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Hi! I hope you\u2019ve managed to enjoy the odd spot of sunshine over the last few days. Let\u2019s not talk about the weather though, it\u2019s been a tad disappointing this summer hasn\u2019t it? You may have heard me talk about joining the gym for the first time in 20 years recently, it was my son Myles who got me into it. He\u2019s started going earlier this year, and I\u2019ve been wittering on about knowing I need to increase my muscle strength for ages and decided to tag along. I had forgotten how addictive it is, although in the interest of transparency, there are plenty of days when I have to drag myself by the scruff of the neck! I have also bought some weights\u00a0<\/a>to use at home, which are particularly useful when I can\u2019t get to the gym and as well as the physio I\u2019m doing for my pesky dodgy hips, I\u2019m feeling a huge difference! Did you see the new Skechers<\/strong> apparel<\/a> range? That\u2019s always a good motivator too! When the pain got really bad last year, I started trying turmeric and so have jumped on board the Auto Delivery\u00a0from Your Zooki<\/strong><\/a>, which means I\u2019ve bagged an entire year\u2019s worth, Brian is going to take it too. It\u2019s great stuff and the guys behind Your Zooki<\/strong> are so passionate about what they do. Just remember that it\u2019s bright orange and stains, I\u2019m going to snip the sachet and drink it straight down – it was delicious too!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

From bright orange to bright pink and yellow, after the weeks and weeks of colour from last year\u2019s Dahlias (a gardening Pick of the Month from Thompson & Morgan<\/strong><\/a>), I decided to get some more this year and they haven\u2019t disappointed! They just keep on flowering and bring so much colour to the garden. I\u2019ve never been particularly green-fingered, even though my grandmother used to coax me into trying every now and then, but I do think these are almost fool-proof. She said talking to them was her secret recipe and so I may have given that a go once or twice!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Talking of talking, I want to say thank you so much to those of you who have been in touch since I chatted with Will\u00a0on the podcast<\/a>. It was a tricky episode to do, as we covered some ground I don\u2019t tend to visit these days about some very difficult times. Your comments have been much appreciated, thank you.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

As for Whizz, he\u2019s been in the wars this month. Nothing serious but look at the size of his cone – and it didn\u2019t even work. Neither did the inflatable donut we tried! He is such a twinkletoes, we caught him stretching like a canine ballerina around the cone so he could reach the wound on his claw. At one stage, we had to add the donut around his neck at the same time as the cone, poor boy. Thank goodness the worst is over now, he just needs it overnight for a few more days. I think in some ways we will all be glad to step into September – at which point I\u2019ll have TWO sixth formers! How did that happen? Where did the time go?<\/p>\n

Anyway, more soon. I hope you enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend and that you and your loved ones continue to stay safe and well.<\/p>\n

Much love as always,<\/p>\n

Pipa xx<\/p>\n

Please do come and find me on social media on:\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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