I just happen to have a good-sized catnip plant here I brought in from the car -- we'll put it way up on this HIGH shelf over the mantel and pinch off leaves for the kitties if they be good. There's my Gremlin, rolling on the rug already. Are grey cats naturally more drawn to catnip? Mine always have been ...

How pleasant to be here amongst good company, letting the world roar by outside. I arrive later and later, what with Daylight Time allowing more time in the garden. Here are some extra slips I'll stick in out back, after going over a patch with my noiseless cultivator. lilies of the valley, red sunflowers, yellow iris ... anybody handy want to put in a goldfish pond, complete with stoen benches and walkway?