Tomorrow Linda you will ride a great iron horse for many hundreds of miles. You will rise up and take a stand against the great bad wolf. You will rescue many countless people from hellfire, pestilence and misery. You will conquer the enemy of the people. You will be the upholder of good against the forces of evil.

No? I won’t get to do those things? Do you mean I’m not a superhero?

Oh well, just another day at the coal-face again then!

Last year, I was sitting in the evening sunshine with my dear friends Kate and Dicky, quaffing wine, eating delicious food and having an altogether marvellous time.