Every Day Life
I’m Going Back to Work
I have been watching the judicial inquiry into the escape of coronavirus from the hotel isolation program when incompetent and apparently corrupt security companies were hired to guard people who had returned from overseas and were placed in compulsory hotel isolation. The incompetence of these guards allowed the virus to escape into the community resulting […]
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We Are Now Doing Well With Our Lockdown
Two weeks ago I was frustrated and angry at having our second lockdown extended for another two weeks. Since March, we have had only two weeks in which we could travel away from our house and we have been feeling very restricted. I think we have some good news now and that is going to […]
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A Disappointing Road Map Out of the Lockdown
It has been a couple of weeks since I last posted but that’s because in this lockdown we’ve hardly been doing anything. Apart from a couple of weeks when we were able to get out at during May, we have now been stuck at home since last March The Premier of Victoria announced a road […]
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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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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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Christmas in July
The days under our Covod-19 lockdown seem to just run together. Sometimes, I can’t remember exactly which day of the week it currently is, but yesterday I did notice that it was Saturday, 25 July, the midway date between last Christmas and next Christmas. We had seen a recipe for mulled wine (spiced wine or […]
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Masks, The New Phase of Our Covid Lockdown
We have had around four hundred new cases of the Corona Virus in Victoria each day this week. This compares with the two or three new cases that we were having each day just a couple of months ago. As a result, not only are we, in Melbourne, back to being locked down at home […]
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In Melbourne, We Have Reset the Lockdown Clock to Zero
The reality for us Melbournians is that while we are frustrated or angry, we have gone back into a tight lockdown for another six weeks because the number of corona virus cases is growing out of control in this state. These are a direct result of the government stuff-ups that I described in my previous […]
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Our Lockdown Update – It’s Getting Worse!
Our Covid-19 restrictions continue. While we were on the eve of moving on to Stage 1 restrictions, we have been stuck in Stage 2 with some concern that we may also be further restricted. People living in some specific Melbourne postcodes have been pushed back to Stage 3 conditions. The numbers of new cases being […]
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We Are Still Here at Home
I haven’t posted for the last two weeks because nothing has really changed for us. We are still mostly lying low at home and only going out to do some shopping, or for an occasional picnic in a park – somewhere where we can stay well away from others. We have had some rather harsh […]
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More of This Lockdown
It’s the 12th week of our State of Emergency in Victoria and we have been in isolation (and for the last week, or so, in semi-isolation), for nearly three months now. It’s two weeks since my last post but not very much has changed in our lives. We are still lying low and avoiding contact […]
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Lockdown – Things Go On
Over the past week, things have gone on as normal (at least the ‘new’ normal). We are still mostly hibernating at home, although we have been getting out for a few more drives in the car and a few more shopping trips. The weather has become very winter-like with cold, grey and wet days interspersed […]
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