Article Archives: What’s in the Attic?

. . .To the One I Love

February 8, 2024 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

In keeping with the love of all things vintage, men shopping for their sweetheart this Valentine’s Day are forgoing the drugstore variety stuffed bears, cards and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and heading for the local antique shops. What are they buying? Here are the top 5 Valentine’s gifts for women … Read More

Cottagecore: A Return To Simplicity

January 18, 2024 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

When life gets too hectic, and the pressures of our high tech society have you wanting to run for cover, many of us long for the simplicity of country life. While a cabin in the woods or an English cottage set in green pastures may be a highly romanticized version … Read More

We Gather Together for a Vintage Thanksgiving

November 16, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

For years I had dealt with a level of guilt when it came to the glassware, china and linens that belonged to my Mom. Unwanted by the family, and devalued in a market that has no interest in fine tableware, they have been stored in the back of my closet … Read More

The Art of the Side Hustle — Facebook Marketplace, Part 3

November 2, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Facebook was introduced in February of 2004 to the students of Harvard University. It became public two years later and by 2008 had surpassed MySpace as the most visited social media Web site in the world. As a part of their format the site introduced a classified ad section called … Read More

The Joys of Halloween Past

October 26, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

As a child in the 1960s, Halloween was a time for homemade costumes, trick or treat, decorating the neighbor trees with toilet paper and wonderful parties where we bobbed for apples and played spin the bottle when the adults weren’t looking! But, if we go back to early 1900s America, … Read More