I'm sure you're all aware that it's a special day today - the greeting card shops, pubs, and restaurants have been banging on about it for weeks. It is of course Prune Day! A celebration of dried plums. I put some on my porridge before reading on the packet that...

I have long expressed the view that times starting with an "8" are far too early for cycling, and the Cockerel at Birdwood obviously agreed, giving his customary morning greeting as we cycled past. A well disciplined group shared the wind and kept the speed down on th...