The Lockdown Diaries – Draconian

Well if one good thing has come out of this lockdown then it is that every South African has added a new word to their English vocabulary. Draconian is the ‘it’ word it seems and so it should be. When you look up the word itself you will see why it is so apt in … Continue reading The Lockdown Diaries – Draconian

The Lockdown Diaries – Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

6 weeks almost. Day 33 in fact. Level four is imminent and face masks have been purchased. We used to read about things like this in textbooks. Now we’re the textbooks. Spanish Flu, World Wars, Corona Virus. All very different, some with far worse outcomes than our own pandemic but all will have lasting effects … Continue reading The Lockdown Diaries – Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

Reflecting on the Positives from the Corona Tests during Lockdown

I’ve just sat down and decided to start writing. No idea what I am going to say or what the subject is going to be but inevitably it will revolve around a virus that the orange one in Washington wants to rename after an Asian country. Bear…poke….repeat! Maybe I will just lead with emotions and … Continue reading Reflecting on the Positives from the Corona Tests during Lockdown