Love Those Wires ... Love Those Terriers

Dewey the Master Earthdog

2011-09-23T23:33:00.002-04:00

Hi Bloggies,

Do you remember when my Mom won all those ribbons......

'n the titles ta go with 'em by goin' inta a silly little tunnel

ta try ta finds some rats in cages at the end of it ?

Do ya remember that....do ya ????

Silly ribbons.....silly titles.....silly job....

Now I....Dewey Dewster....am a real earthdog cause I don't need ta go inta a tunnel ta capture a

vermin......

I can capture a vermin by patrollin' our yard and sniffin' round.....

Yep, when I get out there, I know if somethin' has been there that doesn't belong.....

Like the other day....I went out and smelled somethin' that wasn't quite right.....

Somethin' moved in MY YARD that didn't belong there.......

'N I had ta teach 'em a lesson......

I guess ya know what it was....don't ya?

Yep....it was a RAT !!!!!

'N somehow or other..... he ended up in my mouth....see 'em in there ????

I was pretty proud of that RAT....I tell ya......

I caught it fair 'n square......

I am the KING of the YARD cause I caught the VERMIN in our yard........

My Mom 'n Toby wanted ta take my Rat away but I wouldn't let 'em.......cause he was MINE !!!!!

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'N if that rat wasn't bad enough.....

I discovered another VERMIN in our yard.....

but I could never get 'em. I knew he was there though....

'n so did Gram 'n Pap too cause when they went ta pick their one and only cantalope outta the garden....

they found out that it was gone.....not a trace of it was left either....

So Pap put out the trap ta see what he could catch.....

He caught a raccoon........see 'em in there ?????

Why he ate Gram's prize cantalope....he did...the little piggie.....

Silly Raccoon....

He needed ta go fer a long ride ta find a new home cause we didn't want 'em here..........

We got ta check 'em out before he left so we would remember what a raccoon smelled like....

just in case some of his relatives stopped by later on.......

So as ya can see there was a lot of excitement aound our house lately......

But as usual, I, Dewey Dewster......saved the day......

Yep.......there's nothin' quite as special as havin' Dewey Dewster around.......

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on all the vermin I have had ta take care of lately....it's a tough job but someone has ta do it..........

Remembering an American Tragedy 9/11/2001

2011-09-11T12:46:00.000-04:00

Sept. 11, 2001: Timeline

Sunday, September 11, 2011

By The New York Times

7:59 a.m.

American Airlines Flight 11 takes off from Logan International Airport in Boston with 76 passengers, 11 crew members and 5 hijackers.

8:14 a.m.

United Airlines Flight 175 takes off from Logan with 51 passengers, 9 crew members and 5 hijackers.

8:19 a.m.

Two flight attendants on Flight 11, Betty Ong and Madeline Amy Sweeney, tell American Airlines of the hijacking; the airline calls the FBI.

8:20 a.m.

American Airlines Flight 77 takes off from Dulles International Airport near Washington carrying 53 passengers, 6 crew members and 5 hijackers.

8:42 a.m.

United Airlines Flight 93 takes off from Newark International Airport, carrying 33 passengers, 7 crew members and 4 hijackers.

8:46 a.m.

Flight 11 hits the north tower of the World Trade Center.

8:50 a.m.

President George W. Bush, who is reading to second graders at Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla., is told that the World Trade Center has been hit by a plane.

9:03 a.m.

Flight 175 hits the south tower.

9:31 a.m.

President Bush announces on television, "Two airplanes have crashed into the World Trade Center in an apparent terrorist attack on our country."

9:36 a.m.

Vice President Dick Cheney is evacuated to a bunker under the White House.

9:37 a.m.

Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon.

9:42 a.m.

The Federal Aviation Administration grounds all flights over and to the continental United States.

9:45 a.m.

Evacuations begin in the White House and the Capitol.

9:57 a.m.

Mr. Bush leaves Sarasota for Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

9:59 a.m.

South tower collapses.

10:03 a.m.

After passengers on Flight 93 try to regain control, hijackers crash the plane in a field in Shanksville.

10:28 a.m.

North tower collapses.

10:57 a.m.

From a firehouse on Houston Street, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani calls NY1 and tells people to evacuate Lower Manhattan. The city asks for help from the National Guard.

11:40 a.m.

Mr. Bush arrives at Barksdale Air Force Base; he leaves at 1:15 p.m.

2:39 p.m.

At a news conference, Mr. Giuliani says, "The number of casualties will be more than any of us can bear ultimately."

3:07 p.m.

Mr. Bush arrives at U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska; he leaves 90 minutes later.

5:20 p.m.

7 World Trade Center collapses.

6:54 p.m.

Mr. Bush arrives at the White House.

8:30 p.m.

Mr. Bush addresses the nation, calling America "the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world." He vows to direct full resources to finding and bringing to justice those behind the "evil acts" of 9/11.

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May 1, 2011

Osama bin Laden, hunted as the mastermind behind the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, has been killed, President Obama announced tonight.

The president called the killing of bin Laden the "most significant achievement to date" in the effort to defeat al Qaeda.

"Justice has been done," Obama said.

Bin Laden was located at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, which was monitored and when the time was determined to be right, the president said, he authorized a "targeted operation."

"A small team of Americans carried out the operation," Obama said. "After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body."

DNA testing confirmed that it was bin Laden, sources told ABC News.

Caricature courtesy of Shafali the Caricaturist. Thanks Shafali !

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And now 10 years after the attack that shocked people around the world, a memorial is completed and dedicated at Ground Zero to honor those who died there.

September 11, 2001

May We Never Forget

Hail ta the Champion.....my friends......

2011-08-28T00:10:00.006-04:00

Hi ya Bloggies,

Yep...I say Hail ta the champion.....my friends...........

She'll chase those rats right to the end.........

Now who would the champion be....ya might ask me.......

Well, as usual it's my Mom....

Last Saturday August 20, 2011, my Mom passed her 3rd and last qualifying senior earthdog meet at the Wester Pa Earthdog Club in Donegal, Pa.

Ya have ta pass the Senior Earthdog test 3 times ta get yer Senior Earthdog title and so this was the one that really was important.

There's the earthdog judge with my Gram 'n my Mom after she won the 2 ribbons.

One fer passin' the test

and the second one fer gettin' 'er Senior Earthdog title.

See there's those 2 ribbons Mom won last Saturday.........

She's always showin' off.......

Not funny Mom.....not funny at all.....

Now there's all the ribbons that my Mom won........

2 fer passin' Junior Earthdog Tests....

'N one fer her Junior Earthdog Title........

3 fer passin' 3 Senior Earthdog tests....

'N one fer gettin' 'er Senior Earthdog Title....

Here she is showin' off with 'all 'er ribbons......

Fer some reason, she sure doesn't look happy....

But then that flash beastie drive her nuts so she won't look at it.........

That's what the entrance ta the Senior Earthdog tunnel looks like....

It's 30 feet long with two 90 degree turns in it, a false den and a false exit or entrance

which ya better not go in cause ya get failed.

It's only 9 inches high and wide.

My Mom goes right in cause she knows the rats are in there 'n she wants ta get 'em....

Too bad she never gets ta get 'em cause they are safe in a little cage at the end of the tunnel.

But she sure has fun tryin'.....

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Now ya may be wonderin' why I....Dewey Dewster do not have any earthdog ribbons......

I'm still tryin' ta figure that one out myself.....

Cause I'm a master hunter.....fer sure.....

Just watch what I can do.......

'N here's me....the Vermin Hunter too........

Ya can see that I know what I'm doin'.....why I'm chasin' a Vermin....

I know there's vermin in that wood pile 'n I want 'em.

So Gram promised me that next year, I get ta try ta get my Junior Earthdog title ........

It's along story why I didn't get ta try this year 'n last too......

I'll explain later.......yes siree.....

So a BIG CONGRATULATIONS TA MY MOM, ASTA MARIE

JUNIOR & SENIOR EARTHDOG !!!!!!!!!

If ya want ta learn about Earthdog, Wikipedia has a good explanation.

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To anyone who is in the path of Hurricane Irene....stay safe....stay dry......stay indoors....

We hope that it's all over soon.....

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on my Mom's big day.....'n Gram's promise ta me fer 2012......

so I can be an earthdog too.......

Doctor Dewey ta the Rescue

2011-07-15T22:57:00.001-04:00

Hi ya bloggies,

I tell ya that it seems like we never get ta post anymore and that is of course the fault of "Ya know who"....'n that's not me, Dewey Dewster. I'll give ya a hint....she's old 'n crabby... 'n in big trouble fer not helpin' us update our blog.......ya can supply the name.....hint over.

Well, nothin' much happens around here but lately we did have a spot of excitement.......quite a bit of excitement....'n all because of Toby.

Toby is a "Noodle Brain"........'n I bet ya all know what that is, cause that term has been around the block 'n back again.

We were up ta the cottage....'n Pap was cuttin' up a small tree that he cut down fer firewood.

Now Toby likes ta push around big stones with his nose....'n yep it tears it up pretty bad when he does that......'n he likes ta push around logs too.

So this time when he was pushin' around the log, he musta got his nose caught up in the bark....which I am sure ya all know can be pretty rough.

Well, Pap stopped ta look at 'em cause he was runnin' around chasin' us with blood runnin' outta his face like nothin' happened. Pap looked at him real close 'n he had ripped a big chunk outta his nose and it was bleedin' like wildfire.

It was off ta the vet ta have it looked at. Now ya may remember a few years ago when me 'n Toby tangled with a porcupine who stabbed us nearly ta death. That happened on a holiday weekend night 'n Gram 'n Pap had ta rush us ta a vet far away cause the one in Titusville was off.

Fortunately this time it was early enough that Gram could get Toby in before the vet closed....'n she was thankful fer that. Toby had ta go inta surgery 'n get his nose sewed up and when he came out, he looked like this.

Pretty nasty lookin' ain't it? Why I figure that what little brains Toby has were seepin' out that hole in his nose......yes siree....'n if that happened, we were all in fer trouble......pure trouble.

Now that vet doctor said that Toby had ta wear this horrible contraption fer 10 ta 14 days so he didn't knock out those nose stitches.

Did ya ever see anythin' so ridiculous as this, I ask ya.

Why poor Toby had trouble keepin' his head up with that contraption on.

It's called an Elizard Collar or somethin'......sheer torture fer sure.....

'N he looked pitiful.... I tell ya, pitiful.

There wasn't any way he could keep that on fer 2 weeks....

no way at all.

Gram 'n Pap watched 'em....then took it off....

'n he didn't bother his nose at all so they left it off.

I bet that nose was sore....yes siree.......fer sure........

Anyway, Toby survived another disaster....

'er a near disaster......

but I thought that I'd check 'em out once we got back home again.

So I got out my spectacles

....'n my stethoscope....

'n got Toby ta lie down.....

Nearly had ta drug the little scatter brain, I did....

ta get 'em ta hold still.

Didn't he know this was important ?

I was listenin' fer a heartbeat but I tell ya I only heard a clock tickin'...

clank, clank, clank......

a sick clock at that.....

I checked my medical manuals ta see if I could pinpoint his problems......

ya always want ta research somethin' thoroughly.....

before ya do somethin' ya might regret later.

I think I figured out just what Toby needs.......

It just may be outta my area of expertise......

After readin' many chapters.......

I discovered......

Toby needs.......

A brain transplant.......

No doubt becuz his brain has left the buildin'.......

I actually heard the sound of the ocean when I checked his head......

Neon sign sayin' "VACANCY"

So here I sit tryin' ta figure out if I should tell Gram 'n Pap what kind of operation Toby needs......

'Er if I should just keep that information........

Right ta myself......

What do ya think?

