Once again it's reached that time of the year when we start wondering where all the time has gone. Is it really nearly Christmas once again? It doesn't seem that long ago we were resolving to eat less and do more exercise...
However as much as we sometimes desire a break from the tyranny of clock and calendar, in the past time pieces behaving erratically was generally seen as an ill omen...
http://hypnogoria.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/folklore-on-friday-clocking-on.html
And as much as we often wish we could stop the advance of those two hands around the dial, a stopped clock was often the herald of dark times. And there is even a true story behind that old song about a stopped grandfather clock too...
http://hypnogoria.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/folklore-on-friday-even-stopped-clock.html
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