Tuning the dial

I scrambled out of my cozy teacup nest and headed over to the wide wooden sideboard where the tabletop radio was resting in the morning light. Right beside its grooved speaker grille lay a smooth wooden domino tile and an empty red plastic thread spool. I took a brief observational pause with an open smile, eyeing the brass tuning knob just above my head. Stepping forward, I set the spool upright against the radio cabinet and balanced the domino across its top rim like a little stepping ramp. Clambering up, my fingers reached the notched brass wheel, and with a cheerful nudge of both hands, I felt it roll with a quiet, satisfying click!