Be a parsnip

So although my ACTUAL holiday starts on Wednesday today we are leaving Wales and off on side quest before the holiday. I love a side quest and I have been given an extra task which is to find lunch which is a lot less stressful than sorting parking. Anyway today we're off to Brighton to cheer up L, J's kinda step daughter. Its complicated they're actual relationship but for L and her sister W its just they have an extra person in their lives J. Everyone needs a J in their life obviously.   Lunch has been organised and when this goes live we'll possibly be hitting a motorway.   Pictures will definitely get posted over the next few days.

 I was listening to a podcast the other day in work whilst procrastinating writing minutes and the female host noted that her grandad called her a specific name. It struck a cord with me as I thought this was just a name that I had been given as a child by my dadcu (Welsh for grandad) but having done some research  Googling whilst writing this, it turns out its a common Welsh endearment. My nickname was Blodyn Tatws - or Potato Flower  I dont think I knew then what a Potato Flower looks like but its quite pretty although a very random term of endearment . Although my brother's was worse. His middle name is Wyn and I'm sure someone used to call him Chwyn which means Weed in Welsh ( not the smoking kind just the normal annoying in garden kind). Did you have any family nicknames? Ffi

 Although I'm not going on a beach holiday there will be times where J and I will just need some peace from each other. Our Airbnb has a lovely little balcony so I'm imagining some wine/ beer and some time to read a book or two.  Now I tried to find a big book with lots of pages and one that will fit into either my cabin case or my new bag. I thought I'd spoil myself and buy a bag for the holidays so that I don't have to give J everything to carry (coz we know that happens), also being of fairer complexity I need to make sure I carry a coverup, plus we might be visiting a church or two so I do want to be covered for that. I haven't picked up the bag yet so will take a picture tomorrow, its from M&S so should be lovely. Anyway the two books I have for my holiday are here  The Bee Sting - Paul Murray This was suggested to me by a online book lovers Facebook group. It has 650 pages so should keep me going. Blurb about this book:  One of the greatest living comic no...