26th April 2013 - News from VEHQ

Well, we've been a bit busy lately so sorry for not blogging much last week.

This week we've been up to all sorts of stuff.

Firstly we started having a clear out and tidy up of the unit here at VEHQ.  You know when you start something and then really wish you hadn't?  Well that...

Anyway - we will get there.  We've started sticking stuff up on our Ebay shop so have a look.  Our favourite is this genuine vintage American pig mailbox.  We think it'd make a great breadbin.

Apart from that, the team have all been up to various things this week.

Woo, is the resident Scandinavian crime nerd and was embarassingly excited to go off to London on Monday to see the Nordic Noir UK premiere of the new Wallander film up in Leicester Square, which was followed by a Q&A by the great Wallander himself Krister Henricksson.  Yeah - we don't really know who is he either, but to Woo it was a big deal.  She showed us photos and everything.  Here's one:

This weekend Karyn and Jez are taking some amazing 1950's Doctors desks up to London to a film studio where they are being used as part of a new TV series. Rubbing shoulders with the stars - that's how we roll.


And Alan, well - he likes to live a vintage life at home.  So much so that for the last year he actually hasn't had a TV.  After much wailing and gnashing of teeth, he has finally crumbled and been dragged into the 21st Century and got himself a new telly and all satellited (not sure that's a word)  and broadbanded up.  Now, all he does is moan about the adverts.  We preferred it when he didn't have a telly.

We will be getting ready for this in the next two weeks, so it will be all go here, as well as working on the June/July issue of Vintagexplorer.

Anyway, whatever you are doing this weekend - have a great one.

17th April 2013 - A Busy Weekend.

Following the rather exotic trip to northern Europe last week, we are going to be nearer to home this week, in the West Country where we are based.

On Saturday we will be going to the Vintage Bazaar in Frome.  Held at the Cheese and Grain, the Vintage Bazaar is incredibly popular and has some of the very best vintage dealers around as well as a few celebrity customers on occasion!  Well worth a visit if you can.  You can pick up a copy of Vintagexplorer there too.

On Sunday we are paying a flying visit to the Bath Fashion Festival at Green Park Station.  Vintage fashion galore!

Apparently the weather is going to be great so whatever you are up to this weekend - have a good one.  

4th April 2013 - Fun Fun Fun on The Autobahn.....

This weekend we have a great trip planned to pick up some exciting stuff.

Karyn and Jez are heading off at some stupid hour in the morning to get to Folkestone by 8am for the Eurostar, then driving to Dusseldorf.  This will be followed by Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Pforzheim and then home with a van laden with goodies !.  Karyn will be tweeting en route so make sure you follow us on Twitter to see what she gets up to, which will no doubt include copious amounts of dirty pork and Sauerkraut products.  This is what they will be listening to in the van...

Even though the wind at the moment could freeze the balls off a brass monkey, we're thinking ahead to our June/July issue, and sunnier times.  At our meeting this afternoon we discussed the possibility of having a Burlesque article and Alan immediately offered to work on this, as well as helpfully suggesting a swimwear feature whilst wistfully reminiscing about Baywatch.  It's tough for him isn't it?

We are also still preparing for the Steampunk Fair in May.  Woo is getting far more excited than is healthy planning her outfit.  In fact she is more excited about that than the actual manning of the stall.  We've heard mention of 'Highwayman's coat' and 'Top Hat'.  We might pretend we don't know her.

Jez is planning on wearing his vintage Jeantet Aviators as a wannabe Sopwith Camel pilot - classy.

Anyway - enjoy your weekend whatever you are up to!