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Hope

Last night the other half and I watched the hyper-violent movie, Kate, with the bloody action taking place in Tokyo. Somewhere deep inside me the longing to be somewhere completely different came alive. It had been lost, first of all in the quicksand of depression and anxiety, and then to my go-to pandemic survival mechanism of not thinking about the future.  As the movie crashed through outdoor markets and traditional Japanese homesteads I longed to take my two kiddos there,  and watch their eyes widen with utter differentness of it all.  Today here in Victoria,  Australia  our premier announced our roadmap out of lockdown.  It looks like that we will not have significant easing of restrictions for over a month.  This is lockdown no.6, and I haven't bothered keeping count of the number of weeks we've been only able to leave our house for five essential reasons. I am actually completely fine with the restrictions. I absolutely prefer them to hundreds o...