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on a near fatal mishap that Toby had....OK.....maybe I exaggerated a bit there but ya get the idea. Doctor Dewey ta the rescue again. See ya all in surgery !

Paradise Lost

2011-05-26T00:04:00.000-04:00

Hi ya bloggies,

I tell ya that our time in Florida was way too short....

yep....

We coulda stayed a lot longer, but we had ta come back home again...

Gram hasn't told me why we came home ye,t but I am sure that she will.

I tell ya that we did lots of stuff when we were in Florida and there was never a dull day.

All that activity sure made me tired

and

I certainly enjoyed my favorite spot on the sofa......

I love pillows....do ya?

They sure keep ya comfy and I love ta be comfy......

Now there are many dangerous species of vermin running around Florida

Gram went ta see a whole group of especially ferocious vermin......

The kind sane people stay away from.....

See if ya agree

These guys were frightenin' I tell ya.....frightenin'........

Of course ya can also see pretty vermin that strut around lookin' flamboyant like this guy...

Just look what he does ta impress a lady.......

Can ya believe it????

All that energy just fer a lady......

Sheesh......I need ta have a talk with that guy.....

We're sure gonna miss playin' ball in Lake June.....

Ya know ya get hot playin' ball but.....

But the Lake water cools ya right off........

We're sure gonna miss it.......

So we made the long drive back home again.......

But we always get ta stop at motels along the way.

They make the beds especially comfy fer us doggies......

When we got back home I discovered that some new dogs had moved inta the neighborhood......

Can ya imagine ?........

Without askin' me ?

I have ta whip 'em in shape so they know who is boss.......

Like.....ME, of course.....

All this responsibility is wearin' me out again....

Ya can see that I found another comfy spot ta rest.....

A place ta unwind......

And a soft pillow ta help me plan another day.....

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Ta all of our friends who are in the path of the tornadoes and floods that have plagued the U.S.

Please stay safe........Take shelter.........We cry with ya.....

And if ya have family or friends affected by this terrible weather.....

We will pray for them all.....

This is Dewey Dewster here reportin' on our last days in Florida, the vermin that live there, our trip home and

my new job in our neighborhood..........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Does absence make the heart grow fonder?

2011-04-13T23:19:00.000-04:00

Hi ya Bloggies,

I tell ya we have been so busy here this winter that we just have not been able ta keep up with tellin' ya what all we have been doin'. I really want ta change that but I keep gettin' bogged down by work and havin' fun.

So do ya miss us when ya don't hear from us?????

Do Ya ?

Do ya ?

Do ya?

Does our absence make yer hearts grow fonder fer more 'n more?

See this is MY GOLF CART.........

MY GOLF CART.......

everytime we go out if I see it,

I have ta get on it.

I just LOVE THIS GOLF CART !!!!

I wanna drive it but my hairy little feet are unable to reach the pedal.....

but can't ya just imagine how the ladies would take notice

if I was the one drivin' MY GOLF CART?

I always have ta check around ta make sure no one is hangin' off MY GOLF CART

before we go fer a ride.

The other night we went fer our usual walk but when we got outside,

MY GOLF CART was sittin' in the front yard

'n I wanted ta go fer a ride.

So after we came back from our walk,

Gram told Pap that we needed ta go fer a golf cart ride

and off we went down the street.

My Mom loves the golf cart too but not as much as I do cause it's mine !

Later on that night after my Mom crabs a bit, we get a special treat.

The special treat comes after we get our usual evening cookies.

Last night we got some pretty nice chewies

and we were all busy chewin' 'em up.

Me with my chewey.....

My Mom with her chewey.....

'N Toby is busy with his chewey......

So Bloggies....do ya miss us ????

Or are ya happy when we are gone????

Either way, we miss ya and love ya all........

So have a great day and may the sun shine on yer nose !!!!

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on MY GOLF CART, day and night and our evening chewey..............

In case ya were wonderin'............

2011-03-21T20:41:00.000-04:00

Hi Bloggies,

Gee, I tell ya there is just no ideal way ta deal with

OLD PEOPLE........

'N by OLD PEOPLE, I mean Gram.....
Yep, she has not let me use the computer fer months
'n that meant that I had no way ta update my blog.

Yep...Gram 'n Pap have kept me pretty busy workin' 'round here....
.'n I mean work....

I ask ya....do I look even a little bit happy here?
I wanna tell ya I thought this was ta be a relaxin' visit ta the Sunshine State.

Now that was not ta be because Gram had somethin' else in mind....
'n that was paintin'.
As ya can see I was chosen ta paint the whole place......
a big job fer a little guy like me.
All by my little terrier self......

My paws are worn down ta the bone.....
'n I'm lookin' fer a long rest so I can get my energy back again.

Gram and Pap promised us that if we helped ta create a transformation in this place,
we would get a special treat.
So we did.

We live in a mobile home here and this is what the house looked like when we bought it last year.

'N after workin' fer months 'n months....
This is what the place looks like now....
Still not finished but lookin' a bit spiffier....
Thanks ta yers truly.....
Dewey Dewster.....
canine painter.....

So since we got the place in order.........

We wanted our special treat.........

We all hopped on the golf cart and waited........

We wanted ta go ta the pavilion 'n play ball and go inta the water too.......

'n we weren't gettin' off the golf cart until we were there......

Now I tell ya that it is pretty hot around here

And we started our ball playin' in the yard at the pavilion.....

But that was really tirin'.......

So we got inta the water and played there....

Much better, I tell ya.....

Cool, clean water......

And a heavenly clean BALL too !!!!!

But I tell ya that after ya have fun, there's always a down-side ta the day.......

We were now pretty smelly.....

And covered with sand.....

So we needed a BATH.........

I tell ya that the Peepers always can manage ta ruin a perfectly fine day........

We were surely happy bein' full of sand and smelly too......

Ya can never make Gram 'n Pap happy unless yer clean too ........

Now just in case we never get ta use the computer again until we get back home again,

We want ta leave ya with somethin' that will make ya smile.

Babies are universally darlin' creatures

And here is a picture of a baby sandhill crane followin' his mamma around the yard.

Ain't he cute?

Well, I have a lot more ta tell ya but Gram wants ta use the computer

So I'm gettin' the EVIL EYE ta get off it right now.....

Like I actually got ta use it the whole time we were here.....fer sure....

OK Gram, I'm signin' off.....

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' that we're all still alive and reasonably happy......

Bein' smelly and sandy are wonderful......

Baths will always stink.......

On the move....and Dewey Immortalized

2011-01-17T12:07:00.003-05:00

Hi ya Bloggies,

I tell ya we never seem to get ta talk about what we are doin' anymore until it's almost too late ta tell ya.

Right after Christmas, we left "da burg" and headed south fer the winter. We drove all night long and then all the next day and only stopped fer the night once we reached Georgia. There was a terrible snow storm and we wanted ta beat it. We didn't beat it but we missed the worst of it by leavin' early.

That, I tell ya Bloggies......is what we saw in the Carolinas on the way down ta Florida.
'N the Carolinas are not used ta gettin' snow so we saw a lot of accidents on the trip down.

              But now we're lookin' at this beautiful scenery at Lake June in Winter in Lake Placid, Florida.
                                                          'N we are sure glad ta be here too.
                    We've had a few cold nights but fer the most part the weather has been beautiful here.

Yep, I tell ya....it's paradise....fer sure.......

Ain't it just spectacular?
Water....'n ramps ta walk out on....

'n more water....
'n trees too.

                      Then there's these sandhill cranes that are walkin' around in our neighborhood.
                                           Imagine that ! I mean who invited 'em anyway?
                                                       They don't have a house here.
                                                           So we had ta bark at 'em..........

I mean we're the bosses 'round here......right ?
Ya agree, don't ya?

Then I tell ya that we really got upset cause Gram 'n Pap found this turtle walkin' on the road

and they didn't want 'em ta get hit by a car so they brought 'em back ta our house.

Put 'em right in our exercise pen....I tell ya......OUR PEN!

There he was just lordin' up the place like he owned it

'n it is OUR PEN !

So I had ta watch 'em outta the window in our Florida room....
ta make sure he wasn't takin' anythin' that didn't belong ta him.......

I mean that was a HARD JOB....... watchin' that turtle ta make sure he was bein good.......

a really HARD JOB!

But then someone had ta do it...so it was ME!

So he spent the night in our exercise pen cause Gram 'n Pap went ta a sports bar ta watch the Steelers play football.

We found out that he was called a gopher turtle....cause they dig tunnels like a gopher.

So what did the little nurd do that night?

He dug himself inta the ground so we couldn't see 'em anymore

'n so we would think he had moved on.

But I was smarter than that....cause I knew he was still there.

Yep, Gram 'n Pap told us that they took 'em ta the nature preserve across the lake

but I think he's dug 'imself a BIG DEEP TUNNEL

and he's hidin' in our exercise pen.

So everyday I check the perimeter just ta make sure.

I'll sniff 'em out....yer siree.......
He can't fool me !

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Now fer a special topic that is very dear ta my heart.........
Dewey Dewster has been immortalized
in PEN AND INK.

I tell ya, Bloggies, No one and I mean no one will ever ferget the Dewster.....not ever....

cause Shafali has captured me.....

in tip-top form....

at my most handsome...

just bein' THE DEWSTER !

Now if ya don't think that is a picture of the most handsome dog ya ever did see....

then ya need ta have yer eyes checked.

Just look at that face, will ya ?

Sheer perfection at it's finest !

Why, once Hollywood sees this picture...they are gonna be callin' me non-stop

I'm gonna be famous....yes siree....
The next dog ta be picked fer the Marley and Me sequel.

And if ya want ta see other great stuff that Shafali has done.....drawin' stuff that is...... ya can visit 'er blog

Just click here

'N I'm sure that this beautiful face of mine is gonna make her famous too...

Shafali, I mean...

Fer sure...

But not as famous as I'll be.....

So, there ya have it bloggies........A picture of what we have been doin' lately....but only a little one mind ya cause we just couldn't tell ya everythin'.....that would take ferever.....

As fer me....I have my best vantage point back again at our fenced yard by our pavilion.

'N I'm gonna watch out ta make sure no VERMIN invade our little paradise.

It's a tough job....but someone has ta do it !

This is Dewey Dewster (on the way ta becomin' famous) reportin' on our trip south and how I got ta be immortal.....
If ya see my head growin' bigger....yer sure ta know why.......

Merry Christmas Ta Ya All.......

2010-12-22T15:23:00.000-05:00

Hi Ya Bloggies,

Before I get too far inta my report, I want ta wish ya all.....'n by that I mean "All of ya" a Very Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday er whatever yer celebratin' this season.....'n a Happy New Year too !

First let me show ya some of Grandma Judy's Christmas decorations cause yer not gonna see any around here.........Scrooge Gram.....

'N now that we got the pleasantries outta the way.....

onta a much more important subject.....

Now if any of ya were our friends...'n I mean REAL FRIENDS,

ya woulda spirited us all away from Gram,

her flash beastie and her Christmas torture........

Just look what we had ta do taday....

Do ya think my Mom looks happy in ANY of these pictures

Do ya think she's enjoyin' this at all?

Me 'n Toby were a little bit happy

cause we had visions of chewin' up those antlers

so they would not see another year of use.

And then we had ta change outfits.....yikes.....when can we go Gram?

And then Gram thought maybe she should take a few of my Mom all by herself....

I tell ya my Mom didn't move a muscle the whole time....

she just wanted it ta all be over and fast.

She didn't smile either.....

Which one is the statue and which one is my Mom?

                                                                If looks could kill....
                                                       Gram woulda been mincemeat...
                                                            I tell ya mincemeat......

                                                              Are we done yet?
                                                           We are......Thank Dog......

Now fer some more pleasantries....

If yer waitin' fer Santa.........watch fer him 'n his sleigh..........

