my mask days continue...

My mask days coninue.
Supermarket shopping this morning I wore one + all Dromana IGA salespeople masked up but only about 75% of shoppers masked...
I also wear a mask at petrol stations...
I don't see a change in my habit any time soon...
My age is my underlying condition...

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 6, 2022

good news and bad news...

PASSING THOUGHT: Another rollout of scary pandemic news as per usual today. By 8:30am I braved the supermarket this morning. Packed already. That's all for bad news. The good news=literally everyone in Dromana Hub masked up+QR coding.
Literally everyone was giving people space🙏

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 23, 2021

wearing masks...

👍👍 While masks outdoors in my world have been 'unmandated', indoors is another matter...I still wear my mask in carparks and while shopping...The only time I don't is when I walk - provided there are no walkers close by...If they appear, I mask up...This is my Dromana world...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 12, 2021

a beach walk...

Enjoying a sunny spring Dromana beach... pic.twitter.com/Vnj2U35lcd

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 25, 2021

Just Do It...

Took a rather fast photo of Dromana walkers yesterday...
(I was keen on capturing those in the street wearing masks...though the guy's mask seemed to have slipped a little...)
Not till I uploaded the photo did I see 'Just Do It' on the woman's leg...
= my 'keep walking' mantra... pic.twitter.com/aJzfq70kLZ

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 10, 2021

Dromana community masked up...

Today, deliberately, I decided to break routine, (early Saturday morning shopping),+braved Dromana's midday crowd...Will I still see a masked community? No difference...Right from the carpark...(This is the 1st person I saw)...We're all masked up+trying to keep our world safe... pic.twitter.com/tg7M1qunkn

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 9, 2021

dissolving mask conflict...

Brisbane shopping centre. Qcode at entry, Newsagent, chemist then Coles. Spent 5 minutes walking up and down the aisles. Shared a joke with one man. Penny drops. God, I forgot to put on my mask! I would have been so grateful if someone had told me to mask up.

— 💧💦 💙Janet-Ann 🕯 (@MrsSplitz) October 8, 2021

I switch aisles then walk towards them, & right before walking near them fake sneeze (with mask on of course) the biggest I can manage!
The looks are hilarious, especially when you make direct eye contact, & the about face, walking the other way are an absolute crack up!🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/TrfiR2tlxI

— MJ (@MJ_25_) October 8, 2021

I shouldn't laugh...I really shouldn't laugh...The situation could be serious in more ways than one...BUT what a creative way to dissolve conflict...Rock that gas...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 8, 2021

After reading all these responses, my little IGA in Dromana is looking like a saint...Staff + customers (right from the carpark) all masked up + sign-in used - manual+QR code...Not an issue...I think I should be very grateful...🙏

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 8, 2021

mask wearing really is becoming a habit...

I nearly put a mask on before my Zoom call tonight. Doing just fine, thank you. #lockdown

— Jenny Brockie (@JenBrockie) September 1, 2021

Love that just shows how conditioned some of us are I went outside in regional Vic asked why I had 2 masks on. One was hanging around my neck other on correctly.

— Kaye Jones (@jones_kayemary1) September 1, 2021

Hayfever season . Sneezed in my mask whilst holding a tissue on the mask.

— Nikki P. (@NikkiPa97934115) September 1, 2021

Don’t worry my wife was on Amazon this afternoon looking for masks for dogs!

— Dave 🇦🇺 (@Swineton) September 1, 2021

October girl...

Somehow, I think I am tempted to get this mask...https://t.co/KH35TDVoFN pic.twitter.com/3on8Tz1Lmv

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 29, 2021

hunting for new masks...

I just now ordered masks from Alperstein Designs
They use offcut fabrics featuring stunning Aboriginal artworks. Royalties from all masks sold directly benefit the artists and their communities, too.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 21, 2021

My order arrived today. Absolutely delighted with the masks. They are well-made, breathable, colourful+best of all, a fantastic fit. No more sliding down the nose and fogging up of glasses. Love the little artist story included in the package. Well done Alperstein Designs.👏👏👏

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 26, 2021

all masked up...

Yes...Very proud of my Dromana world on the Mornington Peninsula. Each time I do the supermarket shopping early, I would be hard-pressed to find anyone without a mask...That includes in the supermarket, the carpark, on the drive to+from (even people walking dogs are masked up)...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 8, 2021

It was IGA Dromana I was referencing 🤣

— lockeddown (@lovingit5555) August 8, 2021

I must admit, I know nothing about the rest of the Mornington Peninsula. Most are outside my 5km limit. My comment, as I mentioned, only referenced my ongoing experience in one place - Dromana...and specifically Dromana IGA area...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 9, 2021

eye-catching mask...

eye-catching mask
pretty art
outside
colourless hollows
inside#tanka #NaPoWriMo2021 pic.twitter.com/nVlDRfYmWK

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 7, 2021

the year of the mask...

uninvited change
questions float in suspension
the year of the mask #haiku https://t.co/faRDrO95st

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 16, 2020

mask caution...

PASSING THOUGHT: Weekly shopping...Still people are masked up, though many restrictions eased...People walked from cars to shops masked, though outdoors we don't need to wear the mask if distanced...Caution is very much the operative word of living...https://t.co/UTy0NDY3d6

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 5, 2020

mask outdoors...

PASSING THOUGHT: Wearing a mask is still an everyday habit...anywhere...We Victorians don't need to wear a mask outdoors now, but many, (including me), still do...The only time I lower it outdoors is when it's a hot afternoon...yet pulled back on when even a person passes me...

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 27, 2020

Victorians stay masked...

PASSING THOUGHT: This morning, I visited more shops than usual. I am getting braver, slowly. Panic attacks reducing. What I noticed was that even though Victoria is now 15 days free of covid cases, still Victorians are conscientiously wearing masks. No one maskless. We're GREAT! pic.twitter.com/BjAQh6v2xN

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 14, 2020

there's a bear in there...

'There's a bear in there
And a chair as well
There are people with games
(There are people with games)
And stories to tell (and stories to tell)
Open wide, come inside
It's Play School...'
(Sorry...couldn't help it...It's an Australian thing)

Love this... So cute... https://t.co/y8Q58U3qpT

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 14, 2020

refugees in Bangladesh + masks...

**A $100,000 donation from an anonymous Australian to start a mask-making scheme.
Nearly one million refugees live in Bangladesh’s overcrowded Cox’s Bazar camp.
42 refugee women have produced over 37,600 masks. https://t.co/k1uhMjfrVP via @SBSNews

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 13, 2020

rising trend...

A rising trend...Merchandise cashing in on current Australian, specifically Victorian, public figures... pic.twitter.com/e3Uage5REv

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 8, 2020

Dan Andrews' merchandise, (beyond pillows), includes face masks... again, all on Red Bubble... pic.twitter.com/zYgiBwe8qs

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 8, 2020

The Little Red Caboose? and masks...

This is priceless...Someone read 'The Little Red Caboose' (Marian Potter) who always comes last + nobody cares... But hey...He made it up that damn hill...and stopped the train slipping backwards... https://t.co/ubLMdXCAeR

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) July 22, 2020