World 37.7 million South Africa 690K+ UK 600K+ It’s just one week to go in our extended lockdown here in Melbourne, (I hope). I have 12 squares to knit to finish my 12×12 queen sized quilt, which I am planning to complete this week before I am allowed to play golf again (I hope). We’re […]
The Corona Crucible – Sun 11th October
World 37.4 million India 7 million Italy 350K+ We have a long list of things we need to buy at Bunnings and at Officeworks. I imagine we are not alone! It was too hard to order online as we need to get specific things that need to be looked at in detail and measured, […]
The Corona Crucible – Sat 10th October
World 37 million Philippines 330K+ Indonesia 330K+ This week, six countries, Panama, Oman, UAE, Nepal, Czechia and Poland have all joined the list of countries with over 100,000 COVID infections. That takes the total number to 43. Australia has 27,000 and is 78th on this list. It’s worth remembering that we are doing so much […]
The Corona Crucible – Fri 9th October
World 36.7 million Brazil 5 million Russia 1.2 million Neil woke up with a sniffle and a sore throat yesterday and went for a COVID test. He got his results back last night and I’m pleased to say he’s tested negative, so all is okay. Fortunately, he hasn’t come down with a cold either, so […]
The Corona Crucible – Thurs 8th October
World 36.3 million Iran 480K+ Iraq 390K+ Neil went to a factory to do a safety inspection earlier this week. I think he was glad to be able to get out of the house and actually go somewhere. He might even have to put petrol in his car soon! How exciting! The work site had […]
The Corona Crucible – Wed 7th October
World 36 million France 630K+ UK 530K+ The World Health Organisation has said that up to 10 per cent of the world’s population may be infected with coronavirus. They estimate that the actual number of infected people could be 20 times higher than official records. That would mean that 720 million people have been infected […]
The Corona Crucible – Tues 6th October
World 35.6 million Mexico 760K+ South Africa 680K+ Lump left hospital today. Leaving hospital doesn’t mean he has recovered. He says he really understands this virus now, yeah right. The fact is he doesn’t and he never will. He doesn’t have the brain capacity to understand anything useful. The only thing he is interested […]
The Corona Crucible – Mon 5th October
World 35.3 million Spain 810K+ Argentina 790K+ After a warm weekend with more people out and about, it’s very wet in Melbourne today. It’s meant to stay wet most of this week. Australia is now 78th on the country infection list with just over 27,000 cases of coronavirus in total. Many countries with […]
The Corona Crucible – Sun 4th October
World 35 million Colombia 840K+ Peru 820K+ Today there are contradictory reports as to the health of the President and questions about exactly when he fell ill. The White House says the next 48 hours are critical. October is often a pivotal month. This one is no exception. Most of the stock market crashes have […]
The Corona Crucible – Sat 3rd October
World 34.8 million USA 7.5 million Russia 1.2 million It’s Official! The President of the United States has COVID-19. His wife Melania has also tested positive. One of Lord Rant Dump’s inner circle, Hope Hicks, was earlier diagnosed with COVID-19. Ms Hicks works closely with the President and recently travelled with him and Melania on […]