It is, for lack of a better word, unbelievable how much the world has changed (or at least, temporarily shifted) since I wrote my last column. Monterey Country, where I live with my husband and toddler, has been under a “shelter in place” order since March 18, and my husband and I had already chosen to self-isolate for the five days prior.
But while it’s easy to see the negative sides of this pandemic, the positives are also all around us.