At first it struck me as strange that people would be thankful for the opportunity to give, but after a while I got it. We need to give. We have to give.

“Thank you so much to everyone of you and every individual who donated for me. I feel very lucky to have a family like you guys.”

Always first to arrive and last to leave – Mo has become a leader. And no more so than this winter, when despite his damaged teeth, his care and good humour helped us get through the lockdowns. Now it is our turn to help Mo get his smile back.

Now lockdown is done and we are free to return to our old lives we have a choice, a chance.

Over two Sunday’s Alanna is holding her popular hands-on cooking workshops focusing on zero-waste cooking that make the most of what you have in your fridge and garden.

And I don’t know if it was the emotion of lockdown lifting but watching an unhusked cob of corn fly like a migratory bird bought a tear to my eye.