remember the name but it involves a professor who is able to travel not so much into time but into a book. Absolutely hilarious.