'N listen fer the music, he's likely ta play.........

But then above all..........as the snowflakes fall

Have a Very

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' about Christmas, our horrible ordeal while dancin' ta Mariah Carey's special song.....

Have a Merry Christmas everyone !

Is it Winter already....or what ?

2010-12-10T00:12:00.000-05:00

Hi ya bloggies,

Dewey Dewster here ta tell ya what we have been doin' lately.

Well, fer one, we've been tryin' ta stay warm

cause this is what it looks like around here lately.

Ya probably don't even have ta wish fer a white Christmas....

cause this stuff isn't goin' anywhere anytime soon.

See that white stuff ?

We don't mind it so much but Gram 'n Pap hate the stuff.

They admire the first snow cause it's pretty ta look at

but when it just comes and never leaves, it gets annoyin'....really annoyin'......

We live on top of a hill and so ya can get a good view of the houses

and trees and streets below us.

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Now since we can't play outside becuz of the snow,

we like ta play inside.

There's nothin' like a good game of fetch.

Sometimes we play with the ball and other times we like ta play with any toy

we can find and get Gram 'n Pap ta throw fer us.

Now why does Toby have ta play when I wanna play?

Huh?

Can ya tell me please?

I always have ta show 'em whose boss......

'n that's me of course....the boss, I mean...

As if ya didn't already know that.....

After runnin' up and down those steps a hundred times,

me 'n Toby were just plum worn out.

That 'n we thought ya might want ta see our tongues.

Pretty, aren't they?

Well, I think I caught my breath now 'n there's not much else

that we've been doin' lately cause it's really cold outside.

But I always like ta give ya some food fer thought.

So tonight I'm askin' ya if ya believe in Santa Claus ?

Ya know the jolly old guy in the red suit.....

'n a long white beard.

Do ya think he's gonna come Christmas Eve

and bring ya some

new toys....

'n biscuits....

and maybe a chewy or two?

Me....I'm watchin' out the window fer 'em. .....

Santa Claus, that is.

If he comes I'm gonna bark 'n bark 'n bark some more.

Then I'm checkin' the fireplace ta see if he left us anythin' special

I'm checkin' ta see if he left us anythin' at all.

Then I'm gonna play with everythin' I can.....

' Eat most of the goodies

before I wake up Mom 'n Toby.....

Cause then I'll know that I was

NICE....'n not NAUGHTY......

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on our cold weather..... 'n snow....indoor games

and waitin' fer Santa.....

Happy Birthdays and Other Assorted News

2010-11-12T23:59:00.000-05:00

Hi ya bloggies,

It seems like we never get ta update our blog anymore. But I made Gram sit down and work on it tonight.

We had birthdays lately.....me 'n my Mom's birthdays are both in October.....mine is on Halloween but we had a party before the ghosts came. Mom's is October 15.....I refused ta dress up in a costume but Gram made us wear hats and Halloween bibs. Yikes....the things we do fer food........

So after we were humiliated ta death at our party we went back up ta camp cause the weather was supposed ta be really nice.....'n it was.

We played ball every day with Gram 'n Pap....'n took long walks too.

We went up ta McCarthy's ta check fer vermin.......I searched in the wood pile.....

It was high but I climbed up anyway

We had a lot of fun.......except my MOM always gets inta trouble............

My Mom rolled inta some ODE_Cologne..........Gram said YUCK !

'N I had weeds 'n dirt all over me.......We needed a BATH !!!

We sure get excited when the pool comes outta the garage.....

'N we sure love ta jump at the water too !! Water just gets us so excited.........

We got ta get a bit of the dirt off in the pool.......last time fer that fun this year....Winter is comin'...

There's nothin' like a dip in the pool when the weather is super nice......

I tell ya the swimmin' pool didn't get all the dirt offa us this time......

We had ta get a BATH anyway.....yuck........

So we're ready ta head back home again......'n we're sure sad ta have ta leave........

I tell ya we need ta get rid of that poodle hair Toby has lately.......he looks really silly.......

But I sure love my vantage point pictures......... 'n this was a good one........one of my favorites......

If ya had a birthday 'n we missed it....we wish ya a belated one........

'N we'll try ta post more often ....'n visit around more too....

Have a Great Weekend Everyone !!!!!

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on our birthday party.......our cottage visit....swimmin' pool fun....'n the wonders of vantage points......

Fall 'n All......Ya gotta love the scenery......

2010-10-22T22:23:00.001-04:00

Hi ya bloggies,
I tell ya here it is nearly the end of October and the weather is gettin' cooler. The leaves have changed colors....that is the leaves that haven't already fallen off the trees. This summer was so hot and dry that this hasn't been a very colorful fall at all.

But we headed up ta the cottage fer a little fall escape and Gram did get a few good pictures that will help us remember the fall of 2010. First our road.......not as pretty as last year but nothin' ta scoff at either......

Our road, Colorado Road outside of Titusville, Pa

We head down and up and then down Henderson Hollow Road ta get ta our place.....I say up and down cause it is down a hill and then up another one...then down another one....Pennsylvania is full of hills.

Our neighbor's house on Henderson Hollow Road

We like ta visit Grandma Judy when we are here 'n when Pap went over there he got attacked by 3 wild wire fox terriers that live at Grandma Judy's house.

Meet Jewels, Goober and Shaun C...... Ya can tell how scared Pap was when they attacked 'em.

So Gram, Pap and Grandma Judy took a trip ta Corry, Pa ta shop 'n see some fall sights too.

And when Gram was on the way over ta pick 'er up she took this picture of the side road.

Up here we are in the middle of the country and when ya travel country roads ya see strange things.

And they saw this guy, a grouse, in the middle of the road and they had ta chase 'em off so he wouldn't get hit.

After Corry Pa.... Gram, Pap, 'n Judy drove ta Spartansberg...... Ya can only park yer buggy in this Spartansberg parkin' spot.

So I guess this buggy won't get a parkin' ticket.

Gram would have loved ta scoop up that pile of manure fer her garden but Pap wouldn't stop. There's lots ta see in Spartansberg....all ya have ta do is look around.

These geese were hangin' out on the shore of Clear Lake in Spartansberg Pa

We saw this lake one other year we stopped in Spartansberg......it's always a lovely place ta catch yer breath.
Now Gram walked right up ta these geese and they didn't move. Maybe they were lookin' fer food.

Geese by the bridge on Clear Lake Spartansberg Pa.

'N right next ta the geese was this bridge goin' over ta the Clear Lake Lumber Company. They sure keep it nice 'n picturesque too.

This quaint bridge is on Clear Lake by the Clear Lake Lumber Company

Don't ya just love the peaceful tranquility on Clear Lake? There were picnic groves there 'n tables ta rest at and enjoy the scenery.

Clear Lake

On the way outta Spartansberg......there was a flurry of activity. It was gettin' ta be quitin' time and this fella was rushin' ta get home .

Amish buggy

Gram has never been lucky enough ta get a good picture of the Amish cause they move so fast. This was one lucky picture.

And the car got right behind these guys who were just clompin' along in a hurry ta get somewhere.....home maybe.....

Two Amish buggies racin' right along.

Ya gotta just love the sight of the Amish. If ya can actually see 'em that is cause they don't like ta get photographed. Maybe Gram will get arrested fer taken pictures of 'em.

We found this pretty tree in Tionests Pa

We all took a ride ta Tionesta cause Gram wanted ta see the boat launch and lake.

Now we were gettin' pretty hot in the car and we just wanted a little fresh air.

Now that's us lookin' out the car window....we were down at the Tionesta boat launch

The wind was blowin' 'n the water looked cold and the boat launch was deserted.....except fer us.......

Deserted boat launch at Tionesta Lake

Now where were all the boats taday....it isn't even snowin' yet? But we wanted ta see the sights so we could show 'em ta ya.

Lookin' over at the Tionesta Resevoir Lake

Back home again at the cottage. Ya know at one time Gram 'n Pap could burn fall leaves in a burn barrel in the borough we live in outside of Pittsburgh. But that practice ended years ago. We can still burn up at the cottage 'n so we enjoy it whenever we can.

When we got up taday Pap built a fire....we stay away from that so we don't get burnt.

Now I tell ya all that talkin' I'm doin' on this tour we've been taken ya on has plum wore me out. I am goin' ta rest in my bed a spell and see if I can get enough energy stored up so I can play some BALL.

Dewey's head in Dewey's bed

It sure has been great ta have ya along fer our Fall tour........we have a lot more pictures 'n maybe we can show 'em ta ya later...........


Ya all wake me up before dinner.....will ya?

I'm gonna keep my eyes open a crack ta make sure I don't miss dinner....I may be tired but I'm not stupid......

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on Fall splendor, the elusive Amish, and pretty wildlife.......over 'n out........

A Walkin'....'n Chewin'.....'n Truckin' Report

2010-10-05T22:10:00.000-04:00

Hi ya bloggies,

I tell ya technology is great except when it isn't....if ya know what I mean.......

I was tryin' ta file an important report usin' one of Gram's old programs......'n when I filed the report....it looked great.

Then when I had ta reduce the size of it....it didn't look so great anymore.....

But since it took 2 hours ta make, I'm filin' it anyway.

Ya may be able ta tell that I got a haircut....so now I look a lot more PROFESSIONAL......but very
bare- butted........

'N I used some silly stuff in my slide-show......

If ya can see it anyway...........here it is...........................bigified as it is............

A Dewey Dewster report on taking a walk, getting new chewies and checking out brothers truck.

Well, my report was supposed ta speak volumes but now it seems like ya need a magnifying glass ta read it.......

But ya can get the idea....can't ya???? I'm virtually neeked 'n now it's cold here.....yikes.......

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on us all Walkin'.....Chewin' our new chewies and checkin' out big brudder Brian's truck.......

Over and out..................

Au-tum-nal Equinox......We send ya a Pox........

2010-09-22T00:08:00.003-04:00

Hi bloggies,

Now I tell ya I'm weary....

'n dirty....

'n I need a haircut....

did ya hear that Gram ?

But I'm reportin' anyway about the comin' of Autumn.

The Au-tum-nal Equinox....not ta be confused with our Chevy Equinox....

The official first day of Autumn is Wednesday September 22, 2010 and what a season it is turning out ta be.

Here in "da Burgh" we have had a very hot and very dry Summer. But ya can always tell when it is comin' ta an end when we get ta see all the signs of Fall.

Now Gram 'n Pap found this bugger in brother Scott's front yard. A lady at the Pittsburgh Zoo said it was a Hickory Horned Devil.....'n that it was lookin' fer a place ta pupate fer the Winter. When it emerges in the Spring, it is one huge moth. I tell ya it is one scary lookin' crawlin' caterpillar. It was 5 inches long and very determined ta find a Winter home.

Gram 'n Pap gave it ta the lady at the Zoo so she could let it pupate in 'er garage....'n then she gets ta see it next Spring.....when it's a beautiful moth.

Now every Fall, Gram sees the likes of this guy when she waters her garden Mums. She saw one of 'em eatin' a poor grasshopper that happened ta trespass in his Mums. Yikes......they are vicious. Preying Mantis.....beautiful....... but deadly.......'en he likes our Mums.....

We just got back from another week at the cottage...Gram looks forward ta pickin' pumpkins every Fall but last year she didn't get any and so this year, she's been out there pollinatin' the flowers herself. Unfortunately, we didn't see many female flowers until this trip so while we have a few baby pumpkins growin' now it will take til the end of October ta get any big ones.

Now taday we got home and since it was quite warm (85 degrees)....Gram had the windows and doors open.....

That is until she saw the "Stink Bugs" all over the screens and climbin' thru the little cracks ta get in. Ya sure don't want ta get "Stink Bugs" in yer house cause they really STINK.

