I grew up in the Valley of a Thousand Hills area then recently moved to the Midlands. Coming back for long periods has been a wild ride. The blog addresses that ride. No time, however, is wilder than this time with a global pandemic gearing up.
Like millions of fellow South Africans, I'm locked down for the next three weeks.
This blog is both a way of sharing the dislocation of this time and of writing to keep sane under lockdown.
The pandemic journal refers to the experience of existing as a bi-cultural woman and resides on my blog, Mothers Speak about War and Terror.
Since the pandemic is of interest to readers beyond South Africa, I'm posting the day-by-day journal on that blog. I hope you'll link to it, and if the spirit moves you, comment.
Like millions of fellow South Africans, I'm locked down for the next three weeks.
This blog is both a way of sharing the dislocation of this time and of writing to keep sane under lockdown.
The pandemic journal refers to the experience of existing as a bi-cultural woman and resides on my blog, Mothers Speak about War and Terror.
Since the pandemic is of interest to readers beyond South Africa, I'm posting the day-by-day journal on that blog. I hope you'll link to it, and if the spirit moves you, comment.
- Day 31 - Sunday April 31 "Out, damned spot!"
- Day 30 - Saturday April 30 Meaty Issues
- Day 29 - Friday April 24 Ramaphosa eases lockdown - slightly
- Day 28 - Thursday April 23 "Try it. What have you got to lose?"
- Day 27 - Wednesday April 22 - Ramaphosa's Announcement
- Day 26 - Tuesday April 21 Land of the Free (to infect yourself and others)
- Day 25 - Monday April 20 Monkey Bidness
- Day 24 - Sunday April 19 (un)Comfortably Numb
- Day 23 - Saturday April 18 Whackjobbery!
- Day 22 - Friday April 17 Oh, the irony, the irony
- Day 21 - Thursday April 16 You can't make this stuff up! Part 2
- Day 20 - Wednesday April 15 You can't make this stuff up!
- Day 19 - Tuesday April 14 Whither Democracy?
- Day 18 - Monday April 13 USA! USA is Number 1!
