Day 3 – Sunday, 29 March I can hear the anguish and concern in my mother’s voice every time we Whatsapp call. She suggested keeping a lockdown journal during these challenging times, and I may take her up on the offer. I’m in two minds about it, though. A journal is quite an intimate endeavour….
Month: March 2020
Lockdown Journal – Day Two of Twenty-One
Day 2 – Saturday, 28 March There are no luxuries or time to waste this cold autumn morning. Outside, the sky is blanketed by thick grey clouds, predicting rain showers in the late afternoon. My husband and I need to be at the hospital at 7.15 am, where I am scheduled for a quick medical…
Lockdown Journal – Day One of Twenty-One
Day 1 – Friday, 27 March I wake up with birdsong and almost no traffic sounds from the main road across the residential complex where we live. The smartphone home screen shows 7 am. By now, my husband would have already had his morning coffee and left for work. Instead, we share the coffee ritual…