We used ta see 'em at the cottage only but recently they have decided they like the city and we see more here......

The windows and doors are all CLOSED now.......

And every night we hear on the news about the invasion of "Bed bugs"........

creepy little vermin that suck yer blood out while yer sleepin'.

Gram always remembers her Mom saying as she tucked 'er in " Good Night, Sleep Tight......don't let the Bed Bugs bite".

She never saw any back then .....or EVER fer that matter......but now they say they are everywhere and Gram is really worried they will move in here.

I sure don't want 'em in my Bed....

how about you?

Nasty vermin.....

fer sure......

So far my bed is free of the little creepy crawlers.....

'n I wanna keep it that way....

So here's hopin' the buggers don't decide they like our neighborhood cause they are

"NOT WELCOME" here.......no siree.....

Well Bloggies......heres hopin' yer Au-tum-nal Equinox is goin' along well...

that yer homes are all free of the crawlin' vermin....

that ya get ta see an occasional praying mantis, and caterpiller........

'n that all yer Pumpkins are plump, large and orange.

When ya wake up taday....ya will have crossed inta the Autumnal season...

Unless ya already woke up and it's already taday in yer world....

Then yer enjoyin' it now....

Happy Autumn everyone !

Don't let the "Bed Bugs' bite.....

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on the change of seasons......and creepy crawlers.....

Nine Years Ago........Let us not forget........

2010-09-11T00:01:00.018-04:00

Hi ya bloggies,

Nine years ago today

We were attacked by radical extremists.

They tried to destroy us....

But they didn't.......

They made us mad....

And they made us cry......

Our tears made rivers of sorrow

But formed mountains of resolve

And united us as a nation.

Today we honor everyone

That lost their life

On that fateful day

September 11, 2001

Let us never forget.......

And may

God Bless America !!!!

Yes, May God Bless America

My Home Sweet Home !!!!!

This is Dewey Dewster........AMERICAN.........reportin' on the 9th Anniversary of the September 11th attack on the U.S.A.

Summer is fer Playin', Havin' Fun and Reportin'

2010-08-28T00:31:00.007-04:00

Hi ya bloggies....

Here I am reportin' from Northwestern Pa. again. Now ya might remember this picture of me from last year but I'm recyclin' it cause I want ta report from a vantage point and Gram didn't get any good VANTAGE POINT pictures this trip. She is sooooo much in trouble lately......she's on probation as my assistant...I tell ya probation.....

Now Shafali (aka Mercury, Oorvi's Mom) has another contest on 'er blog. Ya need ta tell a story that goes with a caricature she drew fer the blog. Now I tell ya this one stumped me a bit cause every time I thought of somethin' clever, I thought of somethin' else that really happened......'n there was a war in my mind of stories....
Here's the story that won the war.....

Crime Never Pays

The door to the cell shut behind him with a clank and a thud.....his eyes scanned the room that would be his home for the next 5 years....a 6 X 6 cell with a commode and a cot. His leg was chained to the wall to remind him not to exhibit any more unruly behavior...it would not be tolerated. He sat on the cold concrete floor, alone and afraid and just shook his head in disbelief.

They had set out early.....way before daybreak and found themselves walking the streets of West View, a little borough just north of the City of Pittsburgh. Lots of parked cars lined the streets there since the majority of the residents do not have driveways and garages.

The three of them... Jack, Will and Beth.... wandered up and down the streets trying car doors to see if by chance any were unlocked. You were likely to find any number of valuables left in those cars by unsuspecting residents....thinking they were safe and secure from prying eyes. As they went about their business, they heard a man shouting at them...the language was strong and the voice was angry. "Stop what you are doing, right now" he said "and stay right where you are". Jack who was seated in one of the autos looking through the glove box, jumped out and ran into the woods.

In the glow of a street light, Will and Beth saw a man approaching with a German Shepherd dog straining on his lead, his eyes wide and threatening. "If you don't stay right where you are, I am going to sic this dog on you both", he said. It only took a second for them to decide not to press their luck and with a quick look at the dog, they stopped dead in their tracks and waited.

The man pulled out a cell phone and dialed 911 while the dog sat at attention before them. A short time later, the police arrived and took Will and Beth into custody. Good old Jack turned himself into police later.

The hero of the day is Paul Pokorny and a lot of kudos belong to his dog Cochesse who is normally a tail-wagging face-licking canine. Paul and Cochesse were simply out for an early morning walk trying to beat the heat of the day. This story is true....only the names of the accused have been changed to save them from further embarrassment.

When the Police Chief later presented Mr. Pokorny with a certificate of appreciation, he was told that $1700 in stolen jewelry had been recovered from the captured group. A crime spree met a timely end under the watchful eye of a man out walking his dog who was willing to get involved.

Now I'm tellin' ya this because Cochesse is my hero and I'm gonna be just like 'em when I grow up. Here's a picture of him that appeared in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette along with their version the story. Ain't he beautiful....big 'n strong and handsome..... I guess that his Dad is OK lookin' too but that Cochesse...now that's a hunk.....

But because of the two of 'em 'n their bravery, our little borough is a safer place....'n we're grateful ta both of 'em....

So there's my version of the story.....'n I hope ya like it......( ya will have ta excuse the different font sizes in the story as Blogger had its own mind tonight and Gram couldn't get 'em ta change it.)

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Now onta our visit ta our cottage.......

I think that I will let these videos speak fer themselves.........

And then some more.....

Now ya can see that we're pretty tired after all that activity.....But we would do it all again tomorrow if we could.

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on Shafali's contest story and our best day this summer........hope ya had a good time.....

A Tale of 2 Visits.......'N an Award fer the Blog too......

2010-08-08T00:31:00.001-04:00

Hi Ya Bloggies......

Here I am reportin' about 2 different visits....one ta Kellers Lake by our cottage .....and one visit we had with Jake 'n Fergie, Miss Sally,'n Nina too......

Before I get inta the visits.....I have received an award.......'n I'm flattered ta get it too......

Mercury (aka Shafali)....who is Oorvi's Mom sent me this award fer my blog. Ain't it pretty? Thank ya very much Mercury......

Now this award comes with conditions and I will try ta fulfill the most important one....'n that's ta tell ya 7 things about me that ya may not already know.

So here goes.....7 things about Dewey Dewster......new ones....

1. I always like ta be the winner in everythin'.....I don't like ta lose anythin'....so when we play ball...the 3 of us...I always want ta be the one ta bring back the ball...all the time.

2. Because I always want ta be the one ta bring the ball back, if my Mom gets the ball, I body slam 'er so she'll drop it and I can get it....and if Toby gets the ball, I go over 'n try ta take it outta his mouth so I can bring it back.

3. I don't like Pap ta pet Toby 'n scratch his ears either.....so if I see Pap pettin' Toby, I just place myself right in between him 'n Pap so I get the pettin' n Toby doesn't.

4. I don't swim very well at all and I didn't know that until lately. We were at Kellers pond and I nearly drowned.....Gram 'n Pap too were all upset thinkin' their little baby Dewey might not make it.

5. Every night I start out sleepin' in my nice doggie bed but then I always crawl under the big bed ta sleep. It's hard ta get under there but I do it anyway.

6. I always act like I don't like Toby but I really do......he's my brother 'n I like ta play with 'em but I growl the whole time...just so he won't know.

7. I like ta think that I am fit 'n trim but I'm actually a bit overweight......'n I need ta go on a diet....the exercise doesn't seem ta be helpin' take off the weight.......'n that makes me sad....cause I like ta eat.....

Now ya know a whole let more about me than ya did before.......don't ya? Some might just want ta say that I'm spoiled....but I'm just bein' Dewey......

Now the second condition fer the award is ta pass it along ta 5 other blogs that ya think are worthy ta receive it....'n I know that all of ya are....'n maybe ya already did tell 7 things about ya....... so if ya want ta participate 'n tell everyone 7 more things about ya please take the award fer yerself....

Now Fer the Tale of Two Visits...

We had another visit ta the cottage 'n then we came home and Jake 'n Fergie....' Sally 'n Nina visited us too....

Check it out.......

Well, now that's one more report that I have filed with my new boss.....
This is Dewey Dewster sayin' that I hope everyone has a great week and I hope ya enjoyed my new report about a blog award 'n a Tale of 2 Visits......

My Aunt Jewels.....yer gonna love 'er.....fer sure.....

2010-07-23T22:24:00.003-04:00

Hi ya bloggies,

I tell ya, it's gettin' harder 'n harder ta find the time ta publish a post. Why, this has been one humdinger of a summer 'n we've been real busy playin' ball at the cottage......'n gettin' hot.....gettin' cooled off in our pool......'n gettin tired.

Now, I'm warnin' ya that we have been playin' real hard and so I look a bit rumpled.......

But here I am reportin' from my bed under the coffee table at camp.......

Taday........I wanna tell ya all about my favorite Aunt Jewels........

Aunt Jewels lives with Grandma Judy and she is my Mom's sister and what a sister she is.....a real chip off the old block as they say and a terrier through 'n through......

Ya know that my Grandma Judy just loves animals.....all animals.....well, maybe not the skunk that was spraying in 'er yard a spell back....or the fox that was stalkin' 'er chickens......'er the porcupines.....cause ya know what they did ta us..........but all the other animals that ya might find in the country.

Yep, Grandma Judy buys corn.... 'n bird seed.... and lots of other food fer the birds, wild turkeys, deer and even racoons that happen ta stop by fer a meal. Why, she doesn't even mind it too much when the black bears come around except when they knock 'er bird feeders down.....then she's madder 'n a hornet at 'em.....

She just likes ta watch 'em and marvel at their beauty and grace...........

yep Grandma Judy is a softie......fer sure.....

Now Grandma Judy kept 3 puppies outta my Mom's litter.....Shawn C....Goober (who is really Uncle Shawn's dog) and Jewels.

Jewels is a real earthdog.....'n she didn't even go ta earthdog trainin'...can ya imagine......she just learned it all by herself.....

Meet my aunt Jewels.......

She looks pretty harmless, doesn't she? I can tell ya that ya are a fool if ya make that assumption of Aunt Jewels......yes siree........

Aunt Jewels is a hunter.......and Aunt Jewels is good one too !!!!!

She just goes out inta the yard and sniffs around and the first thing ya know out she comes with a little baby somethin' or other........

Yep....she just loves ta give 'em a big hug....usually with 'er mouth .....and then the baby somethin'

or other doesn't move anymore.....

She does that with the little baby bunnies that Grandma Judy really loves and tries ta protect.....

She does that with baby raccoons........'n baby birds too that are foolish enough ta venture inta her grass.....

And she even tries ta hug Grandma Judy's chickens.....now THAT is really frowned upon.......

If ya think she looks harmless....ya need ta look closer....much closer......

Poor Grandma Judy thinks my Aunt Jewels is really mean but my Gram goes over there and hugs 'er and tells 'er what a good earthdog she is......a terrier true ta her breed and encourages 'er ta keep up all the good work.....

So now that ya have met my Aunt Jewels.....what do you think about 'er ?

Ya can tell me....really ya can........

Me, I'm just not gonna think about 'er anymore right now cause I'm tired.......

Toby's tired.............

'N my Mom's tired too......

I have a feelin' that's why Gram always throws the ball fer us....she knows that we're gonna run and bring it back and that's gonna make us tired......

What do ya think....is she tryin' ta wear us out?????

So until next time, I'm gonna share a picture with ya of one of the many butterflies that we have visitin' our flowers......and I'm gonna dream of huggin' a baby bunny........

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on my favorite Aunt Jewels...........bein' really tired from playin' ball and the butterflies on our flowers.

Have a great weekend everyone !!!!!

