{"id":98631,"date":"2020-08-04T09:30:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T08:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=98631"},"modified":"2020-08-04T09:30:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T08:30:53","slug":"pigeons-pergolas-and-a-fab-garden-pressure-washer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/presenters\/alison-keenan\/pigeons-pergolas-and-a-fab-garden-pressure-washer\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigeons, pergolas and a fab Garden Pressure Washer!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hope this finds you well, and coping with all that\u2019s going on around us.\u00a0 We seem to have been living in a world of contradictions of the last couple of weeks \u2013 conflicting reports about Covid, weird and wonderful weather, and a question mark hanging over us as to how best we are to contend with it all. Holding on to what I know of some kind of routine makes it easier. I will be honest though, since I was poorly last month, I\u2019ve not really felt very safe going for my walk on my own so most of the exercise I\u2019ve done recently has been in the garden. We have a fair bit of lawn to mow, and the number of pots I have has increased over the last few years. Colin also added the water feature last year, which I planted out in May and thanks to a fair bit of watering and of course Richard Jackson\u2019s Flower Power<\/a>, it\u2019s looking pretty healthy.\u00a0\u00a0 This year though Colin\u2019s really put a lot of time into the garden, and has made the very best of what was a really dull and barren part of it by building this pergola and creating two more flower beds. \"\"<\/p>\n

We plan to put gates in the middle of the laurel hedge there so will be another entrance into the back garden.\u00a0 You may have heard me comment on my Saturday night story reading that I\u2019ve had to move around the house to avoid the banging and sawing noises.\u00a0 Not that I\u2019m complaining as it\u2019s going to look great when it\u2019s all planted out, and the family were so impressed when they visited recently, that he\u2019s now got an order from my Lucy and his son Dan to make them pergolas too! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I\u2019ve almost finished sanding down the little table to go with the chairs I\u2019d renovated last month, and then that will be the last of the garden furniture sorted.\u00a0 Mind you, I\u2019ll have to re-treat them all before the winter otherwise the wood may suffer.\u00a0 I can completely see why man-made patio furniture is such a popular choice, and if you have some, you may well be interested in our Greenworks<\/a> G30 Home and Garden Pressure Washer (520931). I think it\u2019s got to be the best price I\u2019ve seen one for at just \u00a3119.97 and it comes with all kinds of accessories like an extension lance, turbo nozzle, foam sprayer and patio cleaner and brush.\u00a0 Because it\u2019s on a little trolley it\u2019s easy to move around and it will be our Today’s Special Value this weekend, launching with Tommy Cross and I on Saturday the 8th<\/sup> at 9pm.\u00a0 Keep an eye out on Instagram<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> though as I\u2019ve been promised one to have a play with before Saturday, so that could be interesting!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

We had a bit of a family relay the weekend before last for Calla\u2019s fourth birthday.\u00a0 Of course we\u2019re still trying to stick to the social distancing rules and so staggered each of them arriving and leaving but in spite of all that it was lovely to have some time together.\u00a0 Last year I made Calla a PJ Masks cake as that was her choice.\u00a0 This year\u2026.. Morph!\u00a0 Hands up though \u2013 I only made the cake \u2013 the fabulous decoration of Morph himself was made by Granddad Colin.\u00a0\u00a0 She loved it. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\"\"\n

I managed to get up to see Lucy and Honey again last week, and we went to the park, played on the swings and then had a lovely meal before Honey went to bed.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Lucy and I then watched the stage production of the musical Hamilton that you can find on the Disney Channel on TV. I\u2019d heard about it but didn\u2019t get to see it when it was at the theatre, although I now understand why it received so many accolades! It was really quite remarkable.\u00a0 Although I am not a political animal, it was very interesting to see how little interparty relationships have changed in spite of the world moving on.\u00a0\u00a0 People, their personalities and egos lead the way and in this particular story, this behavior leads to a truly tragic situation.\u00a0 Lin-Manuel Miranda who wrote and starred in it is such a talent! I have to admit to never having heard of him until I saw the film Mary Poppins Returns where he plays a very original version of the character Bert. I have always enjoyed musical theatre, and feel so desperately sorry for all the artists, dancers, actors, make up artists, costume makers, set designers, producers and directors who are not able to work while the theatres are closed.\u00a0 And I know it\u2019s the same for so many other industries too. Let\u2019s pray things change soon for the better. While I was with Lucy and honey we made a little production of our own \u2013 I had taken the Aqua Laser duster set<\/a> which was to be our Today’s Special Value and Honey decided she wanted to make a film about how to use it. Suffice to say she did such a brilliant job that part of this little film was used on air. We sold out before 9 am but I\u2019m happy to tell you that if you missed out, Aqua Laser have been able to bring a few more to QVC<\/a>\u00a0on advanced order.<\/p>\n