So as not to leave you hanging, the pup got better and everything was great until the courses of medication and super dog yogurt ended. Then the poop factory cranked up again, albeit a little halfheartedly and hopefully temporarily because this is getting really stupid. But other than that, some annoying and persistent nipping, and an uneasy relationship with the cats, we are delighted to watch her grow larger and smarter and sweeter every day.
Also, I went to the Woodcraft store late last week to get a sharpening stone for my woodcutting tools. I like Woodcraft. It is full of grouchy, self-respecting old men, elegant hand tools, and gleaming, expensive machines. Also it smells wonderful, like spicy wood and varnish, and if you want to learn how to make furniture or cunning little boxes or whatever, they have a bunch of classes there.
Now that I have sharper tools I am very slowly learning how to turn splintery wood into splintery images. Nothing to show for it yet, but progress has been made. Speaking of progress, now I am going to comb my hair and walk over to a meeting about the new public swimming pool they're building a few miles away. I plan to agitate for lots and lots of lap lanes.