"We're Baa-ack!" Of course it makes more sense if you use a scary horror movie voice. Which we did. And back in a way we didn't actually expect for quite a few more years. That is, we're here in Sydney actually living in our own apartment - for the first time ever. Normally that's our tenant's job while we gallivant around the world in our full time roles as International Housesitters of Mystery. What can we say. This year has been completely 2020'ed....

Just like sands in an hourglass... so too, were our days on the Gold Coast. Not in a bad way... but they did tend to blur together a bit - sand, sea, salt, blue skies, sunshine. More sand. More sunshine. Can see why the rest of Australia is desperate to storm the barricades (state borders) and come here for holidays. Probably very enjoyable for a couple of weeks at a stretch... but fine weather and heat has a monotony all its own, particularly in winter. We we...

Well. The other day we were reading the news and a writer said 'who would bother to make predictions for the rest of 2020 - it's not as though anyone could have come up with what's happened in the first half'. Never have truer words been spoken - not even in jest. Speaking of words - our favourite word of the pandemic/slowest apocalypse ever would have to be 'covidiot' - to be enjoyed except when spell-idiots change it to covid-idiot - thereby defeating the purp...

March 2020. Without a doubt, the longest calendar month in the history of humanity. Particularly the last 3 or 4 days of self-isolation. Rather impressively, by the time we were out and about, the pool and spa had been closed - not because the virus can survive mega doses of chlorine mind you... but because people are certifiable eejits and were still playing, sitting on laps, having larks around pools nation wide. Apparently just having a solo swim is beyond ...

Week 1 of self-isolation started, proceeded and concluded in an orderly fashion. The plane we took from Doha to Adelaide was full of returning Aussies and we doubt all (some? any?) are actually doing the self isolation as required by the federal government. As far as isolation-central goes (our little apartment on the 8th floor in Broadbeach) - no blood spilled, neighbours haven't complained about the noise, we're enjoying our balcony when the sun doesn't shine a...