Welcome to Bartlby’s blog. It started life as my personal blog where I was writing about things that interested me as well as documenting what we’ve been doing with a small field we bought in 2022. More recently its morphed into a place where I write about things I’m selling and my journey back into the antique and secondhand trade after a few years away. Hopefully between the two you’ll find at least some things that interest you.
Antiques on the Internet: How technology shapes perceptions
I’ve recently added an SEO plugin to my website to help me write things that…
Pit Firing some Pottery 3/8/25
A month or so ago we all got to have a go at making pots…
A Boer War Commemorative Silver Spoon: What makes it Collectible?
The question I really want to address in this post is what makes a spoon…
I made Some Spoons – the Joy of carving
Last winter we spent quite a lot of time and energy laying some hedge along…
An Interesting Thing
Sometimes its hard to say just what it was that drew you to a particular…
Sorting out the Bees 11/4/25
An amazing sunny spring day and I finally got around to opening up the hive….
