Article Archives: What’s in the Attic?

The Land of the Free & the Home of the Brave

March 23, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in June 2012. For more than 200 years, the American flag has served as the symbol of our nation’s strength and an inspiration to millions. Its beauty has been regaled in poetry and song. It is displayed on more homes and professional buildings than any other … Read More

Exercise for the Imagination

March 9, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in April 2011. Traditional, contemporary, primitive, or country cottage, the decor of our homes make a statement about who we are. But what does your home say to those who never come inside? What is your yard saying about you? No longer content with a lawn … Read More

Preserving the Past, With An Eye Towards The Future

March 2, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in March 2013. “I shall always love an old house, for in its timbers strong, are life and love and memories of children’s carefree song…” Those words were lovingly stitched on the sampler my sister-in-law made for us when we bought our 1902 farm house in … Read More

LEGO: The Toy of the Century!

February 23, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Is there anyone with kids who hasn’t purchased LEGO bricks?  LEGO toys are those wonderful little blocks that we step on in the night, suck up in the vacuum and on occasion have had to pry from our dog’s mouth. It is estimated that over 400 billion of the interlocking … Read More

Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear

February 16, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column originally appeared in February 2012. Fakes and reproductions abound in all areas of collecting, but nowhere so blatantly as in the field of antique furniture. From the elegance of Chippendale to the simplicity of the Arts and Crafts era, forgery abounds and if you are not aware of … Read More