I hope all’s as well as can be expected … over the years I have started my blog with these sincere words and in these uncertain times they take on even more poignancy and sincerity.<\/p>\n
We continue to be inspired by the incredible efforts of our brave and \u00a0dedicated NHS and emergency heroes who continue to work so hard for the rest of us. I felt the emotion in the studio when QVC staff joined the nation in an applause of thanks and appreciation led by Jilly.<\/p>\n
Last Thursday, I was at home for the second event and joined in with our neighbours on our respective doorsteps with pots and pans to show our appreciation. I don’t know if any NHS heroes heard us but it was symbolic and certainly raised morale and emotion in those that did.<\/p>\n
My mum never thought she would hear herself say the words “thank goodness for technology”. But using her smartphone, she has been able to both speak to and see her sons, grandchildren and great grandchildren and this has been so beneficial to both her wellbeing and ours too. Mum loves to sprinkle blueberries onto her cereal each morning and I couldn’t resist ordering her a blueberry bush<\/a> that I presented whilst on with Michael Perry – she should be receiving it any day now and I know it will put a huge smile on her face and eventually berries on her cereal \ud83d\ude42 – it’s a good point to remember that you can order an item for a loved one or friend and have it delivered directly to them for a birthday, anniversary or simply as a nice surprise.<\/p>\n Easter weekend promises to be another warm one and I count myself fortunate to be able to enjoy my garden – our gardening shows are always so popular and we’ve plenty for you enjoy over the whole weekend. If you do venture out into the sun for your daily walk or gardening, please make sure you protect yourselves. I’ve had a couple of issues with sun damage myself and so I always slap on my Ultrasun SPF 50<\/a> and wear a Ppnama hat, that I try unsuccessfully to convince myself makes me look debonair!<\/p>\n I think Toby and Ellie have enjoyed having the extra company as you can see from this short video – I wish I had half Ellie’s energy !<\/p>\n