The party starts at 1 pm

Invited to a late new year's party and arrived early. Invited to take care of the bar and really enjoyed the quiet room with frequent but short visits from glass replenishers. Had a lot of short but interesting conversations. I will offer to do it again next year!

And an interesting clock. I've noticed many clocks of this era claim to be made locally. Can this be so? Or is it the decoration is local or /and innards being imported or........