• Heat, History, and Household Hubbub

    17th August 2020 With the death rate now hovering close to the baseline of the pandemic curve and the production of an effective vaccine likely within six months or less, are we witnessing the beginning of the end for COVID-19? The Spanish Flu of 1918 tore through the world in several waves, eventually claiming between… Continue Reading

  • Life Between Heatwaves and Headlines

    9th August 2020 After testing positive for coronavirus, 10 people died in the UK. Sue was up at 5 am and waiting at the gate by 6 am for the first Saddington car boot sale since last season. Naturally, there were strict rules in place regarding movement around the site and approaching the stalls. She… Continue Reading

  • A Summer Escape: Travels Through Cheshire and North Wales

    4th August 2020 After testing positive for coronavirus, 89 people have died in the UK. Two massive explosions, one of which appeared to be triggered by the other, have rocked Beirut, destroying buildings and sending a mushroom cloud billowing above the city’s skyline. Initial reports indicated that the blasts were centred on the Lebanese capital’s… Continue Reading