The Postscript: Daisy crosses the street

My desk faces the window and that is where I spend most of my time.

I spend about as much time at my desk as I do in my bed which is, conveniently located about 30 feet away. It’s a pretty short commute and there’s rarely traffic. Occasionally, my husband Peter might be coming or going from the bathroom, but that’s about it.

Once a day, I take a walk in the woods but the rest of my time is spent sitting at my window. My life used to seem kind of odd — and sometimes a little lonely — but it appears I was a trendsetter. Now, it seems, everyone is working from home.

I read how different people li...