Confessions of a Grandma

I got smart today and took my bike ride early...before the wind kicked up to 30-45 mph.  The wind has been relentless for the whole month of March and it has been colder than usual (but not that bad relative to other areas, so I do not complain. Usually, March is the nicest month here. Mike's swollen ankle has gone back to near normal.  His blood test showed a high level of uric acid which indicates gout.  We thought he had gout before, but the uric acid levels were not so high back then.  He of course wants it to be something else because gout means diet changes.  I am hoping I do not have to become the diet police.  On the other hand, it might mean fixing just one dish for the both of us--lots of vegetables without salt.   We need to follow up with his primary care physician at home for a review of the medications and how they may be impacting his kidney function.  So many meds mean too many side effects.  At least congestive he...

There are a some photographs of Vermont's recent visit from Irene to see at http://mansfieldheliflight.com/flood/ . There are still a number of schools that have not been able to open because of washed out roads.  The piles of soggy stuff outside people's homes is just heart breaking to me.  Of course, most Vermont towns are located along rivers through mountain valleys but few of us ever thought to purchase flood insurance.  It's a sad situation.