Wednesday, March 25, 2020:

Eddie, Luna and I arrived in London Friday, December 6, 2019, almost four months ago.  We never expected that a mysterious virus would suddenly alter life everywhere and that expressions like ''social distancing," "self-isolation," and "shelter in place," would become so pervasive.   We are fine and are keeping ourselves occupied in our flat.

Today we went to Waitrose, our local supermarket.  It is permitted to go outside for grocery shopping and/or to exercise once a day. Yellow tape was placed on the sidewalk outside the grocers indicating where people should stand to regulate distancing; only a certain number of people are allowed in the store at one time.  Fortunately, the items we needed were still on the shelves.  The streets are eerily empty and quiet.  How strange it is to be able to cross a street without fear of being struck by an automobile.  

Today we read that Charles, Prince of Wales, tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating in Scotland with the Duchess of Cornwall.