Life, Books, Cats

Today we headed out to the farmer's market to get some plants.  Tomatoes, cumcumbers, and various flowers.  I convinced Mom to get some lambsear because I learned at camp that it makes excellent natural bandages and this will be useful when the aliens invade, and I also got some catnip. 

Soon after returning home, I learned (and am pleased to report) that this is, in fact, functional catnip.

Tai, my big Siamese baby, was outside when we got home.  I spent a while petting him, then went over to help Mom plant some flowers in the big pot on the porch.  I looked over my shoulder to see Tai with his head buried in one of the plant boxes.

He was licking the catnip.  He next moved to rubbing his head on it, and heaven knows how far he would have gotten had I not carried him inside and away from the temptation.  I don't want the catnip to die before it even gets planted.