Interior of the RI Dept of Motor Vehicles in Cranston. Normally, there would a very long lines to just to get a number to wait in the queue for licenses and registrations. New protocols during COVID require customers to make appointments online in…
This photo was taken at a parking area on Congdon Mill Rd. In West Greenwich R.I. I was 39 years old and met with a few old friends for a fishing trip during the pandemic. We all needed to get out of the house and stretch our legs. We fished the…
Routine became incredibly important for my toddler when the schools closed. Mirroring a day at school, we made a set of cards that we order according to the schedule for the day on a clothesline in our living room. Each morning we look at the…
Hand painted brown chicken egg. Painted with acrylic and oil paint during the lockdown due to the pandemic. Made in Providence, RI by Joseph Pari, 48. Providence resident and PPL trustee
This screenshot shows the emails I've assigned the label "online events." These are event confirmation emails from the Providence Athenaeum, Providence Public Library, Brandeis University (my alma mater), DownCity Design, Association for State &…
A text conversation between me and my brother was interrupted by an Emergency Alert to all RI cell phones telling us to not to gather in large groups due to COVID-19.
I've had my sewing machine for many years, but it's taken on a new meaning during the pandemic as I've been making masks. My fabric stash - usually used for quilts - is now being used to make masks for family, neighbors and friends. It's hard to…