There's a sigh of thankfulness in the air, as they sent Dad home from the hospital yesterday with a clean bill of health. Follow up in six weeks with the cardiologist, but after 6 days he's free of IVs, and seems to be feeling great after the surgery.

With that behind us, we're settling in to a "normal" week on the farm. Now that we're able to keep a little more milk from the two does we're milking, it's accumulating rather quickly in the fridge - time for the first cheesemaking of 2012, Dave says!

To celebrate, after hauling out a few more wheelbarrows of aged manure from the corner room in the barn, I think I'll make a rhubarb crisp, as there is finally enough out there ready for I think just about one crisp.

In the interim just wanted to stop out and say hello, and share a few glimpses from around the farm yard tonight.

Happy Gardening!