Monday, 4 May 2026

The BFWCWoN...

Suddenly, and with no warning whatsoever, the annual Bond Family Welsh Caravan Weekend of Nonsense arrived. Catchy? No! Fun? Yeaaaah!

Was it good timing or not? On the one hand, my recent weeks of techy headaches left me DESPERATE for a seaside escape. Alternatively, now that a corner's been turned in the current publishing journey, and my hair-tearing and silent screams have abated, I really wanted to crack on with work. 

But here we are! The Bond Family Welsh Caravan Weekend of Nonsense stopped for no one. (Does it need an acronym? Is it zippier when condensed into a bunch of letters? Like LGBTQIA+ or the RNLI?) I've been away all weekend, almost completely WIFI free (the true meaning of stress) with three whole days of sea air, breezy walks, and boozy bants with family. It's exactly what I needed. 

So here is a pictorial representation of what went down. Heads up, I had some exciting mail before I left. It's possible it might have popped up in a few photos. FYI.
A large family photo, of multi-generational men, women, and children, smiling for the camera on the beach. One of the women is holding up the book, Leeza McAuliffe is Branching Out by Nicky Bond.

Three white men, one young, one middle aged, and one elderly are sitting at a pub table. Two of the men are reading menus and the third is smiling, reading a book. The book is Leeza McAuliffe is Branching Out by Nicky Bond.

A book - Leeza McAuliffe is Branching Out by Nicky Bond - is sitting on a pub table next to a pint of Guinness.

A white woman is reading a book - Leeza McAuliffe is Branching Out by Nicky Bond. She is sitting in a pub and smiling.

A family group, two elderly parents, three grown up children, are smiling in a cluster. The daughter is holding up a copy of the book, Leeza McAuliffe is Branching Out by Nicky Bond.

A large bleached tree trunk is lying across a shingle beach, with the sea in the distance. A white teenage girl with brown hair is sitting on the trunk posing for the camera. A blonde white boy is lying on the log, reading a book called Leeza McAuliffe is Branching Out by Nicky Bond.

A blurred close up of the book Leeza McAuliife is Branching Out with an in-focus sheep in the background on a grass verge.

A teenage girl is doing the splits whilst reading the book, Three white men, one young, one middle aged, and one elderly are sitting at a pub table. Two of the men are reading menus and the third is smiling, reading a book. The book is Leeza McAuliffe is Branching Out by Nicky Bond. Behind her, sitting at a kitchen diner table, is an elderly man looking serious and a middle aged man ignoring her.

A family group photo around a cafe table. Children and parents are smiling at the camera, except for one boy. He's reading a book - Three white men, one young, one middle aged, and one elderly are sitting at a pub table. Two of the men are reading menus and the third is smiling, reading a book. The book is Leeza McAuliffe is Branching Out by Nicky Bond. His face shows an expression of unbridled excitement.

A book - Three white men, one young, one middle aged, and one elderly are sitting at a pub table. Two of the men are reading menus and the third is smiling, reading a book. The book is Leeza McAuliffe is Branching Out by Nicky Bond - is propped against a wooden pier with water in the background.


A multigenerational family group is posing for a photo in front of a setting sun on a beach. A white haired man - the grandad of the group - is holding a book. It's Leeza McAuliffe is Branching Out by Nicky Bond.

A young boy is sitting on a bleached log on a shingle beach with the sun setting behind him. He's reading Leeza McAUliffe is Branching Out and his face shows amazement.

A young boy is sitting on a bleached log on a shingle beach with the sun setting behind him. He's reading Leeza McAUliffe is Branching Out and his face is quizzical.

A young boy is sitting on a bleached log on a shingle beach with the sun setting behind him. He's reading Leeza McAUliffe is Branching Out and his face shows terror.

A young boy is sitting on a bleached log on a shingle beach with the sun setting behind him. He's reading Leeza McAUliffe is Branching Out and his face shows joy.

A young boy is sitting on a bleached log on a shingle beach with the sun setting behind him. He's reading Leeza McAUliffe is Branching Out and his face is looking off camera on the edge of a laugh.

Yeaaaah, I may have got carried away. It seems I forced my family into an untold number of posed photos, each one meticulously directed by me. The first proof of Leeza McAuliffe is Branching Out arrived, you see. Sorry. It's completely self-indulgent and shows how full of myself I am, but just holding it in my hands made me SOOOO happy. Is that OK? Thanks for understanding, you lot. More next week, if you'll have me.

Have a lovely week, folks.
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