It's funny, but we've had more contact with our neighbours in the last few weeks than in the two years prior to that. Before you panic, I should note that that has been from a distance - we have of course been taking the necessary steps to reduce risks, both to ourselves and to others.
But about a week ago LC took round notes to the near neighbours giving out contact details and offering assistance in case of need. As a result of that we were invited to the neighbourhood Facebook group, and things have gone from there.
Last night, as part of the morale-boosting efforts, I was asked to play "Flower of Scotland" on the pipes at 8pm. Which was nice.
Of course, we're not the only people to be doing things like this - videos have circulated of people in Edinburgh singing "Sunshine on Leith", Italians belting out "Nessun Dorma", and so on. Suddenly, it does seem that we've started to step back from a very atomised society towards something more resembling communities again.
Even a pandemic, it seems, has a silver lining or two.
#13: "Heroes", by Stephen Fry
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