But alongside those real words we have also been introduced to horrible banalities such as “unprecedented times”, “strange times” and the “new normal”. I vowed I would avoid all these words if possible but here I am putting one of them into a blog title.
That is because we must figure out what will work for us by balancing keeping safe and providing a service. It seems that social distancing and washing hands remain the consistent protective factors. There is a move towards compulsory wearing of masks in shops, public transport and in other crowded spaces. I am all for wearing masks in public whether made from a scarf, an old sock as per GoggleBox or a cut down tee-shirt. We managed to get a donation of masks from colleagues at The Social Business Trust, but I am sure we can persuade our crafting colleagues to use quilting skills to make fancy masks.
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