French & Vintage

I know, I know, I’ll never win the prize for Most Newsletters by an Antiques Dealer. But here’s my latest, very quick, update: as it is so often, it’s bad new...

Again? Already? This year has raced by. And everyone is busy, so I’ll keep this super short: Fabulous Beasts & How to Collect Them is now published and avail...

The night ferry trip back to England was several hours through heavy swell. And seeing how we had enjoyed an early dinner of Moules a la Creme at our favouri...

At last, after years of visiting Paris and observing an endless array of Glamazons in their natural habitat, I have unlocked The Three Secrets of French Styl...

Here’s the down bit: my laptop went into melt-down on this trip, crashing at every opportunity. Some days I couldn’t log-on, and after not very long I could...

Peterborough Antiques Fair is not one of the biggest Fairs, but it is one of our favourites. I do almost all my buying at the outdoor stands, so it was nice ...

Here’s the Mission: Travel around England and France, buying 1000 nice antique and vintage things in 21 days. Find them first. Find them first at a good pric...

Guess where we are? Sawasdee kha! Greetings from Bangkok! Because, yes, we’re on a buying trip. An emergency buying trip. When I’ve told visitors to our pop-...

My life rotates in a cycle of cruising along, taking it easy and watching too much of The Bold & The Beautiful, to OMG there aren’t enough hours in the day t...

Before I start, it might seem incongruous, but there is a reason for featuring these pretty fairy images throughout the Newsletter. Read on …. I’ve been beav...

Guess what happened this week? No, go on – guess. I’ll wait. Still waiting ….. Oh alright, this is what happened this week: my Media Megastar career has comm...

Time flies when you’re having fun, right? Right? It’s better than the alternative, which is time flies when you’re getting old. I vote for fun. I went to the...

I know I said in my last Newsletter that I fancy living in France for a while. And, bien sur, I still fancy that. But today we basked in the sunshine on the ...

Do you know, apart from the fact that I don’t speak French (other than at pre-toddler level), apart from the fact I always put on a tonne of weight every tim...

We’re actually in France at the seaside at the moment, which is terrific. But in the tradition of reality overtaking my ability to write about it, I’m a bit ...

And why wouldn't I? Here we are in England, where the sun has been shining, the temperature balmy and the shopping pretty fabulous. I've included in this pos...

A short sojourn in Bangkok was just the ticket for getting over Jetlag Stage 1. We made full use of the hotel upgrading us to a suite to lounge about, eating...

Where does the time go? And don’t tell me that time flies when you’re getting old, because I’ll have you know I'm officially aging backwards. And have for ye...

You know I’m a terrible businesswoman, right? Do I have a giant Instagram presence? No. Do I have an enormous website? No. Do I bombard you with daily Twitte...

Did you know I retired when I was 34? Well that’s the story. I did officially stop being a wage-slave for someone else at that age, and started being a Free ...