“Hi. Here for the clock? Come through. No, leave your shoes on.”

“Oh she’s a beauty. Family heirloom?”

“My husband’s family. We’re having a family “do” soon. I thought I’d surprise him and have it fixed.”

“What happened?”

“No clue sorry. We realised one day we hadn’t heard it for a while. He wound it on Sunday night as usual but it hasn’t worked since. Here, let me steady it while you…”

“I’ll just slip these little things under and it will move… There that’s it.”

“Clever!”

“Right now let’s have a look… Well no wonder! It stuffed full of….”

Sorry, that’s my 100 word limit. What do you think was in the back of the clock?