A few weeks ago a very important Asian antique was purchased at the Sunbury Antiques Market, Kempton Park Held on the second and last Tuesday of each month at Kempton Park Racecourse since 1979, Sunbury Antique Market has become one of the UK's best and most popular antiques venues

Vintage Jewelry made from non-precious metals and glass or from plastics, sometimes called costume jewelry, if it's stylish, is expensive It doesn't matter what material is used in it's manufacture, if it's cool it's going to cost money

Although I write regularly about the world famous Portobello Road vintage and antique market in Notting Hill, West London, it certainly isn't the only hunting ground in London for all things vintage One of the best market for antiques and vintage; vintage clothes, vintage accessories, vintage textiles, vintage homewares and vintage furniture within easy reach of London is the Sunbury Antiques Market usually held on the second and last Tuesday of each month at Kempton Park Racecourse

I was walking in Notting Hill, West London about four years ago when I was stopped by one of those extraordinarily trendy Japanese women who seem to look good, no matter how ridiculous their outfits I thought she was going to ask for directions, but, in charmingly Japanese accented English, she asked if I would sell her the denim jacket I was wearing

Lace is a fascinating fabric, beautiful, intricate, delicate yet deceptively strong and sexy too When I'm out hunting for vintage I am always delighted to find an interesting piece of vintage lace or a vintage lace garment

Findhorn is the end of the world At low tide, a mixed colony of grey and common seals bask and sing on the sands of the north shore

The International Art and Antiques Fair is held each year at the Olympia Exhibition Hall, Kensington, west London I attended, as I do every year, excited, hoping to find some small treasure

There are very few places in the UK better for hunting out vintage treasures than the world famous Portobello Road, West London Fifteen minutes walk north from Notting Hill Gate underground station, or five minutes east from Ladbroke Grove station, under a giant tent beside the M40 flyover, Portobello Green Market flourishes on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday

In 1975 a friend asked me if I wanted to become involved in the marketing of a new whisky, from India A few days later he arrived with a brown bottle in the shape of an eagle and poured me a glass of amber liquid, which looked like any other whisky I had ever seen

When is Scotch not whisky When it's 21st century

There is no better feeling than earning money while you sleep Some lucky people have money on deposit; others own buy-to-let property or equities