One of the most cherished and heart-warming gifts we have seen, with much emotion both from the gift-giver and gist recipient is a grandfather clock given as a wedding gift. This is also true for grandfather clocks given as a present for a very special milestone wedding anniversary, sometimes from a spouse, and sometimes as a [...]
In the last post, we looked at the impact the Internet has had on all of our lives. The convenience it has afforded us has allowed us to do everything from shop to work online and most of us have become so dependent on its conveniences that we are often hard pressed to find another option. [...]
In the last post, I related my history with clocks; how clocks had always played an integral part of my childhood experience when it came to home decoration. Clocks were all over my childhood home, as well as the home of my grandparents; grandfather clocks, mantel clocks, atomic clocks, wall clocks, and so forth. But when [...]
Clocks and I have always had a very special relationship. My parents (and grandparents before them, as a matter of fact) had a grandfather clock in their home, as well as a collection of many different kinds of clocks in different rooms of their houses – mantel clocks, atomic clocks, wall clocks – so ingrained in [...]
In the last post we talked about how all of us at one time or another have been struck by the monotony of our home design – especially if we have lived in the home for an extended period of time; and how every so often it becomes necessary to make some changes to update and [...]
If you have lived in the same home for an extended period of time, you know better than anyone how the walls can really start to close in on you. The more things change around you, the more things stay the same within the same four walls of your house; it gets to the point where [...]
In the last post we talked about the propensity of homeowners and renters to turn their attention to their home décor during the fall season. With the approach of the holidays, this is generally the time period during which most of us will receive visitors; such is the time that we want to create a warm [...]
Going away to college soon? This is a truly exciting time in any young person’s life; a time when we can strike out on our own and make our way in the world. This first year in college is the most fun as we explore the options and opportunities available to us and begin to make [...]
There are those rooms in our homes that automatically become the rooms in which our family and friends gather most naturally. For some homeowners, this room is the kitchen; an open, sunny kitchen is a place where people generally want to gather; a place in which they can pull up a chair, have a cup of [...]
In this warmest of times of the year around the country many of us who are not able to enjoy the outdoors month to month due to cold weather conditions take advantage of this time of year as best as we can. This may mean taking advantage of an outdoor deck or patio where we can [...]