{"id":89970,"date":"2019-11-29T16:10:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T16:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qvcuk.com\/?p=89970"},"modified":"2020-02-06T08:56:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T08:56:16","slug":"tick-tock-the-clock-is-ticking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/presenters\/julia-roberts\/tick-tock-the-clock-is-ticking\/","title":{"rendered":"Tick Tock… The Clock is Ticking"},"content":{"rendered":"
You probably think I mean that the clock is ticking down to Christmas, which is now just under four weeks away, and of course I mean that too, but before the festivities I have a deadline to meet, which is why I won’t be in for my regular Fashion on Friday today. I have taken a couple of days annual leave to give me a run of writing days and happily it coincides with the turning on of our village Christmas lights, which I have never been able to attend previously. It’s a win win situation for me – lots of words followed by a nice evening out with my son, whose birthday it was on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
For the second year running, I didn’t make him a birthday cake. Last year it was because we flew back from New York on his birthday after a three day visit to watch the American football team he supports (The Patriots) play at the Metlife Stadium. We arrived home to an American cheesecake birthday cake very kindly made by my daughter Sophie’s partner, Reece, and his daughter, Amber – it was delicious! So, I was about to get the cake tin out when my son’s girlfriend, Katie, asked if I would mind if she made his cake this year. Mind? Absolutely not, in fact I was delighted. Not only am I up to my eyeballs in ‘stuff’, it’s also such a kind thing to do. I think Katie asked him what kind of cake he would like and he said he didn’t mind. I loved the WhatsApp message that accompanied this photo; ‘I hope Dan likes chocolate?’ He does, and I have to say the cake was devoured and enjoyed by the eight of us after dinner last night. It warms my heart to see my children so happy with the lives they are carving out for themselves.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n I didn’t really see much of my son on his birthday because I was working and he spent the evening with Katie, but I did manage to get a Happy Birthday message for him from Rylan, who was in at QVC with his Luxenoa<\/a> range, which I am yet to present. What a generous soul he is, no wonder Ruth Langsford often refers to him as her ‘telly son’. I was with Ruth for a Style Channel show on the same day as it happens and she was recommending White Christmas The Musical to me – it sounds fabulous if you fancy a Christmas night out!<\/p>\n So, I am having a few days of writing but I will still be keeping an eye open for Black Friday deals. Our on-line deals have been running for the past week but we have an on-air three day event starting today… Black Friday Weekend.<\/p>\n