03 Min Read Anything to stave off the grim memories of the lockdown months, right? But this is a story that you really need to hear. Because Hope is a good thing—maybe the best of things. So much so that she’s holidaying in New York City right now. You might recall how the collective resurgence of the first few months of the pandemic-enforced lockdown was eventually snuffed out by bouts of desperation of not being able to travel, endless work hours, a loss of faith in cooking, cycling and virtual travel. March flowed into April, then time stopped and by June, most of us turned into breathing zombies.