Life Upended
March 20, 2020: In our lifetimes, we have not seen a virus affect our daily comings and goings the way this one has. Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared this pandemic on March 11, our daily routines have completely changed. Doug and I would ordinarily have a busy schedule this spring, even though we are retired. I would attend my weekly women’s curling league on Wednesday, knitting group at a coffee shop on Tuesday afternoon, writing group every other Wednesday, step aerobics classes on Wednesday and Sunday mornings, and a couple of monthly genealogy meetings. In addition to two curling nights, Doug would have orchestra practice on Wednesday nights, head the Granite Curling Club Finance Committee at twice-monthly meetings, and attend clarinet lessons with his teacher. We regularly meet our good friends, Bob and Phyllis, for dinner on nights we all volunteer as ushers at the local ACT Theater and Doug and I attend performances at other theaters. Everythi...