Year: 2022
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Day Thirty Two of Lockdown
We are now in uncharted territory. If yesterday was the last day in the month of, “Lockdown,” then what is this next period? They say we have another 10 days to go… 42 days in total… 42… the answer to Life, the Univer… 😂 🤣 😂 I must be going insane… A dog goes out…
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Day Thirty One of Lockdown
The news is not encouraging, Shanghai might not lift the lockdown, except for a few isolated locations, until April 11 – another 5 days! For some this is news to chill soul. For me? It’s SSDD… Today was an early start; Toast for breakfast; My website has run out of Cloud Storage – the images…
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Day 3Thirty of Lockdown No News is … no news
Home Testing, again. Being negative on the test, is good. Being negative about the situation, is not. Who is still able to compartmentalize this? Can you? My beloved bread maker, M. Mouli is deceased. recover the dough mix and bake bread in my Halogen oven – my yeast is getting tired. I’ll have to make a…
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Day Twenty Nine of Lockdown
April 5, 2022. … … … I thought we were supposed to be released today? I thought wrong: A child bumped its head and the call went out for iodine and bandages… I offered but it was already sorted; The bread is gone, Breakfast – eggs, chicken, and cheese; Yunnan Dian Hong Cha; The streets…
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Day Twenty Eight of Lockdown
It is 12+ hours later: An early start for PCR Testing; A friendly volunteer patrols the line; The line is longer now; Near the testing site the way is taped, keep the distance 2m apart; Ningbo Medical Volunteers, they are efficient and lovely; A batch of exposed Test vials; Forsythia! (It actually is… movie dejavu…)…
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Day Twenty Seven of Lockdown
We are two days out from Qing Ming Festival – Tomb Sweeping Time, but will we be released on time? The numbers don’t look encouraging, and there could be the potential for a lot of angry ancestors, with dirty tomb, and respects not paid… Today was a day of surprises: A food parcel from RT…
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Day Twenty Six of Lockdown
Panic! Distress! Anxiety… today, came the order that the external doors of the building will be wired shut at night, because some people were going out, under cover of darkness, in direct violation of the, “Stay At Home” management principles. For a fleeting moment our voluntary participation in this Epidemic Strategy, had become, a Curfew,…
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Day Twenty Five of Lockdown
Today, more parts of Shanghai go into a strict. 5 Day. lockdown. Much of Shanghai is now under emergency orders, and Quarantine. Key areas no longer have incoming deliveries, except for those authorised by the government. Resources are becoming limited and stretched. Here in Huacao, (we are part of the Minhang region) we have been…
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Day Twenty Four of Lockdown
Day 3 of some vaguely compulsory, “Stay at Home” ruling, the communication within the community from the Quarantine Taskforce, is very minimalistic: As always… The day starts with tea; A pleasant surprise delivery, a momentary spot of colour – a neighbour sent me some strawberries, 🥰 The big news today – a community care gift…
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Day Twenty Three of Lockdown
👏 👏 … No NAT today; Two sets of Rules? One for Security, and one for the residents? The Food Truck is gone 😢 The store needs resupply but it’s not completely empty; The people snatch some sunlight while they can,; A violin teacher prepares a violin for his daughter; A Food parcel arrives at…