Recovered Scream

Gah! No time, no time, no time!  I got back seven days ago and now I am going again.

It has been a hideously, ridiculously, insanely busy week- the kind where you don't have time to take a shower or iron a shirt or pluck your eyebrows or breathe. Oh, and you discover after arriving at work and having a chat with Cute Male Colleague that your makeup isn't blended properly and the two spots on your nose are glowing like a nuclear reindeer. Niiiice.

Anyway- I will be back in a couple of weeks and then I will have the puppy. So we all have that to look forward to! Yay! Do the giddy puppy dance! 

And I leave you with this in the interim.  Almost exactly two years ago I wrote about the Edvard Munch painting "The Scream" being stolen.  Well huzzah and happy days- the police recovered it from the thieves and the damage is minimal.  This fills me with a sort of cheery optimisim- that sometimes, precious things lost can be found and returned, more or less in one piece- and with a bit of interesting history to add value, and to remind us of why it was precious in the first place.

See you soon.

Comments

[SoCo]

I hope things calm down soon, and I can't wait to see the puppy!

[Sam]

We really must get to see pictures of the puppy. It is great to hear/read your obvious enthusiasm/positive outlok on life and such.

[Em]

I worked with the investigator who got The Scream back the first time it was stolen. He could never go into details but very cool nonetheless. Super Secret Squirrel stuff!

[-Blue]

Mare! Thank goodness you're ba--

... Now where did she go?

Well, looking forward to your getting back. Breathe! Take puppy pictures!

-Blue

[Golden]

Dear Mare
I hope your life calms down at least a bit, so you'll have time to enjoy your puppy.

I breed Golden Retrievers. Although the puppy you are getting is obviously smaller, I recommend you buy a copy of Gwen Bailey's Perfect Puppy, which is easily obtained through Amazon. It contains loads of useful advice about early training and socialising and how to prepare your house for a puppy.

Like many others, I recommend getting a crate. A good source in the UK is Crofts -- Croftsonline.co.uk. They have all sizes of crates and deliver quickly. They are also very helpful. Good luck and enjoy your puppy. Golden

[Mel]

Congratulations on the new puppy.

I love that the painting is back--a second time. I don't know why it gives me faith in things, but it does.

[Sam]

My GOD come back already.