Strange times indeed. #Lockdown has relied on people explaining and preaching that it is a moral duty to abide by the rule of not leaving the house unless absolutely necessary. Now you might forgive people for thinking that under the circumstances, driving for an hour at the height of Lockdown to Barnard Castle and back to check one’s vision really does feel like it’s pushing it? Is it any wonder that the mood of people, after warming up with Bank Holiday and VE day celebrations, has shifted back into silence as you say ’Good morning’ on your precious once-a-day allowed exercise?
I set myself a challenge. Here is Gretchen sitting at her spinning wheel...