The Haus Almanac

The Haus Almanac is where the Haus does its talking: old words worth digging up, vintage finds with their full stories, and the occasional essay about holding on to what’s worth keeping and carrying it forward. Start at the top or start anywhere. New dispatches land on Substack, free to read.

Pull Up a Chair

A vintage red metal lawn chair on a patio

Welcome to The Haus Almanac — An introduction to what this is and why it exists.
For the Old Souls and the Optimists — A look at what Retro Fusion Haus is, what we believe, and what we’re building together.
Carry On, Beautifully — A reflection on resilience, reinvention, and why nostalgia feels different during uncertain times.
The Vintage Object in My Own Story — On old things, second chances, and finding value after everything changes.

Haus Finds

Vintage Bohemia crystal napkin holder holding letters, with an orchid in the background Vintage pieces, sourced, researched, and shared with their full story.

No. 011: Some Like It Tutti Frutti! — About an exceptional dish bowling over with colorful personality.
No. 010: Optimism You Can Run Through the Dishwasher — A thrift-store puzzle I couldn’t put down turned out to be fifty-year-old French milk glass, with a secret.
No. 009: The Thousand-Flower Thimble — Handmade in Scotland and almost overlooked.
No. 008: Made It Through — A 1945 Bavarian vase, and the rarer kind of beautiful that never needs updating.
No. 007: Never Been Spritzed — A 1970s vintage crystal perfume atomizer.
No. 006: The Sinkside Companion — The only one who truly understands how you feel about doing the dishes.
No. 005: Squeeze the Lemon and Party Like It’s 1970 — Eight Ritter “Citro” lemon squeezers. Fifty years sitting in a cabinet. Still waiting.
No. 004: The Amber Dish — Some objects carry memories forward, waiting for someone new to notice what made them worth keeping.
No. 003: Still on the Vine — A vintage MCM amber glass grape cluster, found tucked in a wall cabinet, and the childhood memories it brought back.
No. 002: Not for Napkins — A vintage Bohemia crystal napkin holder. Brand new, gorgeous, and functional.
No. 001: The Starlyte Bowl — Some things sit on a shelf waiting for someone who knows what they’re looking at.

Words and Wordplay

Slang, idioms, and old expressions too good to retire, with the stories (true and otherwise) behind them.

Word of the Week: Codswallop! — Old words worth digging up, and the stories (true and otherwise) behind them.
My Unexpected Catch-22 — An explosive spike in views and a new wordplay discovery.
You Had Me at Wordplay, But It’s Complicated — On nostalgia, love stories, and arguing with myself.

Stories from the Haus

Illustration of a woman in a plaid miniskirt and black turtleneck in a decorated living room with a lit Christmas tree A few personal stories from behind the scenes at the Haus.

A Miniskirt, a Tablecloth, and a Very Long 20 Years Later — The story behind my Christmas tree-trimming tradition.
Get Up Offa That Thing — Getting out of our own way, one song at a time.

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