Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and road trip lovers….

This morning we were blessed with an abnormally nice August day. We are a pack that can take advantage of a nice day on a moments notice and take advantage we did! Grandma whipped up the tuna fish sandwiches and I tanked up the basset hauling vehicle! We headed out to one of our favorite parks (AJ Jolly) which is out route 27 and becomes important later….

We wanted to check out the camp ground and found our almost perfect spot to dine!

This is an actual campsite. You can see the next site over where the picnic table is. It is really cool. We loved it! I kept thinking that it would be so cool for a group of basset lovers and campers to spend a weekend here! I say almost perfect because I found the perfect camp site.

See it right behind Grandma. It is PERFECT! The ideal setting. Wouldn’t it be cool to get a bunch of these small campsites and have a basset hound hootenanny? They are all cloistered pretty close and in this particular area one of the sparse bathrooms is pretty close. I felt like someone staking out our claim! hehehehe

Then we pressed on via route 27 South. Remember I said this would make a difference later? Well, we quickly discovered we were on the route of the longest yard sale in the world. It happens every year but neither of us have ever been on it. Here is a map I found on line.

Check out the very tip of Northern KY, that is where we live and where the longest yard sale in the world starts. It is about 10 minutes from my home. We were excited to travel for a few hours and do some shopping but the pickins’ were slim and the travel was slow!

It is tobacco harvesting time in Kentucky and the air is thick with the smell. Nice to have this guy turn right!

We were on the hunt to find a place to pull over and take a walk. Like a small city park. We just could not find one. Since we had the kids we really did not want to get out for a yard sale card table on the side of road selling plastic baby toys or rusted shovels. So we turned around to head home.

We may not have stumbled upon a yard sale find but we stumbled upon a real estate find! I was traveling the speed limit with a big black pick-up truck barreling on my butt as I glanced to the right and saw the for sale sign in the front of an aging Cynthiana, KY estate/farm. I let the too much in a hurry black pick-up truck pass me. As the truck roared passed I had to laugh at the larger than life decal on the back window complete with a gun rack. It said, “SPOILED ROTTEN”! Where do I get me one of those decals? hehehe

I turned around. I had to go back to the aging estate. The kids had to tinkle!

It looked like the perfect spot to stop and a place to walk the kids and get them some water.

It was really run down with an old broken down 70s Mercedes parked in the side yard. It was kind of spooky. You could tell that in its day someone was very proud of it. The eves were broken and the roof looked like it would leak. We saw a huge crack in the outside molding. The paint around the windows was flaking off in sheets. The landscaping was trying to grow up into the windows. There was even an open window on the second floor. It was really sad.

This next picture was taken from me just turning around. Look at that driveway. That is the BHV at the end.

The driveway was gravel and the pillars at the entrance way were falling over.

This is your side yard.

Interesting indeed! I felt sorry for the old place as we pulled out. I wondered about who loved it at one time. I wondered howl much it was listed for.

The kids slept the entire way home…..

More tuna fish sandwiches and a tank of gas later….Love, Cat, Grandma, Chaps and Emma

PS – BREAKING NEWS! I JUST GOOGLED THIS PLACE! HOWL CAN OUR EVALUATION BE SO OFF?

LISTING FOR OLD KY ESTATE

Make sure you look at all of the pictures. WHAT? The price floored us! My Mom and I thought it would be a tear down from looking at the outside. We guessed 150,00 for the place.

I had to crack up at our description and then the real estate person’s description. I love that I did not look at hers before I did this blog.

This place is definitely not a yard sale find! hehehehe

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Summer Sleep Away Camp Lovers! Ohhhhhhh, I had so much fun! The Camp is called Camp Ernst and it is still as cool as it was when I went! That’s me on the right. Getting ready for the time of my life!

You may wonder howl I know that Camp Ernst is still as cool? Well, Grandma, the kids and I went on a picnic today and wound up on Camp Ernst Road. I was so excited! First we had our picnic by Camp Ernst Lake.

Turns out, being Sunday, all the campers were switching over and we were able to take a look around. I was about to start running and screaming with all the little girls that were pulling up!

