buy a grandfather clock

When I saw my sister over Thanksgiving, she was telling me about her brand new clock. Well, not completely new, but new to her! And we don’t normally get excited over clocks, but this clock is a special cuckoo clock that belonged to her grandmother once upon a time. Shortly before Grandma died, she gave the clock to her daughter and son in law, and now they’ve given the clock to my sister. She had it fixed, polished up, and hung it on the wall in her living room. The clock was a gift to Grandma when she retired from her job in New Jersey, and it was so nice, the clock shop where my sister had it repaired offered to buy it!

Myself, personally, I’ve always been partial to grandfather clocks. I think the constant cuckoo sound of a cuckoo clock would eventually drive me…well, cuckoo. I’ve got nothing against the deep chimes of a grandfather clock though! My mother has always wanted a grandfather clock, and she was (I think) a teeny bit jealous when Jim and I received one from his grandmother. I’d love to get her a grandfather clock of her own for Christmas one year, like these Howard Miller grandfather clocks, but I’ll definitely need to convince the siblings to chip in on that gift with me. Knowing my mother, she’d love the Howard Miller Majestic Grandfather Clock I’ve shown here. It’s got additional shelves inside where collectibles can be displayed, making it a clock and a curio cabinet of sorts. And did you know that Howard Miller clocks are made in the USA?

2 Responses to “buy a grandfather clock”

1. Lisa Says:
   December 7th, 2007 at 1:35 pm

   You’ve got great taste. That’s my favorite grandfather clock.

2. Cheryl Says:
   December 11th, 2007 at 5:46 pm

   Umm….it’s not a cuckoo clock, I think it’s a “grandmother” clock, chimes every 15 with a pendulum….

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