Home Sweet Home

 

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.

Midweek and Middle of the Month

 

Another month is whizzing by. So much to do and no time to get things done. 

Today I got a phone call to go and pick raspberries. My answer heck yes, especially when in the stores a small half pint goes for anywhere from $4.99 to $6.99. Free is always good. 

This did mean that the rhubarb chutney and tomato sauce did not get made, but I will add those to the tasks for tomorrow. Along with washing and making raspberry jam. I was also asked that if she couldn't get anyone else to come and pick would I be willing to come again. Of course I would.  However, the back is feeling it tonight so I have rubbed some mint salve in and the heat from the salve is helping ease the pain a bit. 

I did get the mint dehydrated and crushed, covered with a carrier oil and sat in the window to make mint salve. The oregano salve was made as well. Yogurt is draining in the fridge and will be put in a container in an hour or so. 

Two of the doors that needed painting were washed well as well as the trim and Harvey painted them. One more door to wash, and then the trim only around the bedroom doors so Harvey can paint those as well. If there is any left, I will take a small brush and touchup some areas on the chair rail in the dining room and living room. 

I worked on the embroidery this afternoon for a bit, still some work needs to be done before I start the French knots, but the light is getting closer.

Hope to get at least one firepit quilt sandwiched tomorrow afternoon. Mind you that might have to wait until all the food processing is completed. Or at least until things are a bit more under control on this homestead. It is a rough time of the year for crafts. 

Today has been cool and we have had the windows wide open to take advantage of the cooler breeze and lack of heavy smoke. We will probably be able to keep the windows open until the early afternoon tomorrow as well. The less the air conditioner runs the more we will save on our electric bill. 

Off to visit with you all.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.