Another Country Visit... 'n A Whale of a Tale

2010-07-03T17:09:00.002-04:00

I tell ya bloggies,

This has been a summer of bein' busy 'n just plain doin' things. Why we've been back 'n forth ta the cottage, on ta earthdog practice 'n back again, But now we're back up ta the cottage 'n we're havin' another grand time.

So since I have a new job, bein' a reporter, a real reporter......I have another report ta file.........

We were over ta Grandma Judy's house again 'n after dinner we looked out inta the side yard and what did we see ?

Well, let me show ya......

Those are deer eatin' corn Grandma Judy puts out fer 'em. I tell ya Grandma Judy gets ta see a ton of animals eatin' at 'er place cause she always makes sure they have plently of stuff ta eat.

After seein' animals eat at Grandma Judy's, we went back ta our cottage ta have some fun and cool off. I know that ya have seen this kind of stuff before but we did it again........

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Now bein' a special canine reporter is a really hard job. 'N I always try ta do my best at collectin' all the facts 'n then filin' my report.

Gram and my new employer too said that I needed ta get a haircut and a cleaner look so people would take me fer a serious reporter. So I got a haircut and a new pair of glasses and even put on a scarf ta make myself look more professional. Like the new look?

'N then I went over ta visit Oorvi's Mom, Mercury aka Shafali, cause she has a new carnival goin' on ta tell a story about a new caricature that she posted on 'er blog. I figured since I am a great reporter now, I could report on a great adventure that happened ta me this trip north...........

'N here it is.......

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A Whale of a Tale

It was a warm summer day, the sun was shinin’ brightly and a cool breeze gently caressed the leaves and blades of grass makin' 'em dance like fairies in the sunlight. Gram ‘n Pap took all of us out fer a walk in the woods…..’n that’s one of our favorite things ta do here in the country. I always like ta run ahead of the pack cause I’ want ta be the first one ta get the best smells, the first one ta find the invadin’ vermin and the first one ta ignore Gram’s call ta come back.

Since I love ta be consistent, I was way ahead of everyone else as I came out of the woods inta a small clearing. I thought I heard a scratchin’ noise, so my ears perked right up and my tail started twitchin’. I was still and alert waitin’ ta see if the scratchin’ sound came again. It did.

I put my nose ta the ground ta see if I could follow any scent. Could this be a vermin diggin’ a tunnel ta escape my jaws or a turkey scratchin’ fer food? I wanted ta find out. Fer sure......

So I went further inta the clearin’ and further away from Gram, Pap, and my Mom ‘n Toby. I was on my own in this adventure. But I didn’t care…..somethin’was up and I wanted ta know what it was.

I came around a big clump of brush and the scratchin sound got louder…..I was getting’ closer ta the source of my curiosity. I perked my ears up another notch and listened again……the noise was comin’ from just around the bend so I ventured on quietly….tryin’ not ta step on any twigs or fallen branches.

As I rounded the bend, I saw a sight the likes of which I have never seen before. There knelt a woman that looked like someone straight outta a circus. She had on long flowin’ clothes, certainly not the kind of outfit ya expect ta see in the middle of a clearin’ just outside of the woods. Jewelry hung from her neck and ears and as I rounded the corner, she looked up and smiled at me. It was the smile of a clown with a painted face. She had blackened, raised eyebrows, wild eyes and a shock of unruly hair wavin’ in the breeze on the top of ‘er pointed head. I stopped dead in my tracks. I had never seen a creature like this even in my wildest dreams….those were usually reserved for rabbits, chipmunks, mice and rats……and this vision before me was absolutely frightenin’. The garish creature was somethin’ outta a cartoon book.

In ‘er hand she held a shovel….the kind Gram ‘n Pap use ta dig holes fer the garden plants. There was a pile of dirt under the shovel and I swear that it looked like the toes of a foot sticken outta that mound of dirt. I tell ya it made me take a step or two back so that I could survey the situation from a safe distance……I mean Gram ‘n Pap had no idea where I was and I didn’t hear my Mom or Toby barkin’ so I was on my own here and strange things were floatin’ through my mind and they weren’t anythin’ comfortin’ I tell ya….no siree…..there was no comfort there at all.

It brought ta mind a plot on Days of Our Lives, Gram’s soap-opera, where Vivian Alamain buried Carly Manning alive years ago. Why did she do it? Because she didn’t like ‘er…can ya imagine bein’ buried alive? I sure couldn’t imagine what a horrible feelin’ that would be. I do remember Gram tellin’ me that Carly was found in time ta save ‘er from a horrible fate of dyin’ before ‘er time. Now would the person whose toes I was starin’ at be that lucky?

Well, that was up ta me….wasn’t it? I was the only one around ‘n if anyone was gonna change the fate of the person attached ta those toes, it would have ta be me. I squared up my shoulders, held my head erect, perked up my ears, cranked up my tail and let out a blood curdlin’ bark. And another. And another. I just stood there barkin’ at that silly-lookin’ woman with the garish face and outlandish costume.

She stopped what she was doin’ and got up from her kneelin’ position. Without sayin’ a word or utterin’ a sound, she turned ta face the woods and ran. And ran and ran…….. I tell ya she sure wasn’t dressed fer runnin’ in the woods….no siree. But she ran like a banshee…those flowin’ clothes were awavin’ in the breeze. I watched as she disappeared from sight deep inta the thicket of trees.

The next step was up ta me. I ran ta the mound of dirt and began ta dig…..’n dig…..’n dig. Why I always knew that I could be an earthdog if I really tried and now was my chance. Dirt was flyin’ in all directions and I was diggin’ a hole that would make my Pap proud……’n my Gram mad cause I was getting’ dirty and my Mom jealous cause it was a fantastic hole. Silly Toby wouldn’t know what ta make of it at all. I dug ‘n I dug until I uncovered the rest of the foot belongin’ ta those toes. The toes weren’t wigglin’ at all…’n that was not a good omen…..not at all. I started diggin’ faster ‘n faster.

I was nearly speechless (well, maybe barkless....) after findin’ a leg but not the soft fleshy one I was expectin’. The leg was plastic ‘n attached ta a manikin…the kind ya see dressed in fancy clothes in a store window. It wasn’t Carly Manning that I was savin’ from a terrible fate at all…..it was a silly statue. I was mortified….simply mortified. How could I make such a terrible mistake? It had ta be one whopper of a mistake because I always listened ta Gram’s silly stories about her Soap- Opera and the terrible things the villains did ta the pillars of the community. I was duped. Thankfully no one saw me dig up the manikin. I could cover up the hole and be on my way back ta Gram, Pap and the rest of the terriers before anyone discovered my mistake. It was embarassin’ ta say the least.

And that’s what I did. My paws threw that dirt back inta the hole and I covered up all the evidence including those silly telltale non-wigglin’ toes. What was that woman doin’ in the woods in that fancy clothin’ diggin’ a hole ta bury a statue? There she was actin’ extremely suspicious, runnin’ after I barked and disappearin’ deep inta those woods. I don’t think there was a circus in town and that’s where she belonged. I have no idea what she was up ta and I guess I will never know what her real purpose was….she was long gone ‘n I was left standin’ there lookin’ utterly confused.

‘N I tell ya that no one else will know about it either cause I’m not tellin’ anyone how stupid I was ta fall fer that suspicious lookin’ scene unfoldin’ before my very eyes in a clearin’ in the wilderness. My bark is sealed.

‘N I’m countin’ on ya not ta tell either. Ya won’t say a word, will ya? Please tell me yer lips are sealed…..’n yer bark too…….

Wanna learn more.....visit Shafali's Blog fer more caricatures and laughs.....

I'll give ya the evil eye if ya don't behave............'n help me out here.......

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Tomorrow is the 4th of July

'n 234 years ago tomorrow, this country

declared it's Independence from the British Empire

Happy Birthday America !!!!!

May ya have many more !!!!

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on Deer in Grandma Judy's yard......How ta Cool Off in Summer...... A Whale of a Tale and Americas Birthday.......whew....what a long report.......

How was that Mercury aka Shafali?

A Special Dewey Dewster Report

2010-06-17T23:55:00.002-04:00

Hi Ya Bloggies.....

Why....I hardly ever get ta see ya anymore.....

Do ya wonder Why ???

Well, I'll tell ya why.......

I got a job.........

Yep.......I got a REAL REPORTER JOB

Gram said I needed ta help ta pay fer our food now......sheesh, I didn't think I ate THAT MUCH....

So I prepared my resume

and

sent it right out.

I even enclosed a picture of myself with my trusty camera case and cool shades....

Just so they would know that I had the right equipment and that I looked like a REAL REPORTER....

I look much more professional when I'm the one takin' the pictures.....

I hate that flash beastie.....

I had ta submit a sample of my work ta be considered fer the job.....

So we hopped inta the car and went up ta Grandma Judy's......

'Cause we heard there were some new babies there.......

Ya can all tell me if ya think I filed a GOOD REPORT....

Well.....what do ya think ???? Aren't those babies just darlin' ?

I rest my case......

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on bein'

Real Reporter

and

New Babies at Grandma Judy's.......

And ta every Dad out there......

Have a Great Father's Day this Sunday !!!

Free at last...........

2010-05-22T12:29:00.005-04:00

Hi ya bloggies.....

I tell ya, after spendin' all that time in Florida without toys 'n without a yard ta play in, we were ready fer some good exercise so we could stretch our legs and flex our muscles.

We have a yard at home but it's pretty little and ya can't do much runnin' around there before ya run right inta the fence.

So Gram 'n Pap took us ta the cottage so we could really run and have some fun too.

I have been playin' with my toys non-stop since we got back. Ya have ta count 'em every once in a while ta make sure they are all still there.......
I also have ta make sure no one steals 'em......

I was lookin' in the toybox at the cottage fer a special toy and was havin' a devil of a time findin' it.

If I could just see inta the bottom of the toy box, maybe I could find that toy........

Toby always tries ta help but there just isn't room in that box fer two of us........

We had some pretty nice weather this visit and so we got ta play some serious ball. Now ya have ta understand that my Mom has loved ta play ball since she was a little pup. Now I love ta play ball. And Toby does too. Fer some reason my Mom doesn't want Toby ta play...'n so she gets mad at 'em.

I tell ya one of these days, Toby's gonna get mad right back at 'er.....

Now since ya have seen us play ball before...do ya remember what happens when my Mom gets hot?

Yep...ya guessed it......don't ya wonder how she gets 'er whole body inta that little pan? I tell ya.. it defies all logic.

We even splashed water onta Gram's camera lens on this one........but ya can get the picture.....

Geez, we sure hate ta leave once we get here but we know that we can always come back again......freedom ta us always means....well, bein' free.......

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on a cottage visit, playin' ball and coolin' off.........Have a great weekend everyone.....

Dining with the Dewster

2010-05-11T21:42:00.003-04:00

Hi ya bloggies.....

At times I really think that Gram is bein' terribly mean not lettin' us post more often. But then I stop 'n think a spell and realize that there are other things happenin' in the world like..........

An huge oil spill from a deep sea oil rig explosion that continues ta threaten' the gulf area
Tornados that are sweepin' through Oklahoma and Kansas killin' people and destroyin' homes
Violence in Iraq is escalatin' 'n that threatens the stability of the new government there
Renewed smoke and ash is risin' from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokul volcano and disruptin' air travel again
Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister of England, resigned today..........

The list goes on and on....Mother Nature is claimin' ta be the boss and has the upper hand.....violence will continue to escalate since there are people on this earth who don't understand the word "Peace" and "Peaceful Co-existence"....and the musical chairs that politicians play will only get much more animated as the U.S. elections are held this November cause it's citizens are extremely angry at the direction our country is headed in.......

On a lighter note, we have somethin' special ta show ya.......
We had Gram cookin' fer us taday......

Yep, ya heard me right......we got a special treat.......

