It’s a fine day, and I have been out in my chair. Through Bilbo Baggins, Tolkien once said that roads are dangerous because you never know where they will take you. He was right: I can tour town and the countryside around Congleton for endless hours, seeing what there is to see, shopping, talking to people I meet. It’s great and far better than being cooped up inside. There is something about travel that refreshes the soul.

However, upon my return, I found this page open on my desktop. No doubt, Luke found it to encourage me to blog, but I’m grateful that he did. I find it both novel and fascinating: as a historic document, Pepys is invaluable, and the fact that someone has chosen to place it online as if it were a modern blog shows a great scholarly wit.