Blackberry jam, blackberry pie etc

first bucket of blackberries are picked....

took me about 10 minutes

1.5 kilos

and we have many more so

there will be 

blackberry jam, pies, in rom, in cakes etc etc....

today I did the first pie

daughter and husband arrived so what better reason....

some vanilla ice cream and a piece of pie

not a bad friday afternoon fika

5 different kinds of tomatoes

is what I picked today

they all look and taste different.....

it's a really healthy snack... and I get to have them to myself....

no one else in the family likes to eat them as I do...

as a snack

I think it's the first time I actually get tomatoes from tomato plants !

she must have given me the best plants...

thanks again Katrin.....

it has been so much fun to see how it grows and to harvest all these wonderful healthy veggies

wonder if I have any olives and feta cheese home?

all of a sudden I got a craving for a greek salad !

life goes on

but it felt like it came to a stop monday night

when my dear father-in-law passed away

practical things need to be done 

a day at a time

yesterday the very best friend in the world came by with dinner

it tasted so good..

Thank you so much Katrin

you're always so thoughtful 

Memories

just being there...

at the moment it's really all about just being there

it's so difficult

just being there

isn't there something I can do

besides just being there ?

it's difficult to accept

that

there's nothing I can do

besides from

just being there

Life isn't always easy peasy

at the moment it's tough

my father-in-law is not well

so all I can do is to sit with him 

and hold his hand 

I wonder if he knows that I'm there ?

life isn't always easy

Grapes......

finally I can eat the grapes

so many but pretty small but

sweet....and oh, so much fun to pick your own grapes !

and the chillies are turning red...

hmmm, I wonder if they are like my Indian purple tiger chilli ?

surprise ! the Indian coriander I planted has grown too...

so tasty 

I get to keep this to myself because no one else in the family likes coriander...

as much as I do

think I will bring it to my very best friend next week

enjoy your saturday, dear reader