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The Gift That Starts The Home

June 4, 2015 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

The first years were a struggle for Edward Lane. The small furniture factory that he had started in Alta Vista, Virginia sat at the junction of the Virginian and Southern railways, making for an excellent source of transportation of materials to the factory and finished products out to distributors. The … Read More

Training Day

May 21, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

A friend watched me soak the crusted pan that had been used to produce part of the dinner we had consumed. She noted that my soaking of the pan — designed to make cleaning easier — was behavior that she had not been able to “train” her male roommate to … Read More

Boop Oop A Doop . . .

May 21, 2015 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

With a body modeled after Mae West and an attitude to rival Lady Gaga’s, she has evolved into a cult figure with thousands of fans world wide. Although only a cartoon character, her obvious sensuality and her “I can do anything a man can do” approach to life have earned … Read More

Alternative Shopping

May 14, 2015 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Refurbish, recycle, repurpose — in record number people are finding ways to make the old, new again. This trend towards preserving things from the past has spurred a whole new way of shopping. No longer do buyers head for the national-chain furniture stores and shopping malls. They are gearing their … Read More

It’s In the Can

May 7, 2015 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

As simple as it is efficient, the tin can has served the consumer for well over a century. First provided by peddlers and later available in the general stores of the late 1800s, the study of the development of the can is also a study of the history of American … Read More