I loved lockdown. For the first time I felt I was not some kind of alien hermit creature on the wrong planet. I love how nature reclaimed her space. I wrote a lot, for the first time in years I wrote poetry. I kept a lockdown diary. This is something I wrote when we went from Level 4 to Level 3, when the roads opened for trucks.
"I woke before dawn to NOISE! Trucks thundering past, their arrogant voices hurting my whole being. I started out on my usual "almost light" walk, cowering into the side of the road hands over my ears as the monstrous creatures came well within the 2-metre social distancing law.
While walking I questioned my dislike of trucks, and how much I use in my life that involves trucks, you know trying to conjure up some spirit of truck forgiveness. I think my forgiveness will allow for 2 trucks... a month. I questioned my love of lockdown, as sometimes this love feels like a nefarious thing. I decided lockdown should be compulsory, twice a year at least, for say, 2 months each time."
Oh yes, I'd be with you on the introduction of a little mini lockdown to let the quiet ones recalibrate every now and then!
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and your words. Particularly enjoyed the notion of trying to 'conjure ups some spirit of truck forgiveness'--brilliant!
I’m absolutely with Pandora - I need time before reading about lockdown - maybe in about 20 years 🤣. That Hamilton video was brilliant. I’ve not seen that before. Lovely newsletter, Claire (as usual).
Thank you, Helen! I enjoyed putting this together and reflecting on all the different things that people put out there to keep us entertained. There were lots of kids things too--I remember us watching Oliver Jeffers reading his own books. Glad to have connected you with that Hamilton vid 🤩 It's amazing to see them all together. I get most excited when Daveed Diggs pops up!
And it's genuinely fascinating with pandemic fiction--very early on it was fascinating to see our reality was everyone's. A confirmation that it really happened. But now ... I think the word Pandora used 'dull' definitely applies. In 20 years we'll be ready to think about how unbelievable it was that we all did that.
I loved lockdown. For the first time I felt I was not some kind of alien hermit creature on the wrong planet. I love how nature reclaimed her space. I wrote a lot, for the first time in years I wrote poetry. I kept a lockdown diary. This is something I wrote when we went from Level 4 to Level 3, when the roads opened for trucks.
"I woke before dawn to NOISE! Trucks thundering past, their arrogant voices hurting my whole being. I started out on my usual "almost light" walk, cowering into the side of the road hands over my ears as the monstrous creatures came well within the 2-metre social distancing law.
While walking I questioned my dislike of trucks, and how much I use in my life that involves trucks, you know trying to conjure up some spirit of truck forgiveness. I think my forgiveness will allow for 2 trucks... a month. I questioned my love of lockdown, as sometimes this love feels like a nefarious thing. I decided lockdown should be compulsory, twice a year at least, for say, 2 months each time."
Oh yes, I'd be with you on the introduction of a little mini lockdown to let the quiet ones recalibrate every now and then!
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and your words. Particularly enjoyed the notion of trying to 'conjure ups some spirit of truck forgiveness'--brilliant!
I’m absolutely with Pandora - I need time before reading about lockdown - maybe in about 20 years 🤣. That Hamilton video was brilliant. I’ve not seen that before. Lovely newsletter, Claire (as usual).
Thank you, Helen! I enjoyed putting this together and reflecting on all the different things that people put out there to keep us entertained. There were lots of kids things too--I remember us watching Oliver Jeffers reading his own books. Glad to have connected you with that Hamilton vid 🤩 It's amazing to see them all together. I get most excited when Daveed Diggs pops up!
And it's genuinely fascinating with pandemic fiction--very early on it was fascinating to see our reality was everyone's. A confirmation that it really happened. But now ... I think the word Pandora used 'dull' definitely applies. In 20 years we'll be ready to think about how unbelievable it was that we all did that.