Monthly Archives: January 2021

If there’s one thing about a house, it’s that it’s always more work than you think. After receiving my beautiful new flooring, we took out some of the old stuff, only to notice that we need to replace the underfloor too! What with the lockdown and the click and collect policies for hardware stores, thisContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 320”

Today my new family member arrived…. Welcome Rufus! After a bit of negotiation and all sorts of nail-biting action, he finally boarded the bus in Lithuania that would bring him home to me. The drivers were a couple of angels who were driving a van all the way to unite ex-rescue pets with their lovingContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 318”

As of yesterday there is a curfew in place in the Netherlands. To be honest, aside from the fact that I have to think about ordering takeaways earlier, it doesn’t really affect me all that much. And perhaps the fact that I found the grocery shops much quieter at night, while the shelves are gettingContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 314”

This week they extended the lockdown until at least 9 February, and it’s anyone’s guess until when. Either way, it looks unlikely that I’ll see the inside of a gym anytime soon. Couple that with the fact that I do a job that involves a lot of sitting in front of a desk, and aContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 311”

Confessions of a colonial child. I have no control over where I was born or what family I was born into, but today I realised again how privileged I am. I was feeling overwhelmed by the amount of laundry and the mystery stains on my favourite shirt. To top that up it felt like myContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 308”

Snow day!! I’ve experienced snow a few times in my life, but it usually involved travelling somewhere to see it. As a student we made a couple of trips to Franschhoek mountains when there were reports of snow, and there was the famous choir tour where we all looked at Brood saying “Kyk! Daar isContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 305”

A new year dawns, and surprisingly, we’re all still the same. The world is still in lockdowns all over, people are still surprised (?) about the Dutch fireworks on new years eve, and people on the Internet will do what they always do. To be honest, I think people on the Internet gets a lotContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 290”