Things are going to get better. Honest

£25 STAR LETTER

My family would roll about laughing if anyone described me as an optimist but I got my jag on Monday and went for a walk in the park later.

I can run out of puff so I sat on a bench and there was a little bit of sun and I sat there watching the kids playing and dogs running about and it was lovely. It felt like normal and made me think that once we get through this bit, things will be so much better by summer.

It won’t be like flicking a switch but I’m sure things will start looking brighter soon.

Sylvia Seaton, by email

Let the music stop

I am writing to voice my complaint about loud music played during TV programmes.

I find trying to watch some shows gives me a headache. It’s hard to hear the dialogue because of the music. Is this loud music necessary? I usually turn off the sound and use subtitles, or switch off altogether.

Margaret Gill, by email

Tributes to Tom

Captain Sir Tom Moore: What a guy, and what an incredible legacy he has left. As he said, tomorrow will be a better day.

Judi Martin, Maryculter, Aberdeenshire

Like many others, I was saddened to hear about Sir Tom Moore’s death from Covid-19. The term hero these days can be loosely used, but he certainly was deserving of that accolade.

Raising a phenomenal £33 million for the NHS, he inspired the nation at a time of crisis with his positivity but also his humility. I hope the many heartfelt tributes from Britain and around the world will bring comfort to his family. Rest in peace. A true British hero. Gordon Kennedy, Perth

Posted all over

My Sunday Post is bought by my husband every week in Plymouth. We both read it from cover to cover, including doing the puzzles.

On Monday it is posted to my parents in Dunfermline, 500 miles north, as they have been unable to get one themselves due to Covid. I wish I could post myself up there as I haven’t seen my mum and dad for over a year.

We had a big family party organised for last March for their 70th wedding anniversary which had to be cancelled and rebooked for this March, also now cancelled. One day in the hopefully not too distant future we’ll have the party and I’ll be able to travel up and deliver The Sunday Post to them by hand.

Dacia Kelly, Plymouth

Years and years

I saw on Twitter that the nostalgic Wonder Years TV show was made in 1988 and set in 1968 and that a show like that today would be set in 2001 which made me feel a million years old.

The most depressing thing now is when you’re filling a form in online and have to scroll through all the years to find your date of birth.

I feel as if my thumb is getting strained as I flip through all the years to the Dark Ages.

Norma Beattie, Dundee