Quarantine

The weather has turned, it’s raining and cold. The damp air chills my bones: This morning, it rains non-stop and puddles form; We are testing… Read More »Day Forty Seven of Lockdown

This morning, it’s already 22 degrees… the days are getting warmer; I am on my last Barrel of water, things are starting to look desperate;… Read More »Day Forty Six of Lockdown

45 days…six weeks… one and a half months… half a season… 1/8 of a year… Interesting how one’s perspective changes, depending on how we measure… Read More »Day Forty Five of Lockdown

The alarm clock was a loud hailer calling us out to test again; Today I got the 10:1 vial; After a walk around the building,… Read More »Day Forty Four of Lockdown

Easter Monday. This morning I took a delivery of some cabbage from a neighbor,  I got one extra cabbage more than what I expected, you… Read More »Day Forty Three of Lockdown

The days are starting to blur one into the other. Wake up, make tea, look out the window, scan the phone for community notices… yes, another… Read More »Day Forty Two of Lockdown

Easter Sunday. Not everyone observes the religious aspect of this day. ‘And It’s much more difficult for young children to engage in the, “Bunny Fun”… Read More »Day Forty One of Lockdown

The news is not encouraging. Yesterday’s PCR test turned up another positive test in our compound. With an incubation time of 5-7 days, this ongoing,… Read More »Day Thirty Nine of Lockdown

Today we were informed that multiple apartments had inconclusive PCR tests from yesterday. The CDC had been called in and we’ve been asked to do… Read More »Day Thirty Eight of Lockdown