Another lovely week of fabulous fashions, including this. I had a nice couple of days wearing this animal tunic from Mr Max in the run up to their Today’s Special Value trousers on Wednesday – all sold very well! Plus, several people asked about it on social media, which is a sure indication that it is going to be popular. It may have gone, but the other prints are really nice and at a superb reduction. Check out the discount on this link.
Second animal theme this week was seeing my brother’s dog and cat again! In this video, the Ziggster is doing tricks.
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It was lovely to see him again. Brother Glenn and family had to rush home from their holiday caravan in Croatia due to the quarantine clamp down. They picked him up from doggy home stay and he was cock-a-hoop for a few days, surrounded by his family again.
One person not so pleased to see him was Oreo the cat though, as he had had the run of the place to himself. But a little bit of chasing and they were back to normal again! Pussycat decided to come and join me while I was sitting in the garden.
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The sun was out in the background, but that was the day when, not an hour later, there was the biggest downpour I’ve ever known. I was on the way to work and on one road, near Raynes Park level crossing, there were two humps across quite a narrow back road, and the rain had filled out the gap in between them! It was almost biblical. Torrential. Scary. Good job I didn’t go through Raynes Park Centre because Emma, who was in for the Nails Inc TSV that night, had tried to go that way. The traffic was stationary, she said, because one car was stuck in the underpass below the station with water levels above the wheels! Scary. Needless to say as soon as the rain started, both Ziggy and Oreo the cat rushed in doors.
But I must say, these pair had a rival this week…
Snippets
Riley and me
Another doggy in my life this week was my lovely friend Sheena and Alan’s boy called Riley. I went to see them on Wednesday night for dinner and stayed overnight as my guests were arriving the next morning in my place and it was just easier! Except that Riley took exception to me sitting on his sofa! He curled up next to me and happily dropped off to sleep. I was very happy to have hugs with a poggy, since I don’t have one down in Devon now, and his white hair contributed to Oreo’s on my cardigan. 🙂 Maybe Sheena could do with the new shark vacuum cleaner for True Pet technology, see below. 🙂
Butterfly brigade
I love it when the Buddleja come out in bloom because it means tons of butterflies. Look at this pair that I saw resting on my plant in Devon this week. How beautiful. 🙂 Don’t you love this time of year – apart from when the rain and wind are howling, of course! It felt like winter on my trip down to Devon mid week. 🙂 I still managed to do a video though for you, if you’ve been missing my vlogs – see below. I promise as soon as I move into my new place, hopefully within a couple of weeks, that I will be doing more regular video blogs out on my walks in the woods and around the grounds of my new pad.
Massive cucumber
My fellow presenters made a meal of my massive cucumber this week! I had left a note on the table saying there is one in the fridge, help yourself, and several of them posted a picture of the note with suitably funny comments attached… Well you can imagine. 🙂 One of my favourites though was this one with Craig. It got this big as my daughter Lauren used her poly tunnel in Wales as well as Richard Jackson‘s plant food to nurture several of these, plus some huge squash, tomatoes, peppers and more. Very impressed. It was very juicy as well when I ate it along with my sandwich. And there was still some left in the fridge. 🙂 Unless the other presenters had a munch! Lol.
Watch
I had an email this week to say that the Merlin cinema in Okehampton was open again. I wish I had time to go and visit when I was down in Devon, but I needed to get back for the Thursday night Facebook live over on my Facebook page. Follow the hashtag #thursdaybantz, or search my name on Facebook to find it!
Blooper
You would not have seen it this week, but I had such a laugh with Rose, the IT Cosmetics guest. Out of shot I was stretching my neck and then my lower back by flopping down to the floor, as I’d been wearing wedges and standing up for several hours. As soon as we got to the break, she said “ohhhh Debbie, are you okay? I thought you were having some kind of funny turn!” It made the floor manager really laugh, because of the look on Rose’s face. I suppose she might have been a bit scared because I’m quite flexible so my elbows nearly reach the floor when I bend at the hip!