Here is one of the cabins that I stayed in!

Oh, I wanted to stay all night for the PJ themed party around the campfire and sing Kumbaya with all the other campers and eat s’mores.

But, I did that and thank goodness I did. We all went to get a dairy dip on the way home for ole time sake.

The kids loved it! Chaps was all delicate and licking the cone like a good boy!

But then Emma came in and took it down! One bite and half the cone gone!

Oh, so that is howl you want to play? Chaps is no fool!

Now those are some happy campers!

More loving happy campers later….Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Mount Vernon Lovers: I ran across this blog posting on a photography site called, Paw Prints Photography

I love the pictures and the folks that run this business are in VA. After viewing Abbey and Shakespeare I now really want to go to Mount Vernon, the house where George Washington lived. It looks totally pawsome and fun. I am going to certainly put this place on my list for future travel with Chaps and Emma .

The photo blog states,

“Interestingly enough, we found historical reference that Lafayette brought Basset Hounds to George Washington as a gift. Mount Vernon allows dogs and is a great place to visit with your best friends. (Leashes are required, and Abbey and Shakespeare were on leash the whole time – any images sans leashes were removed in Photoshop”

Wow, howl much fun was that photo show? It would be really fun if we could all meet at Mount Vernon at some point. Taking bassets back to their American roots!

Special thanks to Paw Prints Photography for gracing Bassethoundtown.

More dreaming of our roots later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Dog Chapel Lovers: I just cannot wait to visit this place some day. I really want to take the kids. I have some pretty fun goals that I hope to achieve within the next 2 – 3 years.

Last Sunday I featured a tiny church in Iceland. One of our residents, Lois commented about the Stephen Huneck Dog Chapel in Vermont and how much she loves it. She said she had some pictures so I asked her to send them for today’s blog about soulful places.

Very nice Lois. Great picture. Lois also sent this picture of the Chapel,

Could that sky be any bluer?

The Chapel has stain glass windows with some of Stephen’s famous art. Just breath taking.

I popped over to the Chapel’s site this morning (link above) and found out some fun and fantastic news. The Dog Chapel is featured in the July issue of Architectural Digest which is out now. Do yourself a favor. Click on this link and enjoy more pictures that will make your Sunday special.

ARCHITECTUAL DIGEST JULY ISSUE LINK TO STEPHEN HUNECK DOG CHAPEL

Just magical. I think I might pick up a copy today.

Thanks Lois for reminding me about this treasure so I could show case it again. I hear Vermont calling!

More magic later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Hounds and take your dog to work day lovers:

Chaps and Emma are getting ready for their big day of going to work. Since they work with me everyday out of my home we will venture out to other work environments. Our most important stop will be the Woman’s Crisis Center of Northern Kentucky. We are going to deliver a case of 40 Lily books in honor of their dearly departed spokespet, Junior.

Junior was the elected Mayor of a small town in Northern KY called Rabbit Hash. This is all very true folks! Below is his picture with the article just published in the paper. This is where I got the idea to donate a case of Lily books in his honor to the Woman’s Crisis Center. It will be a privilege.

Mayor Junior passed away on May 17th, just 2 days shy of his 13th birthday. Thankfully, he did not have to be euthanized, (which was especially easier on his “people”), and mainly died of old age. Although Junior was diagnosed with lymphoma last fall, he was able to live well in his remaining days.

According to the Mayor’s owner, Jane Cochran, “Junior died peacefully in his yard after taking a long pee and smelling the flowers.”

Evidently Junior loved being mayor of Rabbit Hash. “He’d get so excited when we’d get out his red, white and blue bandanna. He tried to serve his town well,” Jane added.

Junior was born and raised in Rabbit Hash, KY. A working retriever, Junior traveled by car extensively around the country. His all-time favorite states (besides KY and OH) were Texas, Montana and North Dakota. He also donated his time to help others and served as the “spokesdog” for the Northern KY Women’s Crisis Center Pet Protection Program.

Junior was buried next to his mother, Belle, and his father, Herb in the woods on the Cochran property. We will all surely miