Tag: pandemic
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Day Twenty-Two of ORCA in Switzerland – The Company of Cats
Reading Time: 3 minutes Today during my walk this afternoon I surprised a cat on some stairs and I moved patiently. It brushed up against me so I started to stroke it. During this pandemic the only living things I have had physical contact with are cats. During a pandemic, if you’re not living with…
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Day Sixteen of ORCA in Switzerland – Pandemic Solitude
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was writing a Facebook post when I thought of the term Pandemic Solitude and I love it so much that I wanted to use it as a title for today’s blog post. For most people during the pandemic the order is, stay with the people you live with but avoid…
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Day Fifteen of ORCA in Switzerland – Pandemic Fatigue
Reading Time: 2 minutes Now that we’re in week 5 of self-isolation and Day fifteen of ORCA I am getting pandemic fatigue. As it’s Monday I could make the effort of going to the shops to get fresh food rather than deplete the reserves I have but my motivation is not there. It has come…