{"id":112765,"date":"2022-01-21T16:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=112765"},"modified":"2022-01-20T15:44:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T15:44:28","slug":"blake-is-four-and-this-weeks-sneaky-peeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/presenters\/debbie-flint\/blake-is-four-and-this-weeks-sneaky-peeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake is four! And this week’s sneaky peeks!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Firstly, I have to say how lovely this colour was when I did a MarlaWynne<\/strong> show this week. If it is still in stock, snap it up! (item 184219<\/a>), on clearance as well, and this colour, Basil, is still in lots of sizes if you\u2019re quick! Only \u00a335 down from \u00a356!<\/p>\n

Blake\u2019s birthday<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"\n

Secondly. I have to say a big happy birthday to my eldest granddaughter, who had her party at the weekend – a pirate party and with all her little friends. On Wednesday, her actual birthday, I went and got her from nursery and we opened all of her presents when we got home. She is into jigsaws at the moment, so that was a nice easy choice. She was very non-plussed about the not-yet-assembled hairband holder (well, it did just look like lots of bits of plastic laid flat!) But she liked it when we put it together and she could tidy up her hairbands! She is insisting on doing everything herself at the moment, which is adorable, including trying to unscrew tiny screws with tiny screwdrivers for her toys, for instance, the remote control puddle-proof car she loved playing with when she was at her cousins in Devon at Christmas.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Looking forward to lots of lovely times with my little girl, as she is getting so articulate and grown-up now. They suddenly turn a corner at that age don\u2019t they, and can start doing things. She wrote her name easily and wrote Nan Nan as well! We had a nice babyccino and a chat and that\u2019s when she did this picture using the functions on my phone. She thought it was very funny! A lovely day. I\u2019m looking forward to seeing them this Friday as well when I go and babysit after an afternoon shift. Little Kaleb screamed his head off at me, so they said they would get him asleep before I arrive and I\u2019ll play with him the next morning when they are around. At 4 1\/2 months old, he is at the stage where he doesn\u2019t like new people, he just wants mummy and daddy! And food. He cheered up once he\u2019d had his bedtime feed, like most of us. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Snippets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mudlarking update<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"\n

For those who didn\u2019t read the last couple of blogs, this is my new hobby. Going down on the foreshore and looking at what I can find when the river Thames deposits a new treasure trove every low tide. This is a Georgian buckle – that\u2019s what the guy said who was with me when we found it. I\u2019m going to put it in some cola and see what a difference it makes! I hope next time I go out, which I hope will be soon so I can use all my new equipment, I get the chance to find a coin or two! I\u2019ve even got a little handheld metal detector! If anyone has the link for the old Alec Guinness film Mudlark (apparently,) somewhere online, let me know \ud83d\ude42 and I\u2019m gradually wading through my many books about the hobby! Love it.<\/p>\n

Product of the week – Hollywood Browzer<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"\n

In honour of our lovely guest Amy who is currently on The Apprentice, her regular beauty device, the Hollywood Browzer<\/strong> face razor, and this is what I got off my cheeks this week. This, believe it or not, is what I got off the side of my face, #PeachFuzz. I thought I would give it a go, since my face skin is getting a little bit older. It really made a difference, especially with how to make-up went on afterwards, as you can imagine! Imagine putting something on a nectarine versus a peach! They were in a really good deal in a pack of four as well. I finally took the plunge and ordered this because I want to get back to lasering using my IPL machine but you have to have hair in the follicle. Therefore using this device is the best thing as it cuts the hair off level with the skin, really neatly! I\u2019m not sure I will use it all the time, but hopefully if the laser thing does its job, I won\u2019t need to! I have been loving Amy on the program, I hope you have too! And I\u2019m really looking forward to Monday 24th when I will be going to see an episode of The Apprentice You\u2019re Fired, being recorded in London before going to work and then heading down to Wales to see my Lolly Pop!<\/p>\n

Phoebe the photographer<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"\n

Bless her little heart, after taking a selfie of her left eye, she said to my daughter Lauren, “Mummy can I take a photo of you?” Then took this! She is a little snapper in the making. \ud83d\ude42 Can\u2019t wait to see her on Monday or Tuesday. Not long now and my daughter will be having her second baby, as you can see she is nearly ready to pop! Exciting times.<\/p>\n

Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well it might have been Cyrano at the movies as my niece Becky was working on it when they filmed in Sicily or Corsica (a remake of Cyrano de Bergerac, named Roxanne, when Steve Martin did his inimitable genius version years ago) but instead I\u2019m going to mention Afterlife on Netflix. This is Ricky Gervais third and final series of his highly original and sometimes very coarse comedy\/drama, playing the same character he always plays but on steroids. In the third season we see familiar characters and the degree of pathos is turned up \u00a0high. I love the characters he brings to life in this short series. (They\u2019re only about half hour long so it\u2019s easy to binge watch!). I particularly love Kath, the office singelton who can\u2019t find love. Some of her scenes are the most touching. And I adore \u00a0the mother of the would be drama queen, who has a particular scene halfway through that got me reaching for the tissues. Some critics hate it, but if you like painful comedy, this is absolutely genius. 9 out of 10.<\/p>\n

Blooper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlie you do make us laugh!<\/p>\n