@Lindor in Melbourne when residents there were restricted to 5km around their homes, and had to keep their distance from others, we got reports that people were being very creative and doing all kinds of nice things for their neighbours. It started with the bear hunts - bears placed in windows (I did, and tried to change the bear's position often), or chalk drawings of bears on walls and footpaths, for small children to spot ("going on a bear hunt"). That expanded to rainbows and hopscotch chalked on footpaths and then little gifts left out for walkers passing by. One couple potted up cuttings from their garden and set up a "help yourself" table outside. Others followed with garden produce, bunches of flowers, wrapped home-made bread, jams and other goodies, second hand books and toys. Then there were the inspirational or funny messages people put up or left in letter boxes. It was random and constantly changing. It brightened up what was otherwise a pretty difficult time.
On camino we sometimes come across the same thing and it always brings a spark of pleasure. I recall bowls of hard boiled eggs, cherries, figs, walnuts, grapes, and thermos's of cold water and hot coffee. Here is a photo taken on the Le Puy in 2008 - no request for a donation!
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