Wide angle Wednesday - time: Dinner time

Paladian tells me that this gong belonged to her grandfather who brought it back from the Middle East after the First World War.
 
Ever since she can remember as a child whenever they visited him, he would bash this gong every dinner time. He loved it, and it now has pride of place in our front room.
 
He’d say, “Nance, is dinner ready?”   “Yes” would come the reply, and then the gong would sound, at least 10 times, very loudly.
 
I am sorry to say that he passed away before I met Paladian. What is interesting is that she says that in many ways I remind her of him. I am not sure if this is a compliment or not.