1st peek at the garden!

I've just had a week's worth of holidays, and while the weather was quite rainy for alot of it, there were still a few glorious days. And the garden is not only in, but starting to bloom in pockets as well. Here's the first peek:

And this little guy, who I discovered nestled in the petunias. Once he realized what the pictures were for, he agreed to pose.

Spring?

For some strange reason, I got it in my head that maybe spring was coming....you know, the snow seemed like it was melting, the sun was shining, stuff like that. So I took my Christmas decorations down. (Don't gasp - last year I didn't get around to it until March!) And I cleaned out my pantry. OK. I didn't just clean it out though, I sorta went psycho-military ocd in there. I transferred a bunch of stuff into identical little glass jars with tight-fitting lids. They are perfectly lined up, each with a cute little oval, hand-written label, so that in three years when I am wondering what the heck is on the shelf, I can simply reach for the jar and read the label. And I'm not kidding about the three years either, 'cause I found this:




With an expiry date of this:


Yikes!!! Clearly not my cereal of choice!