The last time I ate at a restaurant was a week ago, before the Bay Area (and now all of California) went into full lockdown. Since then the world has dramatically changed. Everyone is staying a minimum of 6 feet apart. I?m only able to see friends and extended family via FaceTime or Zoom. This article offers a glimpse of life in California right now.
I rotate through different emotions each day. When I?m walking in the sunshine, I feel gratitude for clean air and the ability to move. When I cook, I feel gratitude for a pantry, refrigerator, and shelter. But when I read too many news reports, I am saddened for all the loss we?re feeling collectively. Loss of contact, loss of freedom, loss of income, and coming soon, loss of life for many. My stepdaughter is an ER nurse in San Diego, and yesterday she sent us pictures of the huge isolation tents they?ve construted to prepare for the coming tsunami of patients they anticipate treating in the upcoming weeks. There are several nurses in my family, and I?m sure you all have health care workers in yours. Our medical workers need our support more than ever to battle this virus. It?s nice to read that major companies are stepping up to get them masks and more ventilators as soon as possible.
I launched a travel inspired art shop and blog a month ago. Amazing timing, right" Who could have predicted the entire world would come to a halt. I look forward to the days when we can all return to traveling, meanwhile I?ll continue to cr...