It has been cold this morning. We had a sprinkling of snow overnight then a bit of rain by the time it was light enough to see outside followed by rain/snow mix then mostly snow finishing (as of now) with very light rain. Winter, it seems, has decided to remind us that it ain't out of here yet. I haven't yet begun to map out the gardens for this season which is probably just as well because my ideas have changed twice. Both times because the containers developed cracks. I plan to replace one with an arrangement of pots with a stool supporting some of them. The second I will replace with three 5-gal buckets. Both changes will make rearranging pots easier.

We had a nasty surprise when Mom got her prescription refilled. All the time we have been here the medication she still takes has never cost more that about $30 for her 90-day supply. This time is was a bit over $100. Thank you, Aetna; Thank you, CVS. She is considering options and, right now, those don't include either Aetna or CVS. Why the jump? CVS bought Aetna and moved her medication from a tier 3 to tier 4 which more than tripled her cost.