Sometimes Hilly and I get off to a fairly fast start on the day, despite being home-bound. Not today. I went and got the papers (duly masked etc) and went out on the porch to have coffee and catch up. Hilary had already gone back to sleep. I ask you!

BTW self-isolating up here is shamefully easy. The house is big and comfortable, the biking is easy and safe and we spend most of our days in “isolation” any way: Hilly painting and me writing. Not that big a change. Miss restaurants and big gatherings of pals but, hey…this is a modest restraint, in light of the peril, especially to an old chap like me. Grateful to have it so easy.