Feb 15, 2021 | Communicating, COVID-19, Self Care, When life hands you lemons
Yesterday I flew from Hobart to Flinders Island. Until then, the only time I wore a mask was on the few occasions that I used a sanding machine. One of the signs around Tasmanian airports Everyone in the Hobart airport terminal is wearing a face mask. This is unusual...
Aug 12, 2020 | COVID-19, Girl Talk, Learning by doing, Self Care, When life hands you lemons
Being bombarded continually on the news and in social media by the COVID-19 situation has become tedious indeed. The situation in Victoria and Melbourne in particular, with people flaunting the restrictions and behaving in ways that put ‘us’ at risk, has...
May 11, 2020 | Communicating, COVID-19, Girl Talk, Parenting In The Digital Age, Photobook Fun, Photography for Kids
As the reality of the Coronavirus pandemic begins to make itself felt all around the world, there has never been a greater need to have something fun and positive to do. Most of us are in serious isolation or ‘lockdown’ and coming to terms with how to fill...
Apr 15, 2020 | Communicating, COVID-19, Tasmania, When life hands you lemons
Reality check As the COVID-19 Lockdown gains momentum around the world, I am sure that many people in Tasmania are feeling as I am feeling. I felt we would be safe here in our island state. It seemed reasonable to think we would be able to escape what was happening...
Mar 29, 2020 | COVID-19, Parenting In The Digital Age, Photobook Fun, When life hands you lemons
Daily, ongoing media reports keep us well informed about the Covid-19 pandemic and everyone is talking about ‘being safe/washing hands/self-isolating’ and the like. Social Media is full of funny memes and helpful links shared that will be helpful for...
Mar 24, 2020 | COVID-19, Life on SV Nichola, When life hands you lemons
I belong to a few Writing Groups on the internet. One of my writing friends, Audrey Alice Ruhland, from the Women Who Sail Who Write WWSWW has suggested we should write letters similar to the parody written by Nick Farriella: “This Side of Paradise: A Letter...