Hey, this is Stephen Jackson, one of the Curious City producers.

I'm going to start with a bold statement here, so bear with me.

Coronavirus has changed our lives.

We're all living through the same historical moment, sharing the same anxiety, uncertainty, and isolation, and lots of us just want to know.

How is everyone getting by?

We've set out to answer that question in a new series.

We're calling it Life Interrupted,

and each week will bring you snapshots of daily life during COVID-19.

We're going to put it here in the Curious City podcast,

so you'll hear it between the weekly episodes

of Curious City. In this first installment, we meet Lucy Keating, who's found a new use

for an old hobby. In the room where I'm doing this is an ancient singer sewing machine.

This machine belonged to my grandmother.

This is actually the machine that I learned how to sew on. And the fun thing about this old sewing

machine is it still works. I don't use it, but it could in a pinch actually work. I think I first

started sewing when I was about 10 years of age. Started with doll clothes, Barbie clothes, that sort of thing.

I've made all sorts of things over the years.

Ordinary things and then fun, whimsical things.

I made a lot of Halloween costumes.

My daughter Claire, one year for Halloween, wanted to be

Rapunzel, but Rapunzel in the tower.

So whip that up.

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