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This is a photo of my daughter, Sophie and three of her friends from senior school. Tomorrow, the one in the white top, Nicky is finally getting married after having to postpone her wedding from June last year, and it\u2019s been a bit touch and go with the restrictions this year, but happily is all going ahead. Sophie is her Maid of Honour and Chris and I have been invited to the ceremony. All we need now is some fine weather; it doesn\u2019t have to be hot, not even sunny, just not cold and rainy like we\u2019ve had of late. We visited Chris\u2019s mum in Lincolnshire on Monday, and she had the heating on!!! To be honest, we\u2019ve been tempted but have managed to resist so far.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, one of the girls pictured won\u2019t be able to attend because she currently lives in Australia and they are subject to strict Covid regulations. The other three girls went out there to visit her in 2017 shortly before Sophie met her partner Reece. Nicky and Sophie have been friends since junior school and in fact the title of this blog is a line from my upcoming book, The Woman on the Beach, and their friendship was in part the inspiration for the basis of the story.<\/p>\n

Talking of my book, it was made available to NetGalley members earlier this week. They can request an electronic copy to read in return for an honest review. It\u2019s always a nerve-wracking time when a book is seen for the first time by readers who have not been involved in any of the editorial stages. As a writer, you have no idea if people are going to like the story or the way it is written until you start to receive feedback. Thankfully, the first review is a five star, so fingers crossed it will be a story that others love too. I can\u2019t believe it is out next month now that we\u2019ve moved into July. In a quirky twist of fate (there are a few in my new book) Publication Day is the same as paperback publication for Jackie Kabler\u2019s new book\u2026 quite a coincidence when you think there are 365 days a year to choose from!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Still on the subject of \u2018old\u2019 friends, my Permission to Pry, live on my Instagram @juliagroberts last Friday, was with my pal of over thirty years, Debbie Flint. This photo of us was taken when she treated me to a theatre trip for my 60th birthday to see the Carole King musical, Beautiful, which was fab. We had a really lovely chat, at times forgetting that a few thousand people would be seeing it\u2026 it is still available to view, as are all the Permission to Pry chats that I\u2019ve done so far if you are unable to join us live at 11am on a Friday morning. If you click on the middle icon above my photo grid on my Instagram you\u2019ll see a fabulous line-up of QVC guests all talking very honestly about their lives off camera. If you\u2019ve watched them, do leave a comment below and let me know which you\u2019ve most enjoyed and do request others you\u2019d like to see me chat with.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Today, I\u2019m going to be with the young lady on the right in this photo \u2013 can you guess who it is? Here\u2019s a clue; she may well be on air with me this Sunday as I have a couple of gardening shows!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Speaking of Sunday, I was asked if I would like to try out the Today’s Special Value from Wagner, which is a universal paint sprayer. Unlike Catherine Huntley, I\u2019m not really into DIY, although I am a dab hand with a paint brush and paint roller, but I\u2019ve never tried applying paint in this manner. We\u2019d been thinking about painting our garden shed as it was starting to look a bit \u2018tired\u2019 as you can see from the before pic.<\/p>\n