At last, the end is near
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...
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Debra Palmen
Oct 13, 20195 min
The Three Secrets of French Style
At last, after years of visiting Paris and observing an endless array of Glamazons in their natural habitat, I have unlocked The Three...
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Debra Palmen
Oct 11, 20194 min
The Ups & Downs of a Buying Trip
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...
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Debra Palmen
Oct 1, 20192 min
Hurricanes Hardly ever Happen Here
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...
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Debra Palmen
Sep 29, 20195 min
My Mission (should I choose to accept it)
Here’s the Mission: Travel around England and France, buying 1000 nice antique and vintage things in 21 days. Find them first. Find them...
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Debra Palmen
Sep 21, 20194 min
Sawasdee Kha!
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...
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Debra Palmen
Oct 17, 20187 min
England is Sunny! Yes, it's true. Mostly.
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...
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Debra Palmen
Oct 9, 20187 min
Who doesn't Love France in the Autumn?
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...
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Debra Palmen
Oct 6, 20184 min
No Shortage of Interesting Stuff (yay!)
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...
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Debra Palmen
Oct 2, 20185 min
I Quite Like This Job
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...
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Debra Palmen
Sep 23, 20183 min
Rummaging about in Bangkok
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...
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Debra Palmen
Sep 20, 20186 min
Champagne, Classic Porsches & Luxury Upgrades - it's all good. Except for the hair.
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...
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Debra Palmen
Dec 12, 20175 min
I'm blogging on you!
Waiting, waiting, waiting. Yes, disaster has occurred and the ship containing our new stock was delayed by a week. I know, it’s a very...
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Debra Palmen
Nov 21, 201715 min
From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
You know we're really back in Australia. You know we've opened a pop-up shop in Eumundi and now we're eagerly awaiting the delivery of...
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Debra Palmen
Nov 2, 20178 min
Jerusalem's Highlights & Secret Nooks
You know for the purpose of these Newsletters we’re still in the Middle East. But in real life we’re back in Australia and we have news....
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Debra Palmen
Oct 29, 20177 min
Old Jerusalem is a Jewel
I’m back home in Australia now. Events during the last week of our trip well and truly overtook my ability to write about them, so I’m...
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Debra Palmen
Oct 21, 20177 min
Learning How to Haggle in Jaffa
At this time of year, the hot, dry plains surrounding Tel Aviv are drab shades of brown, sand and white limestone, punctuated with dusty...
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Debra Palmen
Oct 18, 20176 min
Don't under-estimate a poncy Frenchman
We approached the Newark International Antiques Fair with a relaxed attitude. Don’t worry, I said to Doug. I won’t be spending much here....
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Debra Palmen
Oct 12, 20174 min
In Paris sometimes I'm good, sometimes I'm just silly
Doug told me I couldn’t buy tables in Paris. But he didn’t say anything about stools! And in my defence, they’re small, metal,...
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Debra Palmen
Oct 7, 20177 min
From Wild Brittany to Wilder Paris
Yay, here we are in Paris! But it’s been quite a trek to get here. After enjoying the brocantes and restaurants and charcuteries and...
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