Cute and fluffy

In August of this year, our sweet Chumsley finally passed away.  He was our second born for 14 and a half years.  We really wanted the kids to be able to enjoy having a dog again as we travel, but, of course, the living space being what it will be, we needed to think about a pup that would fit.

Meet Maxwell...

Maxwell is a Shih-Poo; half shitzu and half poodle.  We bought him this week from a couple in Fall River, thanks to Steve's brother and sister-in-law.  He's perfect; cute, small, hypo-allergenic, and his name was Max!  (Ian wanted to name Brendan Max before he was born.)  Sometimes things just work out.

It's time to be Fresh!

I have a quest to eat more healthy foods...for myself and my family.  So, for lunch today, may I present...Veggie Pizza....

Ingredients:

 Tandoori Fabulous Flats

fresh asparagus

fresh tomato from the garden

fresh tomato sauce made from our tomatoes

fresh garlic

fresh broccoli

fresh grated parmesan cheese

fresh oregano and thyme from the garden

fresh ground salt & pepper

evoo

I sauteed all of the veggies in evoo and the herbs for 5 minutes or so, 

then baked it all at 400 degrees for about 8 minutes.  

Yum.

Eagle vs Earl

So, the first major hurricane of the season is bearing down upon Rhode Island.  It started as a category 4 and at the present time, I believe, is a category 3.  Should be all of 2 by the time it hits us.  Meteorologists are predicting it will travel just south east of Nantucket, so only the coastal towns and cities will really feel the affect.  However, I am still a tad bit concerned that the pine trees standing just feet from the camper may come crashing down on her.

Where do they come up with these names anyway?  Earl?  

Steve and I were married during Bertha.  

According to http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/basics.shtml...


Hurricane Names

When the the winds from these storms reach 39 mph (34 kts), the cyclones are given names. Years ago, an international committee developed names for Atlantic cyclones (The History of Naming Hurricanes). In 1979 a six year rotating list of Atlantic storm names was adopted — alternating between male and female hurricane names. Storm names are used to facilitate geographic referencing, for warning services, for legal issues, and to reduce confusion when two or more tropical cyclones occur at the same time. Through a vote of the World Meteorological Organization Region IV Subcommittee, Atlantic cyclone names are retired usually when hurricanes result in substantial damage or death or for other special circumstances. The names assigned for the next several seasons are shown below.

Names for Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclones

2010 Alex Bonnie Colin Danielle Earl Fiona Gaston Hermine Igor Julia Karl Lisa Matthew Nicole Otto Paula Richard Shary Tomas Virginie Walter

2011 Arlene Bret Cindy Don Emily Franklin Gert Harvey Irene Jose Katia Lee Maria Nate Ophelia Philippe Rina Sean Tammy Vince Whitney

2012 Alberto Beryl Chris Debby Ernesto Florence Gordon Helene Isaac Joyce Kirk Leslie Michael Nadine Oscar Patty Rafael Sandy Tony Valerie William

2013 Andrea Barry Chantal Dorian Erin Fernand Gabrielle Humberto Ingrid Jerry Karen Lorenzo Melissa Nestor Olga Pablo Rebekah Sebastien Tanya Van Wendy

2014 Arthur Bertha Cristobal Dolly Edouard Fay Gonzalo Hanna Isaias Josephine Kyle Laura Marco Nana Omar Paulette Rene Sally Teddy Vicky Wilfred

2015 Ana Bill Claudette Danny Erika Fred Grace Henri Ida Joaquin Kate Larry Mindy Nicholas Odette Peter Rose Sam Teresa Victor Wand

So Fiona is next. 

  or not...   

Hurricane Earl to Prevent Hurricane Fiona?

Hurricanes draw their strength from warm ocean waters, and Earl is expected to remain a powerful hurricane as it churns northward, because northern Atlantic waters are unusually warm this year. The same factors pushing and powering Hurricane Earl are expected to remain in place for days, so tropical storm Fiona is likely to stay offshore of the U.S. But Fiona is unlikely to grow into Hurricane Fiona, Blackwell said, because winds from the more powerful Hurricane Earl will probably disrupt the new storm.  If Fiona gets too close to Earl, he said, "Earl might eat it."  

Sounds just like what an Ogre would do.