Last winter before we went ta Florida, Uncle Jim got us a deer......

Now before ya start yellin' at us fer bein' Bambi killers....we want ta tell ya that while white tail deer are beautiful graceful animals....there are also waaaaayyyyy too many of 'em around.....so that's why there's a huntin' season ta thin out the herd....

The auto insurance people wish there were a LOT less deer....cause they cause a ton of auto accidents and even some deaths by runnin' inta cars......

So Uncle Jim got us a deer so we could have some great meals when we got back home again.....

'N then we got Gram ta cook some fer us.....yep, special just fer us......

Before it gets cooked, it looks like this......

Then it gets inta the pot 'n Gram turns on the stove......

And Gram cooks it until it looks like this......yummy....right ?????

Then Gram adds some rice ta the meat and when it's all done we get ta try some......

I hate that flash beastie and so I hid under the table until Gram put it away.....

But once that good food was put inta our dishes, I was anxious ta try it........we get some added inta our dry dog food......

Ya can bet that all 3 of us were chompin' at the bit when we saw our dishes gettin' fixed......

'n we weren't sharin' with anyone...no siree.....

We wish ya could taste some of it but we sure can't send any in the mail.......

After eatin' that big meal, I settled down fer a nap on the sofa....ta see if I could solve all the woes of the world....

I may be tryin' ta figure' out how ta do that fer the next few days.......maybe fer weeks........or even months........well, it could even be years.........truth be told.......yes siree.........

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on our special treat and the weight of all the problems in the world......

Back in "Da Burg"....and a Caricature Story

2010-04-26T21:41:00.000-04:00

Hi Bloggies.....

After 3 days of ridin' in the car with Gram, Pap, my Mom, 'n Toby.....we got back ta "da Burg". Gee, we thought that we would never get there.....ever.....

We made a friend while we were there...... 'n we wanted ta bring the little fellow home but Gram 'n Pap said we couldn't.....ain't he cute....he's a sandhill crane......he would have made a wonderful pal for Toby.....

The first thing that I did when we got back was grab one of my favorite toys. I see that no one stole it while we were gone....'n that's a good thing too.....

Can ya believe that we had NO TOYS while we were in Florida at all ????? None, I tell ya.....it was awful....but we were sure glad ta see ours once we got home again......

I just love this toy ta death..........

We missed a lot of the spring flowers bloomin' but we did get back in time ta see these........

Gram's dogwood was bloomin' it's little heart out.....

The pink azalea was openin' it's pretty flowers......

The lilac bush still had flowers on it.....

The Bridal Wreath were startin' ta bloom.....

'N the sweet shrub had the prettiest leaves 'n it's flowers out on display.......

Taday we got ta take a walk....'n I found a swell ball layin' in the street.......I had ta have it.....I just had ta........

Fer some strange reason, the ball lost all of it's air while I was playin' with it.....dumb ball................it wasn't nearly as much fun ta play with once it was flat but I tried ta have fun anyway.......

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Tell the Story in the Caricature Contest at Mercury’s Blog!

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'N now I have ta tell a story....

Why ???

Because Mercury, who is Oorvi's Mom and our friend, is a caricaturist besides bein' a really smart person with impeccable English.... 'n she asked people ta write a story about what's happenin' in the caricature below......

So I scratched my head fer awhile....grabbed Gram....'n told her what I think the story is behind this picture....

'N here it is....

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I tell ya Mercury….yer always givin’ guys big noses..... ‘n this guy isn’t any different….another whopper of a schnauzola…….looks like a divin’ board…yep…fer sure….why that mouse could take a high-dive off it and win the Olympics…..

So what’s the story behind it all……

Well, I tell ya that the story is in the mouse. See ‘em ???? He stands big ‘n tall….. ‘n he looks at that horrible creature that’s pointin’ at his watch….. right in the eye.... I tell ya…..right in the eye…..he’s not afraid of ‘em at all…no siree…..

Now anyone else would be afraid of that creature because he looks menacin’…..yep….why look at the braids in his beard and that horrible hairdo….ya could braid his eye brows too if ya tried…’n the hair on his arms too…..that’s a gent ta keep at a distance…..fer sure…..miles away…..

So he hired the mouse ta eliminate a few vermin that were getting’ in the way of his business….which was not anything in the personal improvement/hygiene department at all.

Why….Ya may ask…. would he hire a mouse ???? He hired ‘em because he’s small ‘n can sneak inta small places and then POP the bad guys when they least expect it. Now, there is a bit of a logistical problem with him scurrying around inta small holes with that gun and ammo he’s totin’ but he is a “Problem Solver”…. ‘n he has found a way ta get IN….’n then get OUT again without anyone knowin’ it was him that did the “DASTARDLY DEED”. Yep, they call ‘em “The Rodent Raider”….’n he’s ta be feared by all.

Now “Protruding Proboscis” is askin’ fer it if he persists in tryin’ ta put the fear of the god inta that mouse…..scoldin’ ‘em like he was a wayward child is sheer folly…..He most certainly was not late getting’ back from the assignment….he stopped fer a spot of peanut butter on the way back…that’s all.

Yep, if “Protruding Proboscis” knows what’s good fer ‘em….he’ll put that waggin’ finger of his back inta his pocket and tell the mouse what a good job he did on his last assignment and pay ‘em fer his services. I fear that otherwise he will lose that finger and a lot more in the scuffle as “The Rodent Raider” will work silently, eliminate the braided hairball and slip away through a hole in the wall. He will never be caught either..........

So that’s my story…..’n I’m stickin’ to it !!!!!!!

Dewey Dewster here....

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If ya want ta visit Mercury's blog 'n laugh at her caricatures, follow the link

http://shafali.wordpress.com/

She's really talented, I tell ya......really.......

'N if ya want ta visit Oorvi ta see what she has ta say about it all, click on this link:

http://oorvi.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/storytelling-storywriting-contest-competition-around-caricatures/

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on bein' back in "da Burg"...'n tellin' a caricature story........
How's that Mercury ?????

A day at the Beach

2010-04-02T22:13:00.000-04:00

Hi ya bloggies.......

We are still here in the Florida sunshine enjoyin' our new home and findin' out how ta get around here and learnin' all about our new neighborhood.

Now that's important, I tell ya, cause ya need ta find out what yers so ya can chase away vermin that don't belong.....

Here I am surveyin' my domain.....makin' sure there isn't anyone around that isn't supposed ta be there.....a hard job indeed....

but someone has ta do it ....

I am up ta THE TASK......

Toby tries ta help but sometimes he just gets in the way....

See that pier...it's my job ta patrol it 'n scare away intruders......

My Mom sees the water....'n she is just tryin' ta figure out how ta get inta it....she knows it is just on the other side of the fence....if only she could open the gate.....

I think maybe we can all get inta the water fer a spell 'n cool off.....I mean it looks soooo invitin'.....

I knew if we just tried hard enough, we could get inta that nice cool water.....

I tell ya there is just somethin' special about the feel of sand between yer toes.....

After ya get outta the water ya have ta roll in the grass ta try ta dry off a bit......my Mom does it sooo well....

Back at the house, we got involved in checkin' out the hole in the kitchen fer the furnace and air vent. Pap was replacin' the cover....'n when the hole was open we were sure we saw vermin in there.....another very important job fer the terriers....

Geez, Toby nearly got his head stuck there but luckily he got it out cause he's my right hand man in the patrol department....

Then Pap was gettin' ready ta dismantle the kitchen peninsula ta make room fer the new one and so my Mom got inside ta check it out.......we smelled vermin in there 'n wanted ta make sure they had left ....

Yep....it's an important job, I tell ya....'n I'm back on guard duty but before I go I want ta wish ya all a

Very Happy Easter

We were very fortunate this year cause there were no bunny ears around ta torture us with.....

Don't put all yer eggs in one basket......

Count all yer blessings.........

And have a HOPPIN" GOOD DAY !!!!!!!!

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on patrolin' our beach and havin' a Happy Easter too !!!!!!!

Back From the Dead......Fer Sure

2010-03-16T21:44:00.010-04:00

Hi Bloggies.....

We sure thought that we were never gonna get ta tell ya all about our lives....ever again.....why....never, I tell ya....never.....

Why, we've been tryin' ta get ta the computer fer weeks now......it's almost been 2 months since we got ta tell ya anythin'.......

But we're back....at least fer a spell....

Do ya remember that RV that we posted about in January?

Well, it's gone, I tell ya....gone.... Gram 'n Pap sold it and it has been hauled away by a big truck ta a new home........

Ever since we got here Gram 'n Pap have been cleanin' that place and lookin' fer a new one where we own the lot......

Why ?

Well, so we can have a fenced in yard....that's why.........fer us....ta play in.......yep...just fer us....

So we moved ta Lake Placid, Florida which is about 20 miles south of where we were in Sebring.

Gram 'n Pap bought a mobile home in Lake June Hills which is right across the street from Lake June in the Winter, a 3500 acre fresh water lake.

Wanna see it???? Well....here it is........

This is it........our new home away from home......

There's a homeowners association in the over 55 park we are in and they ( 'n we as members )own a lot right on the lake with a Beach..................

A pavilion fer havin' parties.......see it behind the fence.....

And fer lookin' out on the lake too cause there's a pier there ta walk out on....
'N if ya have a boat...ya can park it there too........
Ya can walk out pretty far on the pier.......that's it on the left......

Ain't it pretty????? That's Lake June in the Winter.....

'N ya can look down the shoreline too.....

We have a lot more room here........bigger couches ta sleep on.....

And ta celebrate our return ta bloggin'......

We all got groomed......yuck......it's a good thing it got warmer around here cause we have no hair.....

We will try real hard ta get around ta visit ya all soon.......but we'll leave ya with a snapshot of the Sunset on Lake June.......

Geez.....we sure hope this ain't our last post fer another 2 months.....
Email Gram 'n tell 'er what ya think about long absences.......yes siree.......you all tell 'er......fer sure.....

This is Dewey Dewster, long-lost reporter, bloggin' about our new home.....

In The Sunshine State.......Fer Sure.......

2010-01-18T18:38:00.012-05:00

Hello all ya bloggies.....

Ya thought we disappeared from the bloggin' world didn't ya ????? Well, we almost did because of Gram who wasn't interested in helpin' me with my blog til I hog-tied 'er and made 'er take some pictures too.....

Welcome ta Tanglewood......a little community in Sebring, Florida fer OLD PEOPLE......but young doggies are allowed in....yep....that's us......

We left "The Burg" on December 26 and drove here....takin' 3 days ta get here....not fun....3 days in the car with Toby 'n my Mom hoggin' up the back seat......but we survived..... When we got here it was COLD....I tell ya....COLD.....fer days....'n days....but now it has warmed up just fine.....

Here I am ridin' in my golf cart and I thought that I would take ya on a tour of our little community and our little camper too.....

Fasten yer seat belts cause here we go......'n I'm not the best driver either so hang on tight......

I thought I'd take my Mom along fer the ride.....ain't I just the nicest son that ya know?????

First stop is our little pen in front of our camper....we get ta watch all the people go by and doggies too....but we're not allowed ta bark.....and I tell ya that sometimes we ferget.......yep, we ferget ta be quiet.....

Now step inside our little place and we can show ya around....I tell ya it's little......

This is the back of the living area and it got a bit crowded cause of our crates but we can all get in anyway...... This is the entertainment unit and it is on a slide out.....before ya go anywhere ya have ta slide these in so ya don't run everyone off the road.....'n so ya fit on the road too.

This is on the opposite of the room ....the sofa.....and it is on a slide out too....ya have ta watch yer head when ya sit down cause the ceiling is low....

This is the rest of the sideout and where Gram 'n Pap eat........we hang out underneath the table in case any crumbs fall our way.....well......ya never know........do ya ??????

