the gift of time...

PASSING THOUGHT: Just spent over an hour on the phone with my daughter in NSW. She worries about my being alone for Christmas. She's busy tomorrow with family (will still ring) however thought she would spend some time with me tonight.
Great Christmas gift.
Love her to pieces.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 24, 2021

Peter and the Wolf...

Not sure why, but I have a habit of enjoying 'Peter and the Wolf' at Christmas...
Love this 'lockdown' interpretation...https://t.co/yxbKSvIovz

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

booster booking quandary...

PASSING THOUGHT: GH announcement today that boosters can be booked @ 4 months from 4th January+ end of January=3 months sent me into a spin. My booster for AZ booked for 7th March @ my beloved Red Hill Medical Centre. Shop around? Others nearby=no bookings till 6 weeks. Hang in🙏

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

I already had my GP appointment booked for 7th March for booster. Rang today after GH's announcement to see if I could bring it forward. No. Appointments full + no guarantee of supply. Tried other local GPs - Wednesday only in 6 weeks but no guarantee of supply.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 24, 2021

Christmas Eve - Friday - new Vic v. NSW active cases...

We thank everyone who got vaccinated and tested yesterday.

Our thoughts are with those in hospital, and the families of people who have lost their lives.

More data soon: https://t.co/OCCFTAtS1P#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData pic.twitter.com/lM6WTT3O44

— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) December 23, 2021

In the 24-hour reporting period to 8pm last night:
- 94.9% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 93.5% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 81.6% of people aged 12-15 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine pic.twitter.com/ngIeFHIeGA

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) December 23, 2021

Almost a mirror of yesterday? 

my Christmas wish...

However you celebrate this Christmas season...
with family, friends
or alone...
may you find the sparkle,
the beauty
and the hope
embedded
in your inner universe...#Christmas #holidayseason #Christmas2021 pic.twitter.com/wyBwFRlzRp

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

National Roots Day...

23rd December-National Roots Day-has been celebrated in the US for c.40 years but is little known beyond?
Falling just before Christmas, globally recognised as a family day, it seems timely to have a global, 'ancestral' kind of celebration as an entrée before the main course... pic.twitter.com/H8BZxV1fU1

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

Baghdad murals...

Murals in Baghdad - the Butterfly Effect, a crew of Iraqi painters, use their art 'to beautify the walls of old houses with colours and drawings in order to give hope and happiness and encourage a culture of art and peace in society'. https://t.co/FdC9LntVF9 via @TheNationalNews

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

divine timing?...

So hope this means my intention to retire+move to the country in April 2022 is the 'right time' after all the stalls and challenges throughout 2021+gradual culling and packing in late 2021...
I should have moved by Christmas 2021...but...
I'm relying heavily on divine timing🙏... https://t.co/pNMgOWFOz2

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

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

Thursday's worrying new active Vic v. NSW cases...

We thank everyone who got vaccinated and tested yesterday.

Our thoughts are with those in hospital, and the families of people who have lost their lives.

More data soon: https://t.co/OCCFTAtS1P#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData pic.twitter.com/TsSZN6FnPy

— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) December 22, 2021

NSW #COVID19 update – Thursday 23 December 2021

In the 24-hour reporting period to 8pm last night:

- 94.9% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 93.5% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine pic.twitter.com/iy3iv4yVa6

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) December 22, 2021