{"id":97306,"date":"2020-06-10T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=97306"},"modified":"2020-06-08T10:31:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T09:31:31","slug":"ive-rediscovered-the-prefect-snack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/presenters\/charlie-brook\/ive-rediscovered-the-prefect-snack\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening and rediscovering my favourite snack!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hiya,<\/p>\n

I hope the month of June is going well for you and you\u2019re keeping safe and well.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been enjoying a few quiet days at home. Pottering about with a bit of DIY<\/a> and doing a spot of gardening<\/a>. Well, cutting the grass, that\u2019s about it! On another note though, I\u2019ve suddenly grown a real love for spaghetti hoops on toast with grated cheddar cheese on top! Not sure why, but out of the blue I yearned for it and it\u2019s become a favourite bite to eat all of a sudden. Simple, quick, and tasty… in fact, having written this, I\u2019m tempted to break open another tin!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I recently made another purchase from QVC. Not for me, but for my mum. After chatting to her – I sent her the Margaret Dabbs London – Foot Hygiene Cream<\/a>. My mum is loving it, and out of the 130 reviews, 113 are five stars.<\/p>\n

In between ordering from QVC and devouring another plate of toast, hoops and cheese, I\u2019ve enjoyed more walks with my Cairns. We went down by the river and they were both fixated on the ducks and their ducklings. I could have watched them for hours, ducking and diving into the water. Fabulous. My dogs didn\u2019t quite know what to make of them – I\u2019m sure they\u2019ve seen ducklings before? Maybe not?<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Some exciting news for me at QVC as well. I submitted a new design to the Diamonique<\/a>\u00a0team earlier in the year and they\u2019ve come back with a concept drawing. I\u2019m thrilled with how it\u2019s looking so far. I\u2019ve just proposed one small addition. I won\u2019t say anymore just yet, not because I\u2019m being all secretive, but I\u2019m just waiting for it to get the final go ahead. You\u2019ll be the first to hear about it on the blog, but it\u2019ll probably be a few months yet. Fingers crossed!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Plenty of great shows to look out for at QVC. And, this coming Monday the 15th we have the brilliant Grumpy Gardner Multi-Headed Rake Broom as our Today\u2019s Special Value offer. Which, of course, launches the evening before at 9pm.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Do take care, stay safe and well, and as occupied as you can.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m still loving \u2018The Repair Shop\u2019 on the iPlayer. Highly recommended… whilst tucking into hoops on toast with cheese!<\/p>\n

See you soon<\/p>\n

Charlie x<\/p>\n

Follow me on Twitter @mecharliebrook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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