A lot of houses in our neighborhood has the same items found. I am guessing there was a lot of heroin those days. Beer cans/alcohol bottles were common as well but I sort of get that.
Few people ever get to live in a house full of so much history... in this case, it is family history. You do the best you can with what you have and can afford. It may never be sparkly new but sparkly new wouldn’t look right anyways. IMHO... I am sure there are days you would disagree with me. LOL
Back when they built the McMansions behind the strip mall, I’d look at them and think “My. How sterile.”
They had no personality whatsoever.
Years later, they still don’t.
It’s hard to explain.
They just look as if they have no soul.
Well, now that I’ve mentioned ticks, I feel creepy-crawly and am going to go take a shower.
[I ~really~ hate ticks]