Never before have we appreciated the little things in life more than we have right now.
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Facetime calls with family you might not have seen for months, and know you won't for some time.
A cup of sugar, sealed in a ziplock bag, perhaps dropped in the mail box.
A pot full of basil seedlings passed over the back fence.
Your favourite burger joint beginning home delivery.
Our city and our region are adapting to the COVID-19 climate.
Times have changed, and don't look like returning to normal any time soon.
But it is impossible to deny that there are some tiny silver linings in our now heavily disrupted world.
Dying for a night off cooking dinner?
Pick up the phone - many local cafes, restaurants and pubs are waiting for your order.
Can't visit someone for their birthday?
There are still plenty of local bakers plying their trade and offering contactless delivery - send some cupcakes or custom cookies instead.
Annoyed you can't get out to a gig?
Tune into some of the livestreams that local bands have been testing out to stay in touch with their fans.
Have no idea how to plant something?
Ask your neighbour - who no doubt you've had more chats with in the last few weeks than you have in the last year.
Which brings us to yet another important point.
There will be plenty of people saying they're alright in this new world of isolation, where most of us live, work and rest from within our own homes.
We're now essentially into the third week of staying as close to home as we possibly can and you can almost guarantee that a decent proportion of those people actually aren't feeling their best.
Look out for one another, and just as importantly, take care of yourself.
Now's the time to master your text chat, learn more about video calling over the internet, or even break out the old pen and paper - just don't forget the stamps.