Month: August 2020

Local Getaways

Maintaining My Sense of Humour

We are now halfway through our second six-week lockdown period in Melbourne and things are looking a little better. The number of new virus cases in Victoria has dropped from over 700 per day at the peak to now around 180 per day. Keeping people masked and apart seem to be working. Whether this will […]

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Every Day Life

Celebrations – But Where, When and How?

Yesterday was our 48th wedding anniversary and not to be beaten by this damn virus, we have tried to celebrate in style. We had originally planned a trip to Singapore and expected to have a week in a warm tropical climate and an elegant meal with lovely spicy Asian flavours in a nice restaurant. COVID-19 […]

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Every Day Life

Our Lockdown Has Become Worse

I don’t know whether we are in Lockdown No 3 or maybe it is Lockdown 2B but over the last week the lockdown conditions in Melbourne have become more harsh. Because of increasing numbers of people being affected by the virus and the failure of some people in the community to wear masks and maintain […]

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