Time Was

... just one of the many curiously wonderful subjects you'll discover in the labyrinth aisles of Brand Bookshop.

Ho-rol-o-gy (n): the art or science of making timepieces or measuring time.

My late grandfather, Joaquin Chavez, was a watchmaker. In El Salvador, he belonged to a Masonic order of joyeros, or jewelers. I know of a watch and jewelry repair shop he helped open here in Glendale--I found one of his business cards many years ago--but i still don't know the whole story. Looks like it's time i went and got it ...