Not a great day today. Didn't read or watch any news, so it isn't that. Took Jasper for a run in Pierre's vineyard, which he loves. Pierre is on his own, his wife was visiting grandchildren abroad and is stuck there. Pierre's a practical man, always doing something, but today he was the same as me. I think we'll visit him tomorrow, take a bottle, sit the appropriate distance apart and try to cheer ourselves up.
Communication and interaction are important. We all have Facebook and Facetime and Skype and email, but for me that counts for little against receiving a nice postcard by surprise. Today I sent some, I encourage you to do the same. Everybody has some postcards lying around from past vacations, and I am sure that like me you can order stamps online. And if you don't have any postcards, then they too can be found online - one example here, with postcards of photos by some of the most celebrated French photographers:
