Corona is approaching

The Corona virus seems to be moving very slowly, with only four new UK cases today. Yet people are panicking about it as if it were the plague itself. At Ono Pharma in London when I went down last week, they were already refusing to shake hands although no one in London was suspected of having the virus. Edwin and Andre have booked a weekend in Venice, but Italy of course is bad. Andre has been warned by his bosses that anyone travelling to North Italy will be automatically quarantined on their return, so I guess he and Edwin will not be going.

Creating pottery at Centre Parcs

We had a lovely weekend at Centre Parcs with the two boys, MA, Sam and the girls. It was interesting to note that when we went into the on-site shop on Friday night, they still had a few bottles of hand sanitiser available. Next morning, it was an empty shelf. We all tried our hand at creating masterpieces of design in the pottery decorating group, then back at the apartment we played Secret Hitler, described as "a dramatic game of political intrigue and betrayal set in 1930s Germany." It involves a lot of bluffing and lying which seemed to suit everyone. It is surprising how much inner character can be revealed by these games, especially the relish displayed by some when they have to shoot someone!