Lockdown: Day 16

Two weeks in and, hopefully, halfway through. Jacinda told us yesterday that we shall know on 20th April, two days before this lockdown is due to end. Something to look forward to. I thought this a good time to look at things I am thankful for. A home. There are many who don’t have one. […]

Lockdown: Day 15

I had a plan for today’s blog but this picture appeared in my family WhatsApp feed overnight so I changed my mind. Today I am (metaphorically) stepping out of my bubble to talk about someone else. (And, profanity alert – here be swearing. I don’t mean to offend.) This is my niece, Kayleigh. She’s a […]

Lockdown: Day 14

Exercise is challenging for me at the best of times. I’m basically lazy, the only thing that stops me from slobbing on the sofa with unhealthy food and drink is I like to walk where wheels won’t go and for that I need to be relatively fit. I have little desire to go out and […]

Lockdown: Day 13

Like many countries, here in New Zealand our Prime Minister and our Director General of Health appear on TV to give regular updates on the current situation. Unlike in many countries, our Prime Minister doesn’t have to be tolerated and viewed through grimaces. She’s phenomenally intelligent, a great communicator, and more photogenic than some other […]

Lockdown: Day 12

I’m not a city girl. Anyone who knows me will attest to that, even though I’ve lived in cities my whole life – that’s always been where my job is and, as a desk jockey, there are few options out of a city. I’m fortunate that I’ve lived in the two best cities in the […]

Lockdown: Day 11

Today sees the end of daylight saving in New Zealand. The term is a strange one to me – given my heritage, I can’t help but still think of it as BST (British Summer Time) and I’m not really sure what we’re saving the daylight for when we should be, surely, spending it in summer? […]

Lockdown: Day 10

Day 10 begins with Neil commenting that I missed an opportunity to do a Harry Potter themed post – Day 9¾, comparing Covid 19 to Voldemort. Personally I found Voldemort much scarier than a global pandemic. JK Rowling should be pleased. I dodge a bullet here – Neil is the satirist in our family – […]

Lockdown: Day 9

I had a bit of a flat day yesterday, lacking motivation to do anything much. I heard the term seven day itch and realised I was not alone – even a friend who’s generally more positive than it’s fair to the rest of us to be was feeling bleak. One week into lockdown and reality […]

Lockdown: Day 8

When you have a foot in two countries you get used to being unable to spend physical time with some friends, using social media to see what they are up to. Which I’m normally really bad at, scrolling through Facebook once a week or so, resorting to stalking friends when my news feed is full […]