Lockdowniversary

A year ago today, the library announced that it was going to close down on account of Covid-19. This was the moment that really brought the crisis home to me - not that I hadn’t noticed the crisis incoming, but that was the moment when I felt, Oh, it’s here - and I felt I ought to mark the anniversary somehow, so I’ve baked a pound cake. The recipe said to bake it in advance and give it a day or two to mature, so after two days of waiting I’m absolutely wild to know what a properly matured pound cake tastes like.

I’ve also been trying to think of something profound or at least vaguely interesting to say about One Year Into the Pandemic, but honestly, what is there left to say? What has not already been said about the pandemic ten million times before? This past twelve months have been A Lot. Hopefully the next twelve will be better.