Article Archives: What’s in the Attic?

It’s How You Play the Game

January 16, 2014 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Long before the advent of Facebook or the irresistible draw of an X-box, we, the children of a simpler time, spent many an hour playing our favorite board games. Upon completion of the game Mom would always caution us to “make sure we got all the pieces put back in … Read More

One Man’s Trash . . .

January 9, 2014 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

As with any type of investment venture, the antique market is a game of buy low, sell when the market peaks. I find that many collectors, while not actually “dealers,” work on the theory that dabbling in resale is a great way to support their collecting habit. Ready for a … Read More

Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come

December 19, 2013 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

I was going from store to store at the mall this time last year, sorting through poorly made, highly priced, Christmas tree skirts and thinking how the $75 I was about to spend could be put to so much better use. After a couple of hours I ended up leaving … Read More

Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus

December 12, 2013 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

It is the belief of many that the original Santa Claus was Saint Nicholas of Myra, born in 300 A.D. The only child of affluent parents, he was orphaned at the age of three and sent to a monastery. At the age of 17 he became a priest with a … Read More

Tidings of Comfort and Joy

December 5, 2013 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

We e-mail, Tweet, Facebook, and of course, we text. But, when was the last time you a sat down and wrote to someone? It’s not that we don’t have the opportunity. Most everyone has family out of town or a friend in a hospital or a nursing home who would … Read More