Anyway, you only have till Monday 31st at midnight to get the IT Cosmetics foundation/concealer/primer/SPF/colour corrector, a.k.a. the Product of the Month CC Cream, in supersize with zero postage! Watch the video on our website by following this link and click click click!
Podcast
Super new one with part two of the interview with Julia, finding out about her early years and her writing! Listen to it here.
Vlog
Did a Devon vlog this week – from the back garden! Thank you so much to my lovely friend Chris for helping me out down there while I’m not down so much. Take a little sneaky peek here, and also on the same page on Facebook, nearby this post, the Facebook live I did on Tuesday on QVC. See if you can guess the Molton Brown quiz question 🙂
Book of the week
Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. This book was recommended to me this week and I must admit it looks intriguing. “For years, rumors of the ‘Marsh Girl’ have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say…. or is she??” Will keep you informed, but it’s my latest purchase!
QVC top deals for the next seven days
It’s a big Bank Holiday event weekend, and all3EZ will be the code to get three instalments on anything you want!
Friday (today) – go here to see and buy what’s left of the Kipling Nilsor premium medium double flap cross-body bag, It’s a good one. 🙂
Saturday – time for another chance to get the classic heater/fan from Dyson as the AM09 takes centre stage again!
Sunday – looking forward to launching the brand new Shark Today’s Special Value, it’s the Dual Clean powered lift away vacuum with True Pet technology. Comes apart for easy access up high, under things, and in nooks and crannies.
Take a look at my video explanation that I did in one of our guest rooms in Devon this week. Click here to watch the demo of how it works and how it comes apart to create different configurations. So versatile. 🙂
Also the Big Deals end every Sunday night, here are the current ones…
Cozee Home set of two memory foam fluffy seat cushions
Michele Hope swing hem shirt
Elemis three-piece Dynamic Resurfacing Essentials collection
Hardwall Takker 59-piece multi-purpose hanging kit
Perricone Perfect Skin collection
8 Greens Dietry Supplement 30 day supply
Go here to see and shop them all
And here are the new big deals launching on Sunday 30th at midnight and lasting only one week:
Prai Ageless Throat & Decolletage Day & night Creme
Maxcom 4G Smart Feature Phone MK241
SFIXX SBond and Ultra Pen set
Now back to the Today’s Special Values for the rest of the week:
Monday – a nine-piece box set of honey hand cream from fairly new brand Perlier. Super story – tune in to find out more.
Tuesday – the MarlaWynne luxe jersey longline tunic with pockets is here. Look out for lots of the girls wearing it in the run-up. 🙂
Wednesday – we are in the kitchen with Le Creuset once more, this time the toughened nonstick three-piece Fry and Saute pan set. These usually sell out early so watch out for it.
Thursday – Nina Leonard are back and are the latest brand to bring us a denim jacket TSV. Super lightweight, this one.
Friday – it’s toothbrush time with the Smartcare Ultrasonic toothbrush that comes together with four heads and is also ultra affordable!
Also look out earlier in the week for the launch of the Philosophy Shimmering Fragrance four-piece layering collection, and yes, we are going to mention the Christmas word 🙂
Friday 9pm – finally, Gtech are back with the MYO touch massage foldable and adjustable bed. An investment, but oh so worth it.
Next week – another lovely trip to Hastings with my family. Fingers crossed for some good weather 🙂
Best wishes,
Debs
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Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Read about this on Reese Witherspoons book club last year and waited ages for it to come to the UK in paperback (cant deal with Hardback books as they are so heavy) anyway read it earlier this year…absolutely loved it!! Definitely a book I will read again! xx
Sounds good then, looking forward to reading it next after I finish Glennon Doyle (see next weeks book review!) Thank you for commenting! X
I saw you in that Mr Max top and ordered it immediately! It’s a lovely fit and just the right weight for these cooler days.
That was lucky because I think it sold out in all except the smallest sizes! Well done you. And yes it is a lovely weight and very very flattering I think 🙂 X