This is an up-to-the-minute, exclusive picture of me in a field, researching a yomp which I’m leading next Monday in the Ketteringham area. The path I’m on goes across the middle of a field and is barely marked. Round here they don’t seem keen to encourage you to walk across country. The picture was taken by Dot, my wife, with her new digital camera.  It was taken on Monday, when it was sunny and quite benign: it’s turned colder and soggier since. Not bad this afternoon, though.

Family history has receded slightly into the background over Christmas and New Year, but I’ll get back to it. Instead I bought a car today. Mazda 3 Sport. We take delivery on March 1.