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This week, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of having the Liz Earle<\/strong><\/a> range on QVC, an amazing achievement for any brand to reach this silver anniversary milestone. The picture above of myself and brand ambassador, Caroline Archer, was taken a couple of years ago and although that particular collection doesn\u2019t feature in our anniversary shows, I loved the message on the bag: “Let your true self shine,” so chose it for the title of this blog. Of course, Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser lets your skin truly shine by removing dead skin cells with the muslin cloth. Those of you who love it already know that, but if you haven\u2019t tried it, there is a chance to win a collection of the original four products that I presented live on air twenty-five years ago later in this blog.<\/p>\n

My mum is a huge fan of the Liz Earle<\/strong><\/a> range, which leads me nicely into Mother\u2019s Day. Like a lot of people, I was unable to visit with Mum because of the pandemic restrictions, but we had a lovely chat before I left for work, and I showed this photo of her, taken on her 90th birthday, while I was presenting a fountain in one of my gardening shows that day.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Mum loves her fountain, in fact, she loves her garden, which has been something of a sanctuary for her over the past year. How appropriate then that this cherry blossom bush, which she bought us a couple of years ago, came into bloom a couple of days before Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I was also unable to meet up with my daughter, Sophie, on the day, although we are planning a catch-up in our back garden on Tuesday of next week, weather permitting, as the restrictions we\u2019ve been adhering to are being relaxed slightly from Monday. It hardly seems possible that the first lockdown began just over a year ago. My thoughts are with everyone who has suffered personally during this time and it felt appropriate to mark this with a minute\u2019s silence on Tuesday, remembering those we have lost during this particular battle.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I was treated to some lovely Mother\u2019s Day cards, including one from Chris, as I\u2019m the mother of his children, and also flowers from both of our offspring and a primrose plant from Chris. My main present though was these framed front covers of all of the books I\u2019ve written.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

They\u2019re not on the wall yet, but they will have pride of place on my writing room wall very soon.\u00a0 We were able to have a celebration dinner of my favourite veggie lasagne, made by my husband Chris, with our son and his girlfriend who are currently living with us. They are coming up to eighteen months of \u2018being a couple\u2019 this Sunday and, thanks to the pandemic, have been living under our roof for about eight months out of the past year\u2026 quite an achievement I\u2019d say, no matter how easy-going Chris and I think we are! \u00a0They are hoping to move into their first home together fairly soon, hot on the heels of our daughter, who moved just over a month ago.<\/p>\n

Funnily enough, I\u2019d been wondering what to get them as a house-warming present, when I received a text from Sophie asking for my opinion on the Dyson<\/strong> <\/a>V8. We have that model, so I was able to give her my honest opinion, which is that it is excellent, particularly as she, like us, has cat fur to contend with. I asked her if she would like one as their house-warming present and she said a resounding YES! So, I ordered it without realising we had a Today’s Special Value coming up so soon – this weekend to be precise – so you will be getting a better deal than me!!! The TSV is the V8 Animal Extra and is specifically engineered for homes with pets. It comes with eight tools and accessories, including the Stubborn Dirt Brush and the Mini Motorhead – really effective for use on your pet\u2019s favourite sleeping place. Don\u2019t miss out on the great price if you\u2019ve been thinking of getting a Dyson<\/strong> <\/a>and remember you can use your 60 Day Money-Back Guarantee to give it a go.