East Cobb is slowly reopening and we’re awaking from our COVID cocoons. Thanks to the vaccines we are now emerging from our yearlong quarantine of wearing pants without buttons, zoom calls, virtual classrooms, binge watching, walks, hikes, baking and having our masks handy.
Making sense of this pandemic-induced limbo life will take a while. The continuing losses—of life and livelihood, of routines and community, of trust in the future— weigh heavy on our collective souls. The emotional healing required for post-COVID-19 life is something a vaccine alone can’t provide.
So, to bring some comfort, this issue spotlights May traditions: graduations and gardens. EAST COBBER features the annual garden tour put on by Cobb County’s Master Gardeners (page 18), and lists the local high school graduations (page 11). By publishing these annual rituals and celebrations, I hope they inspire you to share in the joy of these proud accomplishments and appreciate the good in our community.
As American philosopher, Noam Chomsky, observed, “We need to ask ourselves what world will come out of this COVID,” and “What is the world we want to live in?” Well, the article on page 8 featuring an East Cobb mom’s efforts to spearhead The Sandwich Project and the story about the Sprayberry parents rallying together to rebuild their high school (page 10) are examples of East Cobbers creating a better world to live in.
By reading about the people, places and events that are unique and special to East Cobb I hope you realize the precious profoundness in our everyday lives and begin to regain a sense of normalcy we sorely need.
Cynthia Rozzo, Publisher.
