We got back to Canada late Thursday and stayed overnight at Kris's home. We did leave there fairly early on Friday, but were just plain tired right out.
The flight home was uneventful really, but being awake for 29 1/2 hours is not at all fun. We both tried to sleep on the longer flight, but neither of us can get a very good sleep when flying.
Also it didn't help that we were both coming down with colds and once home kind of crashed.
Then came the fun of trying to get the garden harvested and processed. That is moving along very slowly, but it is moving ahead. Yesterday I picked cucumbers and cherries. Pie filling made, and the cucumbers will be eaten as we will be getting many more over the next while.
Cherry pie filling in the molds and ready for the freezer. This is supposedly enough for three pies, but I hope to get more cherries on sale and make a few more containers.
Today picking continued.
Harvey picked beans and I washed, clipped, blanched and packaged for the freezer. I managed to get 7 bags of beans packaged from this lot. He also picked four cobs of corn, two of which we will eat tonight.
I picked these.
Some eggplant to make our first Parma for the season. There are a few smaller ones on the plants and more flowers as well.
Tomorrow, even though I still feel slightly punk I will need to go shopping. It will probably be the only shopping trip this month. Considering how spendy our trip was this is probably a good idea. However, as we were eating down the fridge freezer and the pantry the list is long and probably very costly.
I will be getting my pictures together of our trip and will share them with you all starting a bit on Monday. I will say that even though the cruise was changed due to very low water on the Danube, we treated it as an adventure and Viking treated all the passengers like Kings and Queens.
Everybody have a wonderful evening.
God bless.




So glad you are home safely. I know lots of people do - but I will never fly again.
ReplyDeleteWhat great harvests to come home to.
I look forward to seeing the pictures of your trip. Hope you get to feeling better quickly - you had to have just worn yourself down.
Dear Jackie, I am so happy 😊 that you are home safe and sound. I don't travel. I just can't sleep well when I am not in my own bed.
ReplyDeleteLovely harvest, dear friend.
Your cherry pie filling looks delicious. Would you care to share your recipe? I just picked my cherries and would love to make a freezer filling with mine as well.
ReplyDeleteWould you share your recipe to make cherry pie filling. It looks delicious. I just finished picking mine and would love to preserve some as filling.
ReplyDeletePleased you are home safely Jackie. Looks like you have been super busy since then. I look forward to your pics of your holiday. xx
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice to get back home and typical to bring bugs home with you. The low river levels were in the news here in UK, I did hope they would not spoil your trip.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Jackie, sorry you're not feeling great though. With all the work that needs doing and a mega shop to do, you'll need another holiday!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you're home safe and sound, Jackie. You are amazing, after all that traveling, and you're in your kitchen processing food. That is wonderful! I hope you have a good week, get some rest, and get over the cold. I'm looking forward to seeing your trip photos.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you aren't feeling well! Boo. I can't wait for the details of your trip and am so happy you are back!
ReplyDeleteWelcome home! You've jumped right back into daily life. I have green bean envy.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! I'd been thinking of you. I can't wait for the pictures!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! Looking forward to seeing photos & hearing about your adventures. Hope you feel better! - Hawaii Planner
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to hearing about your trip!
ReplyDeleteLike you, I never manage to sleep on long haul flights. I end up getting to my destination feeling like a total wreck. So glad that the cruise company treated you all so well. Great harvests from the garden.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that you caught a bug on your way home. Hope you both are feeling better soon. Not that it's keeping you from doing what needs to be done!
ReplyDeleteOh, I'd heard about the low waters but didn't connect the dots that your river cruise would be affected. Definitely looking forward to the photos!
Coming home to a garden in full production, I don't know if I should feel sorry for you or call you blessed.
ReplyDeleteWelcome home. It's nice to go away, but better to come home.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're home and it sounds as though you had a wonderful time. Now it's hard to get back into the normal routine of things.
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