Article Archives: What’s in the Attic?

Down-sizing Part 1

April 28, 2016 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Remember that book from the 80s, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus? In my years of assisting seniors with down-sizing I have found this to be monumentally true. Men are practical. They want their recliner, their TV (and of course their remote), they want the pictures of their … Read More

Haviland China

April 21, 2016 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

In 1834, David Haviland was working as a partner at the D.G.& D. Haviland Trading Company. His work included extensive travel between New York and France visiting various porcelain factories and importing their goods to the U S. With each trip his passion for the fine porcelains of the Limoges … Read More

Who Is Preserving the Past?

April 14, 2016 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Grandma collected fine porcelain. Mom collected quilts and carnival glass. I collect primitives and stoneware. My kids and their friends . . . they don’t seem interested? Both of my children fall into the group collectively referred to as Millennials, that demographic cohort made up of people born between 1980 … Read More

Men Don’t Make Passes at Girls Who Wear Glasses . . . Really?

March 31, 2016 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

It was one of those nights when my old friend insomnia stopped by for a visit. Wide awake at 2 a.m., I raided the fridge, turned on the TV and settled in to watch an oldie but a goodie, How to Marry a Millionaire. For those of you who have … Read More

Life Repurposed

March 24, 2016 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Recent studies show that 36 percent of Americans re-purpose. From broken furniture and old tablecloths to discarded windows and rusted wheelbarrows, it would appear that to those with a vivid imagination, “nothing” is without a second (or third) purpose. Take a walk through any of the area’s lawn and garden … Read More