These are a few of the things I’ve been sharing on social media throughout March.
March 29 : Though the focus of the article is my former colleague from 2WEB, Barbara Cunningham returning to the station, I got a brief mention in the Bourke newspaper, “The Western Herald” this week. I can’t believe it’s over thirty years!! March 28 : Great work in the midst of this health crisis.March 25 : TROVE is an excellent source of articles about the 1919 flu. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92990439?searchTerm=influenza%201919&searchLimits=l-title=81
March 21 : If you’re working from home, talk to your internet provider! I got a message from @Telstra this morning that I’ve used 50% of my monthly data in seven days! I’ve found you can register for an extra 25g of data for services, so long as you register by March 31. Avoid #billshock
March 19 : Day 3 of working from home, and I’m finding the greatest problem I face is resisting the temptation for an afternoon nap. The couch is only 3 metres away!
March 17 : ..and now we have rats in #surryhills. Well, we’ve always had them. So I wonder if they’ve become worse or is @cityofsydney just doing more about them?March 16 : Starting tomorrow, I’m going to be working from home until further notice, and I didn’t have to put on a massive amount of weight to do it. Hope I don’t forget to vent the radioactive gas.March 16 : At Swedish class, we’re about to look at a book called “100 Swedish Dialects” which comes with an accompanying audio source. OMG, some of them do actually sound like The Muppet Chef!
March 8 : Very pleased the backing singers for Sweden’s entry last year at Eurovision have won this year. A great song and performance. Meanwhile, for everyone who questions the presence of Australia in Eurovision, you might also wonder why Australia gets a vote in the Swedish entry. Mostly, they get it right for this fan of #melodifestivalen2020March 6 : Love it! Toilet rolls added to the meat trays as a bonus prize at my local pub.March 4 : Here’s a pic of Gloria O’Brien/Pepper neither Sharon nor I had seen before. We’re thinking late 60s. What a lovely pic. Great 60s hair!!
Playground equipment in parks near me and I suspect everywhere in NSW has now been taped off as if it were a crime scene – I presume because of the risk of contagion on hard surfaces. Swings have been removed. I was at a local park this afternoon when a small girl (aged maybe 3, possibly 4) came with her parents for a ride only to find it so. I wish I could have taken a picture of her, both arms raised, quite spontaneously, in the classic gesture of amazement/disappointment at the moment she realised the swings weren’t there.
Hard surfaces? Of course. I thought it was close proximity that was the issue, but yes, that makes sense. Checked just then and the playground is now closed across the road also.
Playground equipment in parks near me and I suspect everywhere in NSW has now been taped off as if it were a crime scene – I presume because of the risk of contagion on hard surfaces. Swings have been removed. I was at a local park this afternoon when a small girl (aged maybe 3, possibly 4) came with her parents for a ride only to find it so. I wish I could have taken a picture of her, both arms raised, quite spontaneously, in the classic gesture of amazement/disappointment at the moment she realised the swings weren’t there.
Hard surfaces? Of course. I thought it was close proximity that was the issue, but yes, that makes sense. Checked just then and the playground is now closed across the road also.