Needing a drink of water
I would like to talk with some non-bubble members in person in the same way that one imagines a tall, cool glass […]
Author: Jane Shearer
Excess mortality
We learned early that living on a lifestyle block involved quite a bit of death and killing and that had to get […]
Dancing to the music
Today was a less good lockdown day. I was glooming my way through a rebuild of a drawer unit this afternoon. I […]
Social pushmi-pullyus
The pushmi-pullyus of Doctor Dolittle were two-headed beasts who were impossible to creep up on, and who looked very reminiscent of a […]
Illusions of normality
Human beings are quite amazingly adaptable, while harbouring constant illusions that their current state of being is normal. I don’t generally wear […]
Touring a disaster zone
Today I set out to discover the current state of Queenstown. What I discovered is that it is very hard to mentally […]
Still holding…
Loki and I sat on the fence today. It was the highlight of my day – getting dressed up to get my […]
How we tell our stories
The dreaded hair cut day has come and gone and, like with so many things, it feels a lot better afterwards. That’s […]
Other times, other travails…
So who’s bored with COVID-19? COVID-19 is ever present and ever important but is also getting really really dull! In the first […]
Day 22 low-jinks
One has to find entertainment where one can these days, particularly if you want it in real life rather than on-line. Therefore, […]