Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and “really old one” lovers?  Well, today we took a mini car trip to an Ohio State park called Hueston Woods.  It is about an 1.5 hours from our home.  It was a really hard drive.  Two lanes and lots of dump trucks.  We will not go back.  Why would we risk our lives?

After we spent an hour looking for a picnic area we did find one.  We even had entertainment.  A couple showed up with their twin white German Shepherds that loved to jump into the water and chase a stick.  They were really magnificent and so well behaved.

If they jumped in the lake once, they jumped in 200 times!

We all looked on (Emma smelled) with joy!

If you look down by the lake there is a group of ROTC practicing.  They walked back and forth by our picnic table taking small sail boats to the lake.

One of the guys said, “You got a really old one there”… as he looked at Chaps.

He added…Very nice looking hounds.

Our Mayor would never jump in the lake to chase a stick but he sure enjoyed his day.  Emma loved all of the smells.

As we were loading the hounds up the ramp into the basset hauling vehicle an elderly couple pulled up.  Turns out the wife’s family raised and sold basset hounds 40 years ago.  She was attacked by Emma with licks.  I saw a little tear in her eye.

That made our day…..

More knowing that Chaps is getting old but it is hard to hear it later…..Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Gardening with Grandma Lovers…….Well, Emma and Chaps fall into that category.  Yesterday was a freak nice day.  In the past 8 – 10 weeks we have not been able to turn the ACs off.  The entire neighborhood and state for that matter hums, hums, hums with the sound of AC motors.  Yesterday the town went oddly quite.

This sight was so odd I felt the urge to take a picture.  LQQK! The fans are still.  The silence spread across my face with a huge smile.

I actually saw 2 woman walking dogs with light jackets on.  They were laughing and the dogs tails were high and proud.

Wow, we all emerged from the oven yesterday.

Grandma was even able to do a bit of gardening.  Emma followed her outside and I gave Grandma my camera.  “Take some pictures, lots of them”, I said……

This is Emma in her comfort corner.  She has a comfort corner on her bed and outside.  She just loves this spot.

Then the girls came back up to my back porch to show off the harvest for the day!

Our bounty has consisted of 3 tomatoes all summer long.  None of which we have eaten yet.

Today is another magic silent day without ACs humming along.  I think we need to load up in the basset hauling vehicle and do some exploring….

Maybe it’s time to eat the tomato?  Oh, that sounds good…..

More loving Gardening with Grandma Later…..Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and facebook find of the day lovers.  A breeder in Canada posted this picture (I think).  I have over a thousand “friends” on facebook and I don’t really know very many of them.  Really very strange when you think about it.  Anyway, here is my new puppy!  (just kidding)  Chaps put his paw down and said no.  I know I have said it before, but I will say it again…I will NEVER have another puppy….that is unless someone left this guy on my door step!  Teehehehehe

Come on….can it get any cuter?

More loving the lace ears later…..Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and sweet corn lovers.  Oh howl I love sweet corn.  I like to fry corn with red onions, parsley, mushrooms, butter, and lots and lots of pepper.

So as my corn was frying I was looking through some old time pictures and came across this corny shot.  Actually, it is really cool.  Check out the sweet beehive!  I was going to a 50s party and I fortunately had a hair dresser as a friend. This picture was taken back in 1980 I think. Look at the yellow corn cast to the picture.  That tells you it is really old.

Wow, I was kind of corn dishy!  I love this picture and I had totally forgotten about it. My hair looks like a corn cob!

But it reminded me of this YouTube I saw a long time ago.  I always thought it was cute.

I know Emma would do that.  I would have let her and Chaps have some but I put too much pepper on it.  Dang it!

But corn oh corn it was dang good!

More wishing beehives would come back in style later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and the elders at the Hop being winners lovers!  What a nice thing to hear this hot summer day!

Well, it all started off with a post on the daily drool that went something like this…..

The Editor and Publisher of  Bugler, The Basset Hound Magazine (Riche Churchill) posted that she has some nice basset hound items that she was willing to donate to a rescue that would be present at the Basset Hound Club of America Nationals this October 2011, however, someone heading to the Nationals would have to pick up her package and deliver it to whatever rescue told her they wanted it FIRST!

ZIP, ZIP, ZIP….I was sitting at my computer (surprise, surprise) when the daily drool e-mail dinged on my laptop!  I scanned the line up of topics and went right to the Riche Churchill’s post which looked very interesting INDEED!

ZIP, ZIP, ZIP – I ZIPPED off an e-mail and informed Riche that I wanted those items for
House of Puddles if she could get someone to pick them up and deliver them to me at the Nationals!

Guess who was firstie firsterson?  Me, me, me!  Hehehehehe!

Riche then sends me this e-mail….

“Someone in vicinity of Nashville, has offered to pick up & deliver items to Natls. I will tell him to find the HOP booth or ask for you?

