Getting back home from a trip is hard work - there's plenty to do.
Cribby was diligent in ensuring the house was clean when we got back - but we still needed to do quite a bit of washing of clothes, a massive grocery shop and unpack the perishable groceries we'd stored in large plastic containers and eskies. There was also the small issue of the yard - it was completely overgrown with grass up 2 feet tall and many, many weeds taking advantage of our absence.
Suffice to say it is all much more presentable now. The washing is done, we have food and the yard looks very lush. Our tomatoes and strawberries are fruiting and we only lost the coriander and one 12 month old tree while travelling.