Every hour on the hour for the past few days, the chiming of a great clock has resonated from the heart of Santa Rosa. It’s a civilized, vintage percussion that relative newcomers to Old Courthouse ...
When I got married 27 years ago, my wife gave me a chiming mantel clock she’d found at an antique shop. She envisioned it one day resting in a writer’s study we had yet to build. The grand writer’s ...
It seems that the more hectic life gets, the harder it is to consciously slow down and enjoy the experience. There’s always another bill to worry about, and a new deadline around the corner. The last ...
A few weeks ago my treasured 40-year-old chiming grandfather clock stopped chiming, but continued to keep time. Alone at home, at age 86, I missed the sound. Global concerns were descending as a ...
The clock on San Francisco's Ferry Building marks the hour, and the surrounding area at the base of Market Street is abuzz with noise. Traffic roars along the Embarcadero. Vendors chat with tourists.