Month: April 2020
More on Life in the Lockdown
Well, we are still locked down – up to our sixth week now. On one hand we are still quite relaxed about being stuck at home, but on the other, I wish that I could get out more – even to just go for a drive to somewhere unexciting. I don’t know if my time in […]
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Our Anzac Day
This year, Anzac Day is very different. No Dawn Service, No March, No Reunion. Because of the Corona Virus restrictions, local commemorations have all been cancelled with only formal services conducted at state and national levels. These are without public participation and were broadcast over the radio or Internet live streaming services. As a veteran, […]
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Another Week of Being Confined to Barracks
We are now entering our fifth week of being confined to barracks ands we are still alive, sane and living in non-argumentative domestic bliss. We have developed quite a standard routine and it’s getting to be the same day after day. We lie in bed for a bit longer as there is nothing much that […]
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Some Good News in the Middle of the Gloom
I had an email from Telstra (our telephone company) advising me that I have now achieved Gold status. Now, I don’t know what this is. I have never applied for it, but now I have it. Maybe it’s like a knighthood. Perhaps they will call me ’sir’ in future conversations. It comes with some very […]
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We’ve Survived Three Weeks at Home Now
As you can see, I am still alive and in fact we are really OK here at home. Our garden has never looked better after all the time that we have spent in it. This week, the weather has turned a bit cooler so we have spent more time indoors. I am still missing contact […]
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Our Second Week in Hibernation
We are still here at home after two weeks of hibernation. Everything is OK with us and we are managing quite well. The weather has turned cool and over the course of this last week we have had around over 70 mm of rain (almost three inches). This weather has driven us inside so we […]
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