A new world emerges

Covid-19 is the pandemic that the world has been waiting for. Ten years ago I remember attending events about the possible threat of bird flu. Everyone was talking about how it would sweep across the world and that we needed to start planning right away. Fortunately the virus didn’t make the leap from birds to … Continue reading A new world emerges

A month in lockdown – G is for gardening

The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. G is for gardening. Before I start on today's blog, I know that not everyone has a garden. We live in a … Continue reading A month in lockdown – G is for gardening

A month in lockdown – F is for friendship

The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. F is for friendship. Having friends and being a friend is proving to be very important during this difficult time. Keeping in … Continue reading A month in lockdown – F is for friendship

A month in lockdown – E is for exponential

The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. Mathematics was never my thing when I was at school. Although I am quite numerate I could never get my head around … Continue reading A month in lockdown – E is for exponential

A month in lockdown – D is for distancing

The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. We’ve heard a lot about social or personal distancing. Most health authorities are using this as one of their key weapons in … Continue reading A month in lockdown – D is for distancing

A month in lockdown – C is for Covid 19

  The A-Z blogging challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the alphabet. It’s all a bit of fun. My subject is ‘A month in lock down’. C is for Covid 19, the virus that is causing all this problem. Its full name is Coronavirus Disease 19 and … Continue reading A month in lockdown – C is for Covid 19

The need for democracy is greater than ever

The Covid-19 pandemic has turned the world on its head. Every aspect of our lives has been affected, including politics. At the time that we need good society leaders the most, we find that we are represented by a government that the majority of us did not vote for.  Are they doing a good job? … Continue reading The need for democracy is greater than ever

A month in lockdown – A is for awareness

  Before I start, I should have blogged this yesterday. It has been a few years since I did the A-Z blogging challenge and had forgotten about it until an email appeared from a fellow blogger in my inbox. The challenge is quite straightforward, blog everyday in April, except Sundays, with subjects that follow the … Continue reading A month in lockdown – A is for awareness