12 November, 2020. The Eye Hospital around the corner didn’t open till 10AM. I was well enough to walk there, eager to get it over. A strange resignation had set in. I’m missing running in to huge K. If i’m sick, it’d be a disaster to give it to her. Even though she’s only… Continue reading…
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Day 229
11 November, 2020. I woke to such a still, shining river. But I’m far from shining. I’ve caught something- can barely stay awake, scratchy throat, diarrhoea. We have to help K, so perhaps I’ll get a co-vid test. We’re all taught this now- got a sniffle? get a test. I take the… Continue reading…
Day 228
Written 10 November, 2020. In the US, which we’re still spell-bound by, Biden is reported to be assembling his anti-covid fighting team- top doctors and scientists, experts whom Trump despised. Trump has done nothing yet, and still hasn’t produced evidence of massive vote-rigging. He’d have to show rigging of hundreds of thousands of… Continue reading…
Day 226
Written 8 November, 2020. Biden has won the US elections, suddenly decided because of the huge number of votes in Pennsylvania. We cried in relief for them though his beautiful speech, where he said his first task would be to deal with the pandemic which has ravaged the world but particularly the US- now… Continue reading…
Day 223
Written November 5, 2020. The US virus election continues: As the postal votes began to be counted, the tide began to turn, for Biden had encouraged his followers to post their votes, for safety’s sake…. but Donald Trump claimed it was fraudulent to cote late votes, even those postmarked before the elections closed, and… Continue reading…
Dad 222
Written 4 November 2020 America’s election day, after Trump has ignored the virus all year- for 221 or more days – and today 102,000 new cases in the US per day, while their hospitals are too full of sick and dying people. Yesterday we came back from the city, darling K ensconced in her… Continue reading…
Day 214
Written 27 October, 2020. Why are you doing this? asked GG. His phone will be ruined by now. But I told T I would. And, I have to admit, I still can’t turn down an adventure. I remember in a tv series about an old age home, the matron said she had some ninety year… Continue reading…
Day 213
Written 27 October, 2020. Melbourne had no new cases yesterday so today they’re out of lockdown. Even though I’m not in Melbourne, and only go to Melbourne at Christmas to GG’s darling relatives, I sobbed with relief. And pride. It’s the only place in the world where they did it, from 750 cases in… Continue reading…
Day 212
Written 26 October, 2020. Today, I burst into tears as I read that now 225,000 American have died of the virus. I’m weeping for that unnecessary loss of life. All those families mourning, forever blighted. The White House proclaimed a few hours ago that it’s given up on containing the virus. it’ll concentrate on… Continue reading…
Day 207
Written 18 October, 2020. The problem was, we were coming from the city again and I insisted we stop at a twice-a-year plant sale I’d heard about on Gardening Australia, one of the few TV shows I’m addicted to- addiction to a gardening show makes me blush for my youth when I scorned such… Continue reading…