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Welcome once again to another instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'.

This week, I'm going to talk about a subject that I've wanted to talk about for a long time, but have felt too nervous to because of the divisive nature of the subject.  Yes, that's right, I'm talking about 'Brexit'.

I should stress that this post is NOT about whether it was right or wrong for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.  Quite simply, this post is about the effect that Brexit has had on your antiques business, whether that's positive or negative.  I will be sharing my own personal experiences with you and I hope to encourage you all to share yours too.

So, as always, get that kettle on and buckle yourselves in because this could be quite the ride!

It's Monday and it's blog post time! 

What a Sunday I had!  I spent the day at the fantastic antiques fair at York Racecourse, a fair that never fails to deliver!  Always well organised event and I have to say, in my own personal opinion, this one was the best yet!  I had to quite literally drag myself away before I sold a kidney to buy more mind blowing antiques!  

So, let this week's instalment serve as a tempting little insight into this fabulous triannual event, York Antique Home & Vintage Fair, everybody...!

Welcome once again to 'Blog Post Monday'!  I hope you're all keeping well.

I read recently about a guy called Nelson Molina.  Molina is a retired refuse collector in New York.  He collected trash for over 30 years and during his rounds, he would keep an eye out for treasures within the trash and let's just say, he collected quite an amount!  In total, Molina has collected around 40,000 pieces and he's now turned his collection into a museum.

This got me thinking... How much stuff, is too much stuff?  I'm always fascinated to see the kind of things people collect.  I've seen people collecting all sorts during my 37 years of living.  The outright weird, the rather wonderful and the damn right dangerous!  In this week's blog post we're going to be talking about collecting.  I'll share a few of my stories and I want to hear yours too!

So, as always, get that kettle on, take a seat, if you can find one underneath all those collectibles, and let's find out, how much, is too much...?

Another warm 'Blog Post Monday' to you all!

I've been writing my blog for over year now, posting every Monday, without fail.  Talking everything from interesting finds and awful buys, to shop reviews and trade interviews.  I've enjoyed it immensely and I really hope you have too.  I will of course be continuing with my weekly blog, however, to tie in with this, I've decided to put some more of my time into working on a Source Vintage YouTube channel.

Like my Blog, I want this channel to be a reflection of me and my personality, and my day-to-day life as an antiques dealer.  I'll be telling you about my interesting finds, reviewing antique shops, centres and fairs that I visit, and talking about trade related subjects.  If you enjoy your antiques shows, then this might be right up your street.  By all means, let me know if there's something you'd like me to talk about or show you, and be sure to subscribe.

So, as always, get that kettle on, turn your volume up and let me take you on a magical mystery tour of my new Source Vintage YouTube channel... 

A very happy and a very warm 'Blog Post Monday' to you.

You may remember a post from a few weeks ago where I told you about an interesting engraved Victorian glass tumbler I'd found and which I thought may have had an interesting connection and story.  Well, I continued my research and there have been some rather interesting developments, and this week's post is a little update on this.

So, as always, get that kettle on, put those feet up and let me fill you in on what I've managed to confirm about this quite astonishing and important little find...