Article Archives: What’s in the Attic?

Time to Fire Up the Oven!

November 23, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

There are many things I remember about my Grandma Hamer, her beautiful blue eyes, her big hugs and the way her home was always filled with the aroma of fresh baked cookies. Many of the days I spent with her were occupied with baking and when the order of the … Read More

The Farmer’s Almanac

November 17, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Unique in content and inexplicably accurate, the “Old Farmer’s Almanac” stands as the oldest continuously published periodical in North America. This little book was first published by Robert B. Thomas in 1792 under the name “The Farmer’s Almanac.” Originally intended to be a regional publication, only 3,000 copies were printed. … Read More

The Music Goes Around and Around

November 10, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in July 2012. “Sunday, Monday, happy days. Tuesday Wednesday, happy days. Thursday, Friday, happy days………groovin’ all week with you.” With these lyrics the hit sitcom Happy Days came bounding into our homes from 1974-1984 and as we watched the opening credits many of us saw a … Read More

Grill Plates

November 3, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in November 2011. Long before the advent of the Happy Meal, before you could super-size, even before the drive-through (there was a time before the drive through?), there was a deal to be had at the local eatery, and it was called the “Blue Plate Special.” … Read More

What’s In a Name?

October 27, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in October 2013. The world of antiquity has a language all it’s own and as those of you who travel that world can attest, if you are going to venture into the territory, you’d best to know the language. So let’s take a look at a … Read More