Riikka's new book is out! In Finland (alas not U.S.)

Well, on a cheerier note, my friend Riikka tells me her new book is out in Finland, the sequel to her first story, Nokikätkön ritarit ja Kuuhiisi, or The Knights of the Sooty Nook and the Moon Troll. The new book's title is Vaahteratuvan väki ja vaarallinen peto, I have no idea what that is in English. Yet. Riikka tells me that a copy is on its way.

So, to celebrate I scanned the picture she drew of Arrow when she was here last March.

A plot summary and list of chapters for Riikka's first book can be read here.

UPDATE: I posted about Riikka's new book on my other blog by mistake! Here's the link: madam-pince.blogspot.com/2009/06/on-mood-wolves-and-drawing.html

Boue's Big Day

Boue's Big Day
Originally uploaded by BILLBINNS

When we get home DH always tells Arrow he's a good boy for guarding the house all day, but I know *this* is what he's really doing! If it weren't for the fact that Arrow disdains the sofa this pooch could be his clone. The time lapse video is only about 1 minute long. Too funny.

A Walk with Arrow

Every night we walk our dog Arrow, but some nights are more fun than others! Tonight we watched the sun set, kissed Oz, saw new blooms on the teddy bear cholla, watched Mike and Jo repainting a street sign, met Robbie and Barb, watched a coyote lope down the road, and watched the rest of the sunset. We're pooped!

Me and my Arrow

One of the bonuses of having my greyhound Arrow (besides nose kisses, a sweet nature, and his general goofiness) is the joy of watching him move at speed. Even his walk is a kind of happy bounce that lifts my heart every time I see it. But what really gets me is the moment when he is in the yard and he sees me by the door, both ears go up, and he does the Rin Tin Tin thing bounding over anything in his way to come to my side. Power, speed and joy. What a combination.