Tag Archives: coronavirus

Instant fame? ~ Barb Taub #humor #travel #India

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Barb Taub… because we need all the smiles we can get 🙂 Pandemic calendaring… Where does your calendar say you’ll be this week? Where are you really? Like the rest of the world, for the past year I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged celebrity, coronavirus, famous, Humor, India, international travel, lockdown, Republic Day, selfie, travel | 2 Comments

The inconvenient walking dead… #COVID #cancer #carers

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Sue Vincent

I am not a happy bunny, more of an angry bird, and I am going to say so, regardless of how much subtle and not-so-subtle pressure has been applied in various areas to encourage us all to be nice, obedient, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain injury, cancer | Tagged caregiver, carers, coronavirus, pandemic, PAs, personal assistant | 168 Comments

Barb Taub reviews WRITEDOWN by Margaret Elphinstone et al #Lockdown #Galloway #Scotland #RBRT

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Barb Taub: n my last post here, I talked about the ‘forgotten’ flu pandemic of 1918. The coronavirus seems an overwhelming force across the globe, and I wonder what its legacy will be. After reading the incredible new … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged #RBRT, coronavirus, COVID-19, diary, epistolary memoir, Galloway, Glenkens Writers, lockdown, Margaret Elphinstone, pandemic, Scotland | 4 Comments

Dance (and a socs rant) ~ Ritu Bhathal #writephoto

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Partners bowing down While facing one another Ready to perform Their first dance, after a break But, can they keep their distance? Today’s poem is less about dancing and more about my thoughts as we are preparing for maybe going … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged blog, Blog Post, Blogger, blogging, coronavirus, dance, photo prompt, writephoto | 6 Comments

Barb Taub ~ How NOT to quarantine. #humor #Lockdown #coronavirus

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Barb Taub: Hello fellow Lockdowners: Today I broke the Hub, starting with his eyebrows. He wasn’t able to get his hair cut before the lockdown. This isn’t really a big issue because…how to put this delicately? Having too … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Chris Enss, coronavirus, Humor, India, lockdown, quarantine, travel | 6 Comments

I’m a few mangos short of a chutney ~ Barb Taub #travel #India #humor

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Barb Taub: I’m Losing My Mangos. Microwave Mango Chutney: There are a few recipes out there that qualify as miracles, and this must be near the top of the list. If you can find your mangos, you can … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged coronavirus, Humor, India, international travel, lockdown, pandemic, travel, writing | 3 Comments

An otherworldly encounter ~ Suzanne #writephoto

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

In her dreams she went through a portal. It was that kind of night. Like many others isolated at home because of Covid-19 she frequently experienced weird dreams. That particular night, for what seemed like hours, she dreamed she was … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged coronavirus, Self isolation, Write photo prompt | Leave a comment

Choosing the future

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

A few months ago, with what now appears to be an uncanny and uncomfortable prescience, we began a workshop in the Derbyshire village of Eyam. The village is one of those pretty places of old stone and cottage gardens… but … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged bubonic plague, coronavirus, Derbyshire, eyam, making choices, pandemic, Rites of passage: seeing beyond fear, weekend workshop | 2 Comments

6 Ways to Help Anxious Children during Coronavirus ~ Barry Whelan

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Behaviour 101, some strategies that may help children and adults alike: We are living in anxious times right now. Some children may be stressed, frazzled and overwhelmed by what is happening and the importance of looking after their … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged anxiety, Behaviour Difficulties, coronavirus, education, emotional difficulties, home school, home schooling, parenting | 5 Comments

Going Viral ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There’s nothing funny about Covid-19, the China-originated Coronavirus that has just been declared a global pandemic. But the explosive spread of the infection throws a lot of light on the state of human nature. A friend of mine said, recently, … Continue reading →