http://dorier.mosiejczuk.net "...Another traveller on the road to Kingdom Come" Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:52:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sort of. It's supposed to head up the Atlantic seaboard and reach Maryland Saturday a.m. The Delmarva Peninsula is more than 100 miles east of here. We're supposed to be in the heavy rain and gusty winds band of weather. If this pattern holds, we'll make out better than ... http://dorier.mosiejczuk.net/2008/09/04/hurricane-hanna-is-coming/ I haven't seen any woolybear caterpillars to "evaluate" but all signs point to an early Winter. We had a spell of dry weather and lots of plants in the yard seem to be closing up early. I have some sedum plants (var. Autumn Joy) and they're wonderful because they start ... http://dorier.mosiejczuk.net/2008/09/02/creature-feature/ Time to harvest the grapes! We're not ready to start a vineyard yet, but we got twice as many as last year. I think the grapes cross pollinated. I bought two of those dried out vines in a bag the home stores sell, cheap enough to give it a shot. One ... http://dorier.mosiejczuk.net/2008/09/01/under-the-tuscan-sunnot/ Voters around the world have spoken. Senator Obama and wife Michelle have promised that, win or lose, their girls can have a doggy after the election. So the AKC conducted a poll. The winner is a poodle. yeah, great choice- playful but doesn't shed on the furniture. I like Standards ... http://dorier.mosiejczuk.net/2008/08/30/this-blog-is-pro-poodle/ The usual kind. They're smart- scary smart! And they really do never forget! One of my "causes" is an Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. They keep several elephants happily munching on grass in the sunshine- their lonely zoo days or hard work at the circus behind them.   The Elephant ... http://dorier.mosiejczuk.net/2008/08/30/i-love-elephants/ a MOM, a wife, a mother of five, middle-class, working, pro-Life, conservative, hunting, fishing, hoop shooting American woman is now running for Vice President! Sarah Palin is more like my sisters, my cousins, my daughter and my best girlfriends than anyone seeking high office in my lifetime. And it's about ... http://dorier.mosiejczuk.net/2008/08/29/im-excited/ Oh yeah, Wednesday. Labor Day weekend is coming up. Kudzu (a haiku) Indestructible Green creeping vine of the South Covering the Earth Not to labor the point, but that stuff is wild! I was in Alabama some years back and saw so much of it had to ask somebody, "what is that green stuff everywhere?" ... http://dorier.mosiejczuk.net/2008/08/27/what-day-is-this/ It's not as hot as it used to be. The garden is petering out. There are great little pumpkins laying on the ground all over the place. I'd take a picture, but the weeds make it a bit embarassing right now. I'm determined that I'll actually get the garden plots ... http://dorier.mosiejczuk.net/2008/08/22/summer-is-fading/ I am in so much trouble with Ms. VeraWang! She's been on her restricted diet for the past month. She gets a particular brand of Venison & Rice that comes in canned and dry kibble. It's paying off; she's put on some weight and her fur is looking good. ... http://dorier.mosiejczuk.net/2008/08/20/in-disgrace/ Pyrate and I went to Denny's for breakfast yesterday. We haven't done that for quite a while. Sometimes it's nice to have somebody else cook for me! Imagine my surprise when I found out I'm now eligible for the Senior Menu! Most restaurants give you too much food (and too ... http://dorier.mosiejczuk.net/2008/08/18/yet-another-milestone/