Volunteering: September 2020 For the first three months of lockdown I consciously made a decision to volunteer in the local community. I started working with the …
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Few People Living In Shenzhen Are From Shenzhen.
Shenzhen: August 20202 I live in Shenzhen, China. It’s been two years and it’s gone really quickly. This is the longest I’ve ever been outside …
Quality Time Together In Lockdown
Lockdown in London: May 2020 In lockdown we spend quite a lot of quality time at home. The other day I said to my husband: …
Madeira in Lockdown: This Is My Home
Madeira: May 2020 I am a primary school teacher working in an International School in the Algarve. When that closed on the 13 March due to …
Odours, Interiors And The Sensory World
Odours: Recently, a problem with my sinuses meant that I could not smell anything. From the pungent to the sweet, acrid to scented – the …
In These Walls Once Lived
All walls should have blue plaques….. …because a lifetime ago someone important lived here. Blue plaques on the walls of buildings signify that something important …
Nursing Care – Is This Our Last Home?
We always knew the day would come when dad would have to move into a nursing home. From the outset his dementia has been a …
Density and Space: Hong Kong
Density. Hong Kong is one of the most expensive places in the world to live. And it is also one of most densely packed cities …
Cuba Adds Colour To The World
Cuba: Colour in interior design is difficult to get right, and easy to get wrong. So, in most of our homes we tend to play …
Joe and Annie: Their Life in Ireland in the 1970’s
Joe and Annie were both born in the 1890’s. They never left home and never married. By the early 1970’s brother and sister, Joe and …