Of course, at some point I might go completely stir-crazy, particularly since my husband is the designated shopper in our household. I haven’t seen anyone in person other than him since March 13, almost three weeks ago. At present I’m staving off cabin fever by sharing face time and virtual correspondence with family, friends, and writing colleagues. I also start my long writing days with stretches, rowing, and lifting weights and end them with a walk on our rural property. It’s maple syrup season here in northern Nova Scotia, so on most days, my husband and I spend an hour outdoors collecting sap from our sugar maples. We don’t own an ATV, so we haul tubs of sap home on a toboggan. Believe me, it’s great exercise, and the fresh air completely reenergizes me! Thankfully, we still have snow, so the toboggan works well. So far, we’ve produced ten litres of delicious maple syrup. (It takes forty litres of maple sap to produce one litre of syrup, so you get an idea of the work involved).