vintage tall clocks

It's dreaded tax time

The children's church service featured special characters that would share the Gospel in ways that resonated well with kids. There was, "Tick-Tock the Grandfather Clock," "Jack, the Pirate," "Moe, the Hobo," and "The Old Circuit Rider," who actually ...

Minnesotans sacrificed until end of Civil War

Last summer, in conjunction with the state's commemoration of the Civil War, a supplementary marker honoring Skaro's military service was placed near the tall obelisk at his gravesite. Skaro served with the 9th Minnesota Infantry Regiment and died at ...

A period cottage with gardens in Dun Laoghaire

Off this is a living room with a wood-burning stove, opening through double doors into a conservatory/dining room, where there's a vaulted timber ceiling with skylights, tall windows, and doors to the deck in the garden. And, as the back garden faces ...

The Latest: Duke holds off Wisconsin to win national title

One by one, the grandchildren filed onto the court. One by one, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski lifted them high into the air, never once worrying about his 68-year-old back.More. One by one When the clock struck zero, the kids from Durham stormed off ...

Two pro soccer players at opposite ends of the monetary turf

But his new team does. Orlando City is losing its first game in Major League Soccer 1-0 with less than a minute on the clock. // A wall of defenders waits 10 yards in front of him. The goalie squats low, hands stretched wide. // For every reason, Kaká ...

Asheville music club scene this week

Dank, 7-9 p.m., 12 Old Charlotte Hwy., Asheville, 828-299-3370. Tasting room open French Broad Brewery: Alarm Clock Conspiracy. Good Stuff: Thomas Mothlight: Megan Jean and the KFB, Tall Tall Trees, Tina & Her Pony, 9:30 p.m., $8. New Mountain: ...

Sophie Heawood: it's midnight. Dare I open the sealed trapdoor in my house?

And then we looked down into the abyss, and I climbed in, at nearly one o'clock in the morning. When I came back out, having seen what had been down there in the sealed darkness for all these years, it was a few minutes past two. Which in itself was ...