The Tick of an Old Clock

Doesn't it seem like time just continues to tick?  As much as I want time to stop-I look forward to all the new adventures that lay ahead of me.
 How many times did you wish you could snatch back certain times of life that were thrilling to relive them, and adversely what about the times you long to captivate once again to change  errors and begin again?  I filmed this old clock and reflected about how one can use their time...and immediately an instrumental version of My Grandfather's Clock played through my memory.  This song was written in 1876 by Henry Clay Work, the author of "Marching through Georgia"...a very familiar Civil War tune we often sing to at many of our living history events.

I wonder what it was like to "ring in the New Year" in the time of my ancestors.  Was it just another cold day playing host to yet more chores of frozen water for the animals and seeking more logs for the fire?  Either way the old farmhouse clock kept track of the time then just as it does now. 
We live here in this present day...but have we LIVED?  


Take today to enjoy a new year to begin again.


A bit of new year history...

"New Year's is one of the oldest holidays still celebrated, but the exact date and nature of the festivities has changed over time. It originated thousands of years ago in ancient Babylon, celebrated as an eleven day festival on the first day of spring. During this time, many cultures used the sun and moon cycle to decide the "first" day of the year. It wasn't until Julius Caesar implemented the Julian calendar that January 1st became the common day for the celebration. The content of the festivities has varied as well. While early celebrations were more paganistic in nature, celebrating Earth's cycles, Christian tradition celebrates the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ on New Year's Day. Roman Catholics also often celebrate Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, a feast honoring Mary. However, in the twentieth century, the holiday grew into its own celebration and mostly separated from the common association with religion. It has become a holiday associated with nationality, relationships, and introspection rather than a religious celebration, although many people do still follow older traditions."
(Cited source...New Year's Day History)

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