Back from a quick vacation

It's not very often that Farmer Rick and I get away from the farm.  We had very reliable help cover chores for us while we were away.  Although, it never fails, one cow (who had cancer) died, two went off feed, and one came down with mastitis. I don't know if cell phones are a blessing or not because we received daily, sometimes hourly updates on what was going on.  You try to put the farm behind you for a few days, but it never seems to be that far behind, staring in your rearview mirror!  Somehow, when we returned from our travels, we managed to bring home two gravity boxes, three kittens, two rakes for the barn and lead ropes for the horses.  It's true, the farm is never that far away, physically and from your heart.