I’ve just had the pleasure of presenting my lovely wife Ineke with her retirement present from myself and our boys. It’s an electric bike. And once I’d got it up and running, I had a go.

So I could show Ineke how to use it of course.

It’s actually quite amazing what a difference that Electric Assistance adds to the equation. In every respect it feels like riding a bike. But without a good deal of the effort usually involved. Great fun.

And, thankfully Ineke is delighted. Only trouble is I’m going to have a great deal of trouble keeping up with her when we go on our cycling journeys during trips to the Netherlands.

It is, to be fair, nice when something that was hard work becomes easy. Learning to play the guitar (or learning any new technique or skill) often feels incredibly difficult at the beginning. But if we push on through it becomes second nature.

In effect, we can evolve our own electric motors, just by practising enough. Cool.

I continue to practise writing and recording songs. It’s the fourth of the month, so here’s my 140th monthly release. See You On The Summit.