Some days it is just great to be alive. I know the world at the moment appears to be going to hell but this afternoon travelling along the Gartree Road over the hills of Leicestershire was a moment of peace and solace. I know we have an awful lot of problems that need to be sorted out but we have so much to be grateful for. Britain isn’t a bad place to live.

In case you are interested the Gartree has long since disappeared but the Gartree Road still cuts a straightish line through this part of the Leicestershire countryside…not bad for a road that is nearly 2000 years old.