Oh the joys of a cold or is that a virus or …. Ever since I had a bit of a heart scare a couple of years ago, which was put down to a virus rather than anything mechanically wrong with my heart, I’m always very wary of viruses and so I tend to close down a little when one strikes. Out goes the daily walks, although at the moment I don’t really have the energy for anything other than a walk around the block, and other strenuous exercise. So in short I’m going nowhere very fast.

However, it does have some advantages. The first is that I can go and watch some of the latest movie releases – today I’m going to see oblivion which I have every confidence is going to be watchable rubbish – that is the conclusion of the reviews I’ve seen. Also it does mean that I can spend some time drawing or painting – which is good. What it doesn’t mean is that I can go out and play with my new toy the way I would have liked to…boo hoo.

I’m sure things will be back to normal after a few days but it is frustrating being stuck in the house with no real energy to do anything.

Simon Marchini
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