French & Vintage

One of the pleasures of being a hunter and collector of antiques is that you never stop learning. I’ve been delving into stock boxes that...

Happy Year of the Tiger! Well, almost. In celebration of the coming Lunar New Year, I have prepared a gift for Newsletter subscribers....

Robertson Davies was one of Canada’s best-known and most popular authors. He once wrote, “Authors like cats because they are such quiet,...

Okay, this is a super-quick Newsletter. I know I'm not known for that, but this time it's different. Here's the deal: from now on,...

Do you have a phobia? Most people have heard of Arachnophobia, a fear of spiders. I’m putting my hand up for that one, especially the...

One thing that Covid lockdowns have taught us is that lots of people enjoy working from home. And I’m one of them. My favored working...

Here we are, still languishing on the Sunshine Coast. I miss London and Paris! But if you have to be trapped somewhere, this is a pretty...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...