Neil's post of the week (see picture below)
Gerald's post of the week:
I've told my suitcases that there will be no holdays this year. Now I'm dealing with emotional baggage.
 
Today, in a culture that should know enough to be forgiving of human weakness, we often fail to remember that people are not great all the time. People practice greatness. They perform with greatness. People practice courage. They perform with courage. And then, one day, they don’t. This does not make them cowards. It makes them human. Eric Greitens, ‘Resilience’.
 
At the store there was that big X near the check out to stand on.  Well, I've seen too many Road Runner cartoons to fall for that one!
 
New Mills & Boon novel, to be released shortly: 
Hands glistening with sanitizer, Viscount Randolph reached out and gently removed her mask. As he pressed closer against her, she felt a certain hardness near his trouser pocket. "Is that what I think it is?" she asked breathlessly. 
 
"Yes", he replied, "I brought my digital thermometer; my valet warned me that you are really hot..."