I am a retired U.S. Air Force officer and met my husband in Colorado Springs while on assignment here in 2011. When we got married, …
COVID Restrictions: Colorado and Florida
I Work From Home: The Kitchen is my Workspace
I wouldn’t like to work from home full-time – but I do appreciate it has some advantages. I appreciate the balance that working from home can give …
As a Volunteer in Lockdown I Shopped For People
For the first three months of lockdown, I consciously made a decision to volunteer in the local community. I started working with the local council hub …
Autism, Lockdown And My Son’s ‘Forever Home’
My son has autism, learning disabilities and a form of ADHD. He is excessively hyperactive. He also has a condition called ‘pica’ – which means he …
In Zurich, everything is almost back to normal.
In Zurich, everything is almost back to normal. It all seems to be fine – apart from people wearing masks. I almost feel that the …
At that time people in Shanghai were very scared.
Shanghai is a very international city. There are a lot of people coming in and out. At first Wuhan was the most serious city for …
Very few people living in Shenzhen are from Shenzhen.
I live in Shenzhen, China. I can’t believe it’s been two years – it’s gone really quickly. This is the longest I’ve ever been outside of …
For me, everything is about the animals.
The animals keep me going. Because of my health issues I am shielding. Living up here I have no neighbours. I live in the middle of nowhere …
For us, quarantine in Melbourne was fine.
My husband’s brother lived in Melbourne. We had visited them a few times and they kept urging us to leave Hong Kong and move to …
The Three Of Us Are Together Until After Lockdown
In lockdown we spend quite a lot of quality time at home. The other day I said to my husband: “we have been together over …