Tag: covid-19
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Face-masks no longer compulsory
When the nurse woke me yesterday morning, I didn’t really register the change. I was half-asleep still. It wasn’t until subsequent visits by other staff that I noticed none of … Read the rest “Face-masks no longer compulsory”
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Chocolate and Wine
To my delight, I discovered boxes of chocolates and bottles of wine on my desk at work today. As I’ve been working from home for almost two years, I don’t … Read the rest “Chocolate and Wine”
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Yearly Review 2021
It’s mid-afternoon and I’m sitting at the kitchen table at Pat and Jack’s place in Lismore. Pat is sitting on the back verandah making her way through one of those … Read the rest “Yearly Review 2021”
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Busy Airport
I sent my neighbours a text message as I made my way to the airport today.
Chatting with one of them the other day, she said “Well if you end … Read the rest “Busy Airport”
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Testing Trifecta
The barmaid was serving in the other bar, as the woman sauntered into the pub, And when I say sauntered, I probably mean swaggered. At a local pub where you … Read the rest “Testing Trifecta”
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Freshly Ironed Shirt
“What’s it like being back in the office?”, my friend asked me at the pub this afternoon. “It’s exhausting”, I told him. He looked at me a little sceptically. He’s … Read the rest “Freshly Ironed Shirt”







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