It's spring it's spring it's spring!

Look at what we found in our garden today.....

We don't know what they are, but they sure are a welcome sight! I was quite excited when I saw these, since my friends Greg and Ruth posted blooms on their blog over a month ago (check it out at http://www.ruthngreg.blogspot.com/). To be fair, they live in Victoria, which is generally months ahead of the rest of Canada. I used to relish calling my family in Alberta and telling them about the tulips, daffodils, and cherry blossoms that were out and about in January. Being on the other side of the spectrum isn't so fun :(

Now we are trying to figure out what we are going to plant in our little yard. We don't get a lot of sun, so we are somewhat limited. We would ideally like to grow tomatoes, sweet peas (the flower), some herbs, maybe some onions and carrots. We are busy researching what will work in our garden, climate and skill level. Neither one of us is very good at gardening, so we will do our best within our limitations. Any ideas?

Strange Behavior

Spring is almost upon us, and I have found that it has brought out some strange behavior in our cat. I'll be the first to admit that she is not "normal", but what cat is? It just seems that lately she has gotten a bit weirder. At the moment she is lying in the lid of a box, something she has not really done before. The most interesting new quirk is her obsession with the bathtub. More often than not, if we can't find her in her chair or on the bed, she is in the bathtub, or lying on the mat in front of the bathtub. If either one of us is in the bathroom, she will wait outside the door, waiting to get it. She even almost joined me in the bathtub the other day. She was on the side of the bathtub while I was in it, and I was a little nervous that she would fall in. Who wants an angry wet cat with them in the bathtub? Not me! Her whole reason for the obsession? She likes to lick the water out of the tub, so if we are in there when she is, we will turn the tap on ever so slightly for a little bit, just so she can have some fresh water. She's so weird!