THANKS FOR A SUMMER OF HOPE

This past week, I sat in a movie theatre for the first time in over two years. I also went to an annual reception that hadn't been held since 2019. Best of all, I spoke every morning to my 95-year-old mother in New Brunswick, who is recovering quite nicely from COVID-19. And what didn't happen this past week? I didn't get COVID myself. Miraculous and mundane at the same time, these four things. All enabled by vaccines, masks and a pinch of luck. My gratitude goes to those who have given us a summer of hope.

Anna Blauveldt, Ottawa