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Life under lockdown
Mar. 19th, 2020 05:08 amThe entire Bay Area was ordered to "shelter in place" starting at midnight Monday night. No non-essential travel or gatherings. This has led to very few changes in my life so far. My job is considered essential, so I still go to work every day. Granted, there's less to do at the airport with so many flights canceled or at low capacity, but I still have to be there. I can't go out after work to do things...but I rarely did anyway. It helps that my hobbies are reading, watching TV, cooking, knitting, playing computer and board games, and gardening. I see reports on social media about people going stir crazy after just two days under lockdown, and I can only find it completely puzzling when there's so much to do at home.
The one change in my life is that I learned recently that my beagle has a cancerous lump. I made an appointment for surgery to have it removed today. The procedure for visiting the vet has been slightly altered under current conditions. Once I park in the lot, I'm not allowed to get out of my car. I have to phone the vet's office, and someone will come out (with their own leash so they don't touch mine) to fetch my dog. As I type this, the beagle is sitting on the couch whimpering at me because I didn't give him any breakfast. I'm sure he feels like it's the end of the world.
The bad news is, things are not looking great for my planned trip to Europe at the end of April. I'm not completely giving up hope yet, because a lot could happen before then, but chances are slim that I will actually get to go.
I'm still working on my garden on my days off. I need to put up more fences for my raised beds and start more seeds for summer vegetables. After a super dry February, we're finally getting some rain, but it should be drier over the next couple days so I can get some outdoor work done.
The one change in my life is that I learned recently that my beagle has a cancerous lump. I made an appointment for surgery to have it removed today. The procedure for visiting the vet has been slightly altered under current conditions. Once I park in the lot, I'm not allowed to get out of my car. I have to phone the vet's office, and someone will come out (with their own leash so they don't touch mine) to fetch my dog. As I type this, the beagle is sitting on the couch whimpering at me because I didn't give him any breakfast. I'm sure he feels like it's the end of the world.
The bad news is, things are not looking great for my planned trip to Europe at the end of April. I'm not completely giving up hope yet, because a lot could happen before then, but chances are slim that I will actually get to go.
I'm still working on my garden on my days off. I need to put up more fences for my raised beds and start more seeds for summer vegetables. After a super dry February, we're finally getting some rain, but it should be drier over the next couple days so I can get some outdoor work done.
