Thursday, April 30, 2020

COVID-19 Level Three: First week

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30 April: Today ends the strangest month any of us, probably on the plant, has ever experienced. The world seems to have become kinder, less...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Lockdown done. First Day at Level Three

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Tuesday 28 April 2020 marks the day life for many New Zealander's took a step towards resuming normality as we moved from level 4 to lev...
Monday, April 27, 2020

Lockdown Day 33: FINAL DAY!

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Monday 27 April: As ANZAC Day fell on the weekend today is a public holiday. Eric spent it in the workshop moving kit around making Dollys t...
Sunday, April 26, 2020

Lockdown Day 32: A not-so lazy Sunday

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Sunday 26 April: A glorious day. I am running out of outdoor space to put seed trays (bearing in mind that the ground it out because of chic...
Saturday, April 25, 2020

Lockdown Day 31: Anzac Day

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Saturday 25 April: This morning we would normally have been at a dawn parade. ANZAC Day's commemoration services are traditionally held ...
Friday, April 24, 2020

Lockdown Day 30:

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Otto coming home from the vets Friday 24 April: During lockdown we have been in no rush to get up in the morning. Eric starts work on em...
Thursday, April 23, 2020

Lockdown Day 29: St George's Day

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Thursday 23 April: Had a terrible night driven mad by itching!!! Hand is swollen and itching goes all the way up my forearm. Did a couple ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Lockdown Day 28: Four weeks done, a few days to go

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Wednesday 22 April: Today marks the last day of the planned lockdown before it was extended on Monday. On reflection, and ignoring the trage...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Lockdown Day 27: Where there's livestock there's deadstock

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Tuesday 21 April: OK so chicks are not 'stock' but I was saddened to find 3 dead silky chooks this morning. I know I said one wa...
Monday, April 20, 2020

Lockdown Day 26: D Day

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Monday 20 April: I am sure the nations conversations today were dominated by "Will she. Won't she" until 4pm and then discussi...