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I went out to get groceries today, and I even washed my hair and put makeup on before leaving the house! Although the trees are starting to put on their summer colours, the weather was still very much in spring mode, so I had to walk a bit faster to warm up. I am happyContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 41”

When I was in my final year of school we had a 40 days celebration, before the end of the school year. There was some pigtails or funny hair styles involved and something not unlike a flash mob, but before social media. I am honestly thankful that we didn’t have social media and camera phonesContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 40”

I have bought these little violets for my windowsill on the first weekend after we started working from home. The palm I had already but I moved it from another part of the house so I can have something pretty to look at from my home office. It’s just as well because as the seasonContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 39”

There is so much information out there, and it is so unavoidable that it is starting to feel like a wall of noise. I worry that the real suffering of people who are sick and who lose loved ones gets drowned in the sheer volume of it all. I worry deeply about the most vulnerableContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 38”

The highlight of my day was that I learnt how to customise my videoconferencing background. I could upload some of my own pictures and appear to be at Machu Picchu or on Ipanema Beach. The latter is probably quite appropriate, because my goal is to play some Bossa Nova music on the guitar. I amContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 37”

I see the oil price dropped below zero in the US for the first time ever. This is definitely unprecedented times! For the first time in history people google graphs related to healthcare systems and the death rate of countries. The world has changed in a few short months and now we are in unchartedContinue reading “Life in the time of corona – Captain’s log: Day 36”

Today was amazing! I started out with a bit of yoga and was delighted to find that one particular movement that I struggle with is getting a bit easier. Then I went for a forest walk with some friends, followed by a BBQ or braai as we call it in South Africa. All this timeContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 35”

I had some plans to go for an afternoon walk in the forest, but alas! It started to rain, so plans changed to watching an old favorite movie and cooking up a delicious curry. I have also found that it’s really fun to play Scrabble online with friends,let me know if you want to join!Continue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 34”

Today was my birthday and it was really special. I had made up my mind not to be sad about the missed opportunities and rather celebrated that which I am thankful for. Every year my favourite part of my birthday is hearing from everyone, and this year was no different. I woke up to messagesContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 33”

It’s more days today than there are days in a month. I can’t say I look forward to life returning to normal,because I no longer know what normal means. There are parts of this new life that I love; people reach out more. I hear from friends who are normally so caught up in theContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 32”