Others have expressed interest, but you were the first, so you win. There isn’t all that much stuff — but one item is the only one in the world — a Basset holding a tennis racquet that was made especially for me by Judy Helferrich (ClanzooAnimals) about 15 years ago after I fell and broke my shoulder while playing. The statue has a little band-aid on its shoulder. Her statues are adorable, anyway……Riche Churchill….”

Right now Chaps, Emma and I are doing the HAPPY DANCE!  I am so excited for the elders at HOP!

I am going to host a table for House of Puddles at the BHCA opening night welcome party.  I am sure there will be many tables of rescues and basset hound clubs. I am so looking forward to this!

I am also going to be hosting a table for House of Puddles the entire week of the 2011 Nationals along with a Bassethoundtown.com table.  100% of every item designated and sold for HOP will go to HOP!  100%!

I am so excited about the Nationals and I hope some of the residents can come and enjoy this event that will most likely bring in at least 300 bassets.  I will get a better number soon.

Here is the official site for the 2011 Basset Hound Club of America Nationals to be held in Northern, KY the first week of October. I live about 20 minutes from the site and I am beyond jazzed!

http://bhca2011nationals.org/

I have subscribed to Bugler, the Basset Hound Magazine for about 20 years I think.  I love this magazine and I have all of my old copies. This is an online magazine.

Thank you Richie for helping House of Puddles!  The elders love you as well!

Well, I was certainly up with the birds and I got the worm!

Interestingly, Grandma and I just helped deliver a hound named Caterpillar to the House of Puddles a few weeks ago.  Maybe it was an omen!  Thanks Catmandoo – this one is for you!

More loving being the early bird later….Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and kissing Cheeks lovers.

I probably kiss that cheek about 50 times a day.

When I saw this photo I thought it looked like the Mayor had a halo.

His best friend was laying on the lower level.  Our Emma is so sweet.  Just look at her smelling the air.

All I wanted to do was to check on the kids. I had a moment!

More checking on the kids later….Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and getting a slight break lovers….Today we had about a 10 degree break in the weather and the humidity.  I jumped on this day to take the kids to the vet for their nail clippings.  My Mom and I always love to incorporate a nice outing after the vet so the kids don’t get too depressed.  So, we planned a picnic at Mount Airy Forest in Ohio.  We have been before and liked it.

So we took off early…..See the kids up on the porch?

It has been way too long since we have been out.  We are all like shut ins.

In our neck of the woods we have had good rain.  Our flowers and the one tomato plant are doing great.

Of course Emma leads the way as usual.  She is such a good little blind girl!  I always pull the basset hauling vehicle out to the same spot and she goes right up the ramp.

We went to the vet and then headed off to Mount Airy Forest in Ohio to have our picnic.  This park has a tree house that is built for everyone including the disabled.  The ramps are wide enough for many wheel chairs as well as a blind basset hound;)

Chaps and I ventured out to the balcony area and he did not like it one bit.  He likes the pack to stay together.

It was now time to leave.

Not because we wanted to but because the parade of police cars made us uneasy.  Something was going on. It made me sad.  I know parks are not all safe.

But a park with a tree house for disabled kids and disabled dogs?

It was just sad.  I googled it when I got home. Turns out a magic tree house does not a safe park make.  I am not sure why all the police were there today but the internet searches turned up many a reason not to go back.

We will being doing google searches before visiting parks instead of after in the future.

More being sad later….Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howlow Fellow Basset Hound and being too hot not lovers…..;)  Gawd, here in bassethoundtown it is so hot the hounds don’t even want to wander out side.  Chaps sticks his head out the dog door and that’s about it.

What what a difference a season makes.  Check out this Tube I did a few years ago.  We had so much fun that day.

Here is hoping this will help cool you down as well.

More loving Harry and the snow later….Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Christmas in August Lovers!  Even though we complain about howl cold it is at Christmas I bet we are all longing for some Christmas chill right about now!

Including this guy, named Christmas!  Can you believe his name is Christmas?  Christmas lives with 2 bassets in Ohio.  Christmas will do anything to beat the heat.  He will even spread eagle on the dining room table!

That is right after he ate the Lily book! Who wants to bet there is an AC in that window?

His Mommy, Marilyn contacted me and wanted to purchase another copy to replace the one that her darling little mountain goat ate!

Seems, likes Christmas loves to read, or should I say eat his words! Here he is with his Daddy.

“Daddy, that paper seems like it would taste really good!”

Ahhhhhhh, Christmas, you have very good taste munching on the Lily Book!  I had to send your Mommy a new one courtesy of  bassethoundtown.  Emma would have it no other way.  She thinks you are really cute laying on that table.  LOL!

I love Christmas in August!

More loving the tasty Lily Book later….Cat, Chaps and Emma

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