'It helps us make sense of the story of our lives. For these few hours, we can slip into an easy sense of belonging.' Photo: Gaelle Marcel on unsplash
Bench warming: Dana Smith on Exeter Quaker Social Café
‘There is no holding back and there’s nothing to hold back.’
We sit in the warmth, some knitting squares. For a peace blanket? Refugees? Both? Posies made by our herbalist friend deck the tables with holy. A jigsaw is in progress while a woman, new to the group, brings fresh cinnamon buns, spicing the air. We are a mixed and contented lot: our liveries dropped, we recognise what we share. This day, and our humanity.