The tiny rituals that bring comfort and joy in times of fear and uncertainty | Paul Daley

The morning's tea needs to be brewed in the yellow pot, the sheepdog must be scratched repeatedly

Amid the fear and uncertainty of the pandemic lockdowns a few years ago, as I walked the neighbourhood each twilight, I couldn't help observe the little domestic quirks of people I didn't and still don't know.

Like everyone else I was finding light and meaning and comfort wherever I might. The early evening - like the early morning and lunchtime - walk with my dogs was part of that.

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