Jeff, I for one found the thread uplifting! Glad Ricki's illness was short lived. Working on your own piece of heaven IS exhausting, but a feeling we wouldn't trade for anything! I know EXACTLY how you feel when you close the gate behind you and are not sure when you'll be back. Our plaaces can be primitive and require endless hours of work, but are more satsfying than you ever imagined!
I'm glad you went and sad you had to come back so soon!
