You just can't keep Boudica out of the news, which is quite something for the queen of a regional tribe who lived 2,000 years ago. Just this week, the announcement that the most complete example of bronze war horn or carnyx had been unearthed in west Norfolk, was enough to generate more column inches for this heroic figure, forever associated with the ill fated rebellion of the Iceni people against Roman rule in AD 61. I'm reflecting on this as Boom and I mooch along the path

Over the past few days as I wrap-up with ever more layers to defeat the cold, I've been trying to encourage myself that the month of least daylight is now over and that every day takes us closer to spring. However, as I unload the dogs out of the back of the car onto the ice rink that is a supermarket car park, I wonder who I'm trying to kid. Nevertheless, we've been in the car for a couple of hours, delivering copies of Tales from Iceni Territory to Bittern Books to keep the