This news story http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14853043 is wonderful!  Just amazing.  And after all those scam emails promising you millions of dollars from Nigeria (my latest came from the desk of Mr Kofi Annan himself, no less!) you’d think twice about believing it.

Any of the songs from Horrible Histories – and there are some excellent ones.  If you’ve not discovered Horrible Histories yet, go and spend a few minutes (hours?) perusing the clips here at YouTube.

Brewing.  Everyone should have a hobby, and I’ve been brewing since my days as a student.  The latest venture is into rosehip wine.  Playing the long game here, it won’t be ready for drinking for a good 12-18 months.  But when it is…

And those are this week’s reasons to be cheerful.