This is the kitchen part and ya can see the front door too....that little black thing is the stove. Gram is havin' trouble with that cause she likes ta cook 'n there's no room and only 3 burners too....the microwave is in the cabinet above the stove....this part has real high ceilings and ya have a feeling of space even though there isn't much of it......

Ready ta see some more??????
Just follow me......

If ya come in the door.......this is what ya see....the fridge and freezer section are built in and there are cabinets on the left side ta put stuff in.......'n we have lots of stuff.........Gram is havin' trouble with the fridge cause it's really small....'n ya can't fit much in it....'n she likes ta buy ahead and freeze.....can't do that here......

There's 3 steps ta the right of the fridge and ya go up inta the bath area........we didn't show ya the water closet cause it's an unmentionable.......but ya can see the shower 'n sink......

Ya go up one more step 'n yer in the tiny bedroom which is on a slide-out too....those doors are the closet and that part is on the truck bed and so the ceiling is real low.....

This is the outside of the 5th wheel camper....ya can see the 2 slide-outs....this side is opposite the entry door.....

Now ya can see the door side 'n the awning...our pen...... 'n the steps ta get in.....the slide-out ya see stickin' out is the entertainment unit....

Here's a wider view....we have a patio.... 'n a picnic table....'n there's Pap cleanin' stuff.....we've been doin' that.....cleanin'.... since we got here......we're almost done.....

We're in the RV (recreational vehicle) section of the park.......here's a look at some of our neighbors.......

And some more too.......

There's a bunch of streets back here......lookin' across the street at our neighbor.....they live here year round......

Let's drive up the street........

There are houses in here too....streets 'n streets full of 'em....here's one of the little ones......

And here's a big one........

Gee everyone....I sure hope that ya enjoyed yer tour of Tanglewood and our little place we're stayin' in........

I will try ta post more later.....I have ordered some drugs ta give Gram so that she is much more agreeable and will help me and let me use 'er laptop too......as soon as they arrive....we're good ta go.....

Hope the weather in your part of the world is swell.......cause it is nice 'n warm here now.....
'n we're havin' a grand time.....

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on Tanglewood..........

Ya Coulda Helped Us....Yes Siree !!!!!!

2009-12-15T19:13:00.010-05:00

Hey Bloggies........

When ya have a whole group of friends spread out all over the world.....ya kinda expect that those friends will lend ya a helpin' hand when ya need it......

Well.....

We needed that help....

We needed it real bad......

'N where were those helpful friends ?????

Nowhere I tell ya.......

NoWhere..........

Ya kind of knew that this was gonna happen.....didn't ya ????

Oh geez......these things are just sheer torture.......

We are tryin' ta smile....tryin' real hard......

Is this smile good enough fer ya Gram ?????

What.......we need ta look WHICH way ???????

Well, at least I can still smile.........

Actually, I'm singin' "We wish you a merry Christmas "

I even got my Mom ta sing a line or 2................

Gram....are we done yet ??????? Please....................................

Hey guys........next time it's almost Christmas......

Will ya lend us a helpin' hand

Please ?????

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Well.... me....

'n Toby....

'n my Mom

'N Gram.....

'n Pap too....

Would like ta wish you and yours.....

'n that means all of ya out there in Blogland!!!!!

A Very Merry Christmas !!!!!!

and

A Happy New Year !!!!!

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This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on our Christmas antler ordeal....'n havin' a Merry Christmas too !!!!!

Share our Dream... of Leaves, 'n the Woods, 'n a Wet Weather Stream......

2009-12-01T20:56:00.015-05:00

Hey there bloggies.....

We sure hope ya all had a special Thanksgiving....we know that we did....Gram shared 'er turkey with us......'n that was only right 'n fittin'...after all we ARE part of the family...........heck.....we ARE THE FAMILY !!!!! Yep....fer sure....

Like we said nothin' special happens around here anymore but we thought ya might want ta see more of our last trip ta the cottage.....

We really enjoy the weather in Fall.

It's so much cooler when yer playin' ball.

And though we live in Urban sprawl,

We love the country best of all..........

Here's Mom 'n Toby nose ta nose
Hardly friends but sure not foes....

I thought I'd mosey over 'n help my Pap.

Hope that open tractor ain't a booby trap......

Wet weather streams, 'n fallen logs,

Create lots of fun fer country dogs.....

A carpet of leaves and a babblin' stream...

Now pinch me quick if this is a dream......

Chase a stone in the water and ya will get wet......
It's not a memory that ya'll soon ferget....

Diggin' in the mud lookin' fer a critter.

Ya can see us all gettin' fitter 'n fitter....

( 'n the 3 of us all got baths after this one)

Here's the 3 of us pickin' up a real long stick.

We thought we were learnin' a brand new trick.

Me 'n Toby tried ta spin it around 'n around.

The trick is ta keep it way off of the ground.......

Now we hope you enjoyed our evening of prose.

Before winter blows in and freezes our nose.

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We thought ya all might enjoy this YouTube video of some very smart dogs decoratin' a Christmas tree. If ya have already seen it, we hope ya can enjoy it again. Me 'n Toby want ta hire 'em ta do our tree.....how about ya ???

The season is upon us.....enjoy it !!!!

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on another great time at the cottage and Christmas......

Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

2009-11-15T22:56:00.009-05:00

Hi all ya bloggies.....

It's me, Dewey Dewster, here at our cottage again......nothin' really excitin' ever happens at our house anymore but lots of stuff happens at our cottage.

The weather has been pretty mild for November in this part of the country and today we went for a walk down the road.

We stayed on the road becuz it was startin' ta get dark even though it wasn't even 5 o'clock yet....that's one thing we don't like about the fall.

We were runnin' down the road and then we ran back up the road....

My Mom gets hot when she does that.....

There's a big mud puddle across the road from us and my Mom thought that she could cool off in the puddle......

Sooooooo......

In she went........

'N she just enjoyed the moment entirely....like she always does when she sees a mud puddle before Gram can stop 'er........

My Mom thinks she looks nice when she is all muddy.....I tell ya me 'n Toby stayed away from that mud puddle.....no gettin' muddy fer us....no siree......

Can ya believe that my Mom is just stayin' in there all this time ????

Stickin' 'er head in the mud 'n all......now that makes ya dirty.....

Yep....she's drippin' mud....'n all 'er white parts are now brown with mud.....

Don't know if ya can see this video cause it was gettin' dark when Gram took it....if ya can see it...ya can tell my Mom was havin' fun........

But do ya all know what happens when ya get all muddy?????

Me 'n Toby know....'n that's why we stay outta mud puddles
....why ya get a BATH.......

Wonder if my Mom is sorry now that she got inta that mud puddle........

But all's well that ends well......

We got special treats that Gram gets at the feed store up here....some cow part, we think....but we're not sure which one...

But we can tell ya that they are GOOD......

Toby likes his chewy.....

My Mom likes her chewy........

'N I sure love my chewy......

We'd send ya some but we're gonna eat 'em all.....sorry guys.....I'm not really inta sharin' chewys.....

Have a great week everyone....stay outta mud puddles.......'n enjoy any chewys that ya may get.....

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on a silly Mom who thinks she looks beautiful when she's muddy.........

Shades of Fall.... 'n a History lesson

2009-10-27T19:42:00.016-04:00

Hi Ya bloggies.......

I tell ya.....we hardly ever get ta post anymore....'n we hardly ever get ta visit yer blogs anymore too.....

Now why do ya suppose that's happenin' ?

Maybe cause we have a real old person that we have ta depend on ta visit 'n ta post.......

What do ya think ????

I'm here ta tell ya that this is a long post.....cause if we don't get ta tell ya all about it now......we will never get ta tell ya at all..........

It's the Fall.....'n if ya have never seen the trees in the Fall.....ya have never been in heaven.....no siree....

Fer sure......

We love ta go ta the cottage.....even more so now cause we have DSL up here 'n the OLD ONE takes pictures.....'n we can get 'er ta upload 'em now too.....

Ya can biggify any of them by clicking on them........

So here is Northwestern Pennsylvania in all it's splendor....'n here's what the dirt road our cottage is on looks like right now....

We got ta go on long walks this visit cause the Ps weren't real busy 'n the weather was warm and sunny and the road was dry.....

We get ta run around without leads cause we're pretty good about staying with Gram 'n Pap....

Me 'n Mom are always sniffin' around tryin' ta find out if there are any vermin hidin' where we can't see 'em.....
We get ta check out McCarthy's place ta make sure any stray vermin are cornered there too....

We check out Uncle Donny's place too 'n we usually find neat stuff there...

'N what we found on this visit was not a disappointment......

Just look at what we found in Uncle Donny's back yard......

Can ya guess what it is ?????

Can Ya GUESS ????
Can Ya????
Why it's Bear Poo.....yep....in all it's glory.....just messin' up the yard....'n providin' great smells fer the 3 of us.....wowee......'n Gram made sure that we didn't roll in it..... cause .....well....now... that woulda been a real mess fer her ta clean off us.....

Gram 'n Pap said that we were going on a real road trip ta visit a special place......so we all got inta the car 'n drove up ta Warren, Pa and then onta Kinzua Dam.......

The Kinzua Dam, in the Allegheny National Forest in Warren County, Pennsylvania, is one of the largest dams in the United States east of the Mississippi River.
The dam is located 6 miles (10 km) east of Warren, Pennsylvania along Route 59, within the 500,000-acre (2,000 km2) Allegheny National Forest. A boat marina and beach are located within the dam boundaries. In addition to providing flood control and power generation, the dam created Pennsylvania's deepest lake, the Allegheny Reservoir, also known as Kinzua Lake.

Lots of the places that we would have liked ta visit were closed fer the season but we found a boat launch where we could stop and walk down by the water......'n out on the water too on a floatin' dock....

My Mom sure would have loved ta go in the water but Gram said "no" so we all stayed dry....

It was cool walkin' out onta the dock but it bobbed in the water 'n that was pretty scary......

We got ta read some of the signs that were posted....rules....a ton of 'em....but me 'n Toby just sniffed all the signs that other dogs left behind.......

We saw some fishermen fishin' from the shore.....no boats were out in the water....none that we could see anyhow....but it was a work day so that may be why too....

This is what it looks like when water is let outta the dam.....pretty....isn't it ????

And the scenery is just beautiful too....this is right below the dam......

Kinzua means "fish on a spear" in the Seneca Iroquois language.

Construction of the dam forced the departure of Pennsylvania's last Native Americans, the Seneca, who now live near Salamanca, New York, near the northern shore of the Allegheny Reservoir, which covers land flooded by the dam. Inundation led to the evacuation of both the Cornplanter Reserve (PA) and parts of the Allegany Reservation (NY).[1] It also led to the destruction of the grave of Seneca religious prophet Handsome Lake. Construction of the dam was begun in 1960; in 1961, citing the immediate need for flood control, President John F. Kennedy denied a request by the Seneca to halt construction.[2] A lawsuit against breaking the U.S. treaty which guaranteed perpetual Seneca ownership of the land had been argued by the Quakers but it lost in Federal court.

Authorized by the Flood Control Acts of 1936, 1938, and 1941, actual construction on the dam was begun by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1960 and completed in 1965. The main purpose of the dam is flood control on the Allegheny and Ohio rivers. This dam controls drainage on a watershed of 2,180 square miles (5,650 km2) or an area twice the size of the state of Rhode Island. Side benefits derived from the dam include drought control, hydroelectric power production, and recreation.
The total cost of construction was approximately $108 million. According to the US Army Corps of Engineers, Kinzua more than paid for itself in 1972 when tropical storm Agnes dumped continual heavy rains on the watershed, bringing the reservoir to within three feet of its maximum storage capacity. Over $247 million in downstream damages were prevented.

