Yearning for Gardening Season

My Christmas cactus is tying to bloom again and it makes me yearn for gardening season.  It may be a winter wonderland outdoors, but I really want to get some seeds started.  I've used the little greenhouse like containers that you get salads in to try and grow some Zinnias, Calendulas, and sunflowers.  I have a small plastic greenhouse that I usually set up in the sun porch, but I have to wait for warmer weather.

So far my planted seeds are on top of the microwave. Recently, I have used some jars to sprout some seeds for salads and that worked well.  All you need is a large Mason jar and some plastic mesh or wire mesh cut to fit the top.  You put the seeds into the jar and rinse them gently twice a day.  My sprouts jars go into the cupboard where it is nice and dark.  You really have to eat the sprouts fast when they are done, because they can get mould on them if you let them sit too long.  However, sprouting makes you feel like a gardener again.  Below are photos of our winter, our cats curled up, and of my Christmas cactuses.