Author Archive | Michele

World 25.8 million    Russia 1 million        Turkey 270K+ One month ago there were 17 million recorded cases of COVID-19, 6 million active cases and 666,000 fatalities worldwide. Now there are almost 26 million cases, nearly seven million of them active, and over 860,000 fatalities. India will soon overtake Brazil and jump to second place on […]

World 25.6 million    Iran 375K+     Iraq 230K+     Since this pandemic began in March, I’ve written over 50,000 words in this blog. It’s been a good ritual in a way, keeping up to date with reputable news reports and stories both good and sad. I was a journalist for a while in the 90s and I […]

World 25.3 million    Chile 410K+  Argentina 400K+      Last year I had a significant birthday and we had a great party with lots of friends, food, music and dancing. This year we’re spending my birthday like any other day under lockdown. Neil gave me a voucher for some golf gear, some chocolates and some lovely flowers. […]

World 25.1 million    Spain  450K+             UK 330K+ Thousands more new businesses were registered here in Australia in 2020 compared to the same period last year. Many people who have lost work are getting creative and some are turning their creativity into new businesses. Necessity is indeed the mother of invention. Vaccine trial results have been […]

World 24.8 million    Russia 980K+                        South Africa 620K+ Earlier this week I caught up with the golf gang on zoom. It was great to see familiar faces and hear all their news. One friend has been making hundreds of face masks and donating the money she has raised to Beyond Blue, so far she has […]

World 24.5 million    USA 6 million           Mexico 570K+ Hurricane Laura, a massive category four system, crossed the US coast yesterday. Half a million people in Louisiana and Texas were ordered to evacuate. 20 million people are in the path of the hurricane. No doubt this storm and the movement of people will see the virus […]

World 24.2 million                Brazil 3.7 million      India 3.3 million Some people say that there are more people are dying from other causes than from COVID-19. This is their argument against the lockdown. Suicide numbers are up, but how many more tragedies would there be if there was no end in sight to this […]

World 24 million       Peru 600K+    Colombia 550K+ Daniel Andrews (Deadline Warns) wants to extend the government’s emergency powers which expire in mid-September. Fear mongers are calling this move a ‘power grab’. The extension of the state of emergency powers does not mean we are staying in Stage Four lockdown past mid-September, it is only a […]

World 23.8 million    Chile 400K+  Argentina 350K+ A good news story. A friend of ours is a foster parent. She has been looking after four young children and recently she was asked to have them long term. So many families are in need of assistance, it’s wonderful that there are generous people who are providing […]

World 23.5 million    Ukraine 100K+          Israel 100K+ There is still no answer as to how the virus popped up again in New Zealand. It may have travelled there in cold storage from overseas, and if so, this has major implications for global trade. If true, this is will potentially affect food security. When we think […]