'N the scenery is just breathtakin'.......'n there's 24 miles of it ta enjoy too.....

The next picture was taken right above the dam.....

During the summer season, the waters are full of boats but on Monday there was nothing but cool blue water.... ....'n we pretty much had the place ta ourselves too.....

Well we sure hope ya enjoyed our Fall scenery....'n our trip ta Kinzua Dam too....because we sure did...

Oh yeah, we also got Gram ta take a picture last night out the slidin' glass doors.....

Good night everyone....we sure hope that yer week is goin' well 'n that yer weather is as super as ours has been....

We just LOVE THE FALL !!!!!

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' from Grand Valley, Pa in the hills of northwestern Pennsylvania......Penn's Woods at it's finest..........

Researchin' Important Matters..........

2009-10-09T19:30:00.009-04:00

Hey there bloggies......

Here I am again usin' my noggin' ta delve inta important news stories that I heard Gram talkin' about the other day.

Health Care.......

Have ya heard about it ????

Did ya know there's a big debate about it all over the country ????

Well, I figured that if it is all that IMPORTANT......well, I better get on the puter 'n see what was what......

This time I used Gram's laptop......ta search the web fer info on all this health care business that the whole country is talkin' about......

So, they're gonna vote on it next week.....uuuummmmm....wonder what's in that bill........do ya know ??????

Well, I sure don't but I bet it's important ta everyone.......maybe even me....'n my Mom.....'n silly Toby too.......

Ya have ta really research stuff before ya feel good about things those POLY-TICIANS are gonna vote on......cause that means that they're gonna pass a bill that will become LAW.......

'N that's somethin' we all care about. Now I heard that people were all up in arms about the fact that the bill might extend health care coverage ta illegal aliens. Do ya think that provision is in this bill????

Well, how about us ????

I mean Me..... 'n my Mom.....'n Toby too......are we in the bill ????

Will we get guaranteed health care coverage??????

I mean ......what if we get sick ????? Are we covered ?????

Well, we sure don't know.....but we want all the senators and all the representatives in Congress ta read the bill before they vote on it.........

So I filled in the petition so that my representatives in Congress get the message.....

Hey Gram....do I have a representative in Congress ??????

What ????

Should I look that up too ?????

Well, I tell ya that I am pretty tired lookin' inta that computer screen and I am gonna let my eyes rest a spell.....

I mean there's toys ta play with 'n beds ta get warm.......ya have ta spread yerself around.....

Don't be thinkin' that I'm gonna ferget about all this......

No siree......

I'm gonna follow-up ta make sure those Congress people do what is right........

In the meantime.......I have somethin' that's a bit easier readin' ......ta relax with..........

Can ya guess why I just love this book ??????

'N ya can bet that the Wire Fox Terrier.....is NOT the DUMB WITNESS..........

Have a great weekend everyone......

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on researchin' health care reform......'n readin' about fox terriers......

The Age of Technology

2009-09-19T16:43:00.016-04:00

Hi Bloggies.....

Betcha thought we left 'n were never comin' back....didn't ya ????? Well, we thought about that but I finally got Gram ta sit a spell 'n help me get this post tagather......sheesh...if that ain't the hardest thin' in the world....nothin' is.....

But now let me tell ya somethin' really special......we're up at the cottage......'n we now have DSL here.....why....we're in the age of technology here.......fer sure.....never thought it was comin' ta this part of the woods...but it has....so I hog-tied Gram ta make sure we got ta tell ya all about it....

First, I figured I would test out Gram's swing on the front porch. It's really comfie....'n we love ta relax on it.....

Ya can make the swing go nice 'n easy.....sometimes it helps if Toby gives it a little push......

Sometimes we can get Gram 'n Pap ta take us fer a walk.....

So.....we took a walk up ta McCarthy's cottage again ta check out the place and ta make sure no vermin were hangin' around.....we sure thought we smelled one in that wood pile.....

We just knew that he was in here somewhere but I tell ya we just couldn't find 'em at all.....

We got ta go over ta Grandma Judy's house and see her chickens runnin' around the yard....we just love those chickens....don't you ???

The lady chickens...they're hens....lay brown eggs that we get ta eat....'n they're delicious too.....

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Oh and we almost fergot that on August 29.........Reed Elliott Johanson was born weighing 5 pounds and 15 ounces and measuring 18 inches long.....ain't he little ??????

Here he is with his big brother, Parker and his Mom in the hospital.......Can ya imagine that Parker got ta go inta the hospital ????? Sheesh.......

Well, that was a big report that I just typed up....'n that makes me real tired....I think that I will roach fer a spell and let my Mom tell ya all the rest of the news....

Oops.....I think my Mom is tired too....do ya think Toby can type the rest of this report ????

Not in my lifetime, I tell ya....but we sure are gonna enjoy the new technology we have here now and if I can't get Gram ta help me, I think I'm gonna sign up fer reporter school just so I can do it all by myself....

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on technology, chickens, swings, baby Reed and roachin.....

Catchin' Up on News........

2009-08-22T17:39:00.020-04:00

Hi every Bloggie....

A lot has happened the past week or so and I finally got Gram ta sit down fer a spell so she could help us tell ya all about it.

Last Saturday and Sunday were the Earthdog tests and my Mom was entered inta Senior Earthdog cause she got her Junior title last year. 'N I was entered inta Junior Earthdog again cause last year I didn't do nothin' last year....nope, not a thing....had ta take the test all over again.....nerve wrackin' fer sure.....

So off we went on Saturday on the Pa. Turnpike ta get ta Woodside......'n guess what happened???? Just as we got onta the turnpike, the car got sick....it wouldn't go....'n this is what happened ta us.....

Can ya imagine us there in the car all by our lonesome....wonderin' if we were gonna get ta Woodside alive while the car is goin' down the road without anyone at the wheel.....scary.....yes siree.... downright scary fer sure.... (it was a transmission collant hose that broke, scary but not fatal)

We had ta call brother Scott ta pick us up at the car dealer where the car was towed and take us ta our house ta get the other car 'n then we were back on the road on the way ta Donegal. Finally we arrived at Woodside just in time fer the tests.

Gram was pretty busy since we were late gettin' there 'n she didn't have time ta take any more pictures cause my test place was different from my Mom's 'n she had ta run back 'n forth....

Now I wanna tell ya that it was really hot both Saturday and Sunday and they had little kiddie pools set up so the doggies could cool off cause chasin' rats in a tunnel is hard work. This is me in our pool at the cottage but ya get the idea........

Now before I tell ya what happened those 2 days, just remember that I did tell ya that my Mom is a better earthdog than I am and so ya sure won't be surprised ta see what she got last Saturday and Sunday.....

Those 2 ribbons are fer Senior Earthdog.....ya have ta pass the Senior Earthdog test 3 times so my Mom has ta pass it one more time ta get 'er Senior Earthdog title. But see how many ribbons she already has......sheesh.....looks like a friggin' monument doesn't it?????
I can tell ya none of those ribbons are fer me......

Why, ya may ask ????

Well, because I did the same thin' this year that I did last year......

What's that ????

Why, nothin'....not a thing...nada.....I laid a bunch of eggs......I was afraid of the earthdog judge...'n I didn't want ta go inta the tunnel when the judge was at the end of it. Even more frightenin' is the fact that the stop watch they use makes a noise that sounds like the warnin' beep on our electric fence collars....'n once I heard that I wanted outta there pronto........scat man Dewey.......

Gram says I need a new name.....can't use Dewey Dewster anymore....nope....need ta be called Dewey the Dudd or Dewey the Dunce........got me a dunce cap which I thought was rather stylish....don't ya think ????? But I wanted ta know what a dunce was so I got on Gram's computer 'n googled it ta see what kinda guy I was gonna be from now on.....

DUNCE

Dunce
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A dunce is a person incapable of learning.

The word is derived from the name of the great Scholastic theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus, whose works on logic, theology and philosophy were accepted textbooks in the universities from the 14th century. Duns or Dunsman was a name applied by early opponents to the followers of Duns Scotus, who were less disparagingly called the Scotists. Hence the term came to refer to anyone devoted to sophistry in their argumentation. When, in the 16th century, the Scotists obstinately opposed the new learning (i.e., the English Renaissance), the term duns or dunce became, in the mouths of the humanists and reformers, a term of abuse, a synonym for one incapable of scholarship. Dunces are often comedically shown wearing paper cone hats, known as dunce caps, with the word "dunce" or "dumb", or simply a capitalized "D" on them. Schoolchildren were sometimes compelled to wear a dunce cap and to sit in a stool in the corner as a form of humiliating punishment for misbehaving or for failing to demonstrate that they had properly performed their studies.

Sheesh, It sounds like I'm not ever gonna learn how ta go inta the tunnel while that judge is sittin' there.

I sure don't want ta be Dewey the dunce....nope....no siree....not in a million years.

What can I do so that I'm not afraid of the earthdog judge ????? HELP me guys.....I can't let my Mom make me look like a schmuck here........

One last thing......Pap 'n Gram took Parker 'n my fur Dad, Fred....'n my fur brother George down ta the playground by their house......do ya think we all look alike ??? Do I favor my Dad more than my bro ????? My Dad is the one on the right....

Well, I guess I better start searchin the web on ways ta be more like my Mom so I can get some ribbons like hers......now what key-word search do I use fer that??????

This is Dewey the Dunce reportin' on earthdog ribbons, our sick car.. 'n my new name....

Have a great week everyone !!!!!!!

Snake 'n the Grass.......'N Divin' Fer Bass......

2009-08-11T21:08:00.035-04:00

Hi Ta Everyone.....

While we were at the cottage on our last visit, Pap took a wheel barrel full of split wood ta the back of the house so it would be ready fer the cold weather......cause we mostly use the wood stove ta heat the cottage.

Once he unloaded the wood, he found a snake in the wheel barrel and my Mom just loves ta chase snakes so he brought it ta the front of the cottage. Gram has seen this kind of snake before and it's called a ring neck snake. My Mom doesn't care what it's called, she just loves ta chase 'em.....

See what happens ta the snake.....

Don't ya wonder how the buggers move along like that without any legs? But they're real sneaky....yep, just like a snake in the grass..... poor snake....he's history now cause my Mom shook 'em too much.

Pap was splittin' all that wood....'n Toby always loves ta play with big logs....he grabbed one of the split logs and ran off with it. Here's what he did with it ...........
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We just love ta go inta the water. So Gram 'n Pap took us up ta Keller's Lake ta try ta catch some fish....some rocks in the water....'n some sticks.......'n ta cool off too......

Here's what Keller's Lake looks like....pretty isn't it ???

Then we got ta go inta the water and got ta enjoy ourselves some...watch 'n see what we got ta do....

My Mom always likes ta bring balls back when ya throw 'em.......we never really went inta the water where it was deep til this trip....ya might get ta see us paddlin' along.......'n ya might see my Mom bring back a stick....

Boy, ya think my Mom knows more about stick fetchin' than I do ???? Nope.....no siree.....just watch me bring back that stick ta Gram........that's me....Dewey Dewster....Master stick fetcher extraordinaire..........

Well....now that ya got ta see how good I am at bringin' back the stick....ya know why everyone thinks I'm so special....don't ya..????

'N now ya know why we love ta go ta the cottage so much......we love it there cause there is lots of room ta run 'n play......'n places ta swim....'n vermin that needs my Mom ta teach it that it shouldn't be there at all....

Yep.....that's North Western Pennsylvania at it finest........'n Dewey Dewster at his best......

Almost fergot baby Parker.....maybe we should say big boy Parker now........
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Have a great week..........everyone...........

This is Dewey Dewster reportin' on Snakes, Lakes and pictures that Gram takes............'n big boy Parker......who has what it takes.......