The Pilipiñas Packet

Week 29, May 17, Kanata It was quiet week in Kanata.But not without activity. Daughter Alison did some grocery shopping to lay in supplies for

I’ve now been in The Philippines for seven months. The plan was five months and as of April 23 I will have passed the six month mark and my OHIP may no longer be honoured nor my Johnson/Medoc supplementary insurance. Every day presents the risk that I may have an illness or injury requiring medical/hospital treatment and I quickly move closer to the bankruptcy cliff.

Week 27, May 3, Dasmariñas Lockdown Week 7 It was another quiet week in Dasma.And it was another hot week. I’m actually getting quite used

There comes a point in everyone’s time in quarantine when you can’t stand your long hair any longer. In my own case I wasn’t quite tired of my lengthening hair. In fact I was thinking the last few years the style was too short. I was wondering whether artists such as myself should have long and flowing locks, much like Mark Twain, or Pinchas Zukerman.

Here we are in week four of this isolation insanity and I’m more than mentally pacing. I suspect most of you are feeling the same way.