I am pleased for David & Smanatha Cameron that their little girl arrived safely.  The early morning news on Radio 2 announcing this fact said that they hope to give her a name "with a Cornish flavour."  The first thought that went through my mind was.... Vanilla.  Followd swiftly by 'Mivvy' 'Tiggy Oggy' or 'Pasty'.

In recent months I have had cause to make good use of Travelodges, the low price motel type places where you can, if you get it right, book a family room for £19.  I quite like them.  Sure, they are all pretty much identical, but you get a large room with a proper sized bathroom (or wet-room in the newer ones) decent TV reception and a little workspace.  There is wifi available - unless like me you opt for mobile broadband, and I have to say O2 is proving very good so far.  They are always clean and the staff are always helpful.  Just one thing that always puzzles me is when I buy their 'breakfast bag' the croissant is always squished - a Catriona word that means utterly squashed.  An 'i' is thinner than an 'a'.  Why don't they pack them so that the croissant is on the top, maybe in a protective cardboard sleeve?  They taste the same squished and unsquished but they don't look great flat!