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What a lovely mural on the wall of an underpass I walk through regularly at the moment – near to where I went to the shop the other day. Don’t quite know how it came to be in the Tolworth walkway, but very elaborate it is, and very colourful too. The sky was really blue that day as well – how lucky we\u2019ve been with the weather. Mostly.<\/p>\n

I must say it\u2019s been pouring down in Devon though, apparently. I haven’t been there, but my lovely friends are looking after my place and sent me this picture of a very blooming clematis plant in my back garden, albeit after yet another downpour. I do think sometimes if I was going to choose where to run a retreat from scratch, I would not have chosen quite so far into the south-west! It seems to have its own weather system and has tons and tons of rain. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so green I suppose.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I\u2019ve been enjoying putting in some of the lovely bulbs I got recently including the tulips from de Jager<\/strong> – go here<\/a> to see all their offerings. And I attended to my big fruit plant delivery. Although, weirdly , every time I look at them, I think of the audiobook I was listening to while I potted them all up one long afternoon in the back garden: Jackie Kabler’s The Perfect Couple! Really weird how the brain links memories and sights, isn’t it?<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I’m delighted to be hosting part of the wonderful garden extravaganza this weekend: tonight (Friday 8th<\/strong>) 9pm – 11 p.m. This is the two hour garden day preview show, where I will be launching Richard Jackson’s<\/strong><\/a> new Today’s Special Value: see below. In fact, I will be launching four TSVs on the trot at 9 pm. Busy times ahead!<\/p>\n

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

Debbie Does Dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"This weeks top meal was Caribbean jerk chicken, I\u2019m really enjoying doing the food from scratch every night, even though it\u2019s just for me. Sometimes, I even leave enough to have it again the next day for lunch! Thank you to the recipe box company for the mindful recipes they are choosing. They also have big discounts for NHS workers, so I\u2019m happy to order from them at the moment. I\u2019ve got myself a little garlic rocker press, which is very efficient, and it made me very happy. As did a new draining rack for the washing up. I\u2019m easily pleased at the moment ha ha.<\/p>\n

Actually I had a very interesting Zoom conference this week, a webinar all about getting out of the hustle and into a better place in your head. They talked a lot about brainwaves and how you have different levels of consciousness. Dr David Hawkins work was mentioned, and it\u2019s fascinating. Meditation is definitely helping me, that\u2019s for sure. And not eating any rubbish. The nearest I get at the moment is a little fruit salad\u2026 Okay, I do add some soy custard sometimes \ud83d\ude42 . But I\u2019ve been doing Bodyblade<\/strong> <\/a>regularly as well and it\u2019s really making a difference. So has my nightly sing-song session, it\u2019s really cheering me up, and apparently the audience too!<\/p>\n

Vlog of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do just go to my Facebook page and look at all the recent #Singalongadebbie sessions, fFrom Andy Williams to Carol King. Here’s<\/a> the latest one! The nightly #kitchenkaraoke has continued to keep you entertained. On Friday<\/strong> (4pm today, 8th if you’re quick) we reach session 44, and it\u2019s 40’s songs, appropriately for VE Day, which happened 75 years ago. I can\u2019t promise I know it all or sing perfectly, but we have lots of fun!<\/p>\n

Podcast<\/strong>
\nA performance to listen to of a different kind from Will Gowing, with his weekly podcasts. This week on Inside QVC, Will catches up with Laura Geller<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tired Ziggy dog and tired niece!<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"\n

Lockdown and the recent warm weather seems to be wearing both Ziggy and my 14-year-old niece out! Her birthday is at the end of May, same month as mine. My birthday is this Sunday 10th – when I should\u2019ve been setting sail on that lovely South Caribbean cruise. Oh well, next year maybe. Instead, I\u2019m going to have a lovely sing-a-long of some of my favourite songs ever on Sunday at some stage, and a big FaceTime quiz with my family.<\/p>\n

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

Upload on Amazon Prime. If you recently got your Amazon products and you can watch Amazon Prime, do check out this sci-fi series. ‘Upload’ features a future world where when people die, just before they check out of their body, they can pay to go to a different kind of afterlife and their soul is uploaded to a virtual world. Loved ones can still communicate with them via technology, but as usual the main plot revolves around relationships. I\u2019m enjoying it very much!<\/p>\n

One Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"\n

I treated myself for my birthday this week, by buying myself a Breville<\/strong><\/a> One Cup boiling water dispenser. Actually the place where I\u2019m helping in the garden (above) has an older version, and I use it all the time. So when it appeared in the kitchen products hour last week, I had to succumb. Go here<\/a> if it\u2019s still available and look at all the great reviews. Plus, check out all the lovely Lock & Lock<\/strong><\/a> offers, if you\u2019re having a major clear out of your cupboards, like so many people are at the moment.<\/p>\n

Book of the week – A Wizard of Earthsea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just as soon as I finish reading Jackie\u2018s book (my opportunities are a bit more limited at the moment since I\u2019m hardly driving anywhere!), I\u2019m delighted to have been given a new recommendation by my book mentor, Julie Cohen. Her tips have almost always hit the spot, and I was over the moon to see that the narrator is none other than my favourite audiobook voice, Kobna Holdbrook Smith! So this is my most recent acquisition, it’s part of a series, and I can\u2019t wait to get stuck into it!<\/p>\n

Facebook funny<\/strong><\/p>\n

I saw this on social media this week:
\nWife: “Could you please go and buy one carton of milk, and if they have eggs, get six.”
\nA short time later the husbands walks in with six cartons of milk.
\nWife: “Why the hell did you buy six cartons of milk?”
\nHusband: “They had eggs.”
\nDoes yours do this?<\/p>\n

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

Some slight technical difficulties on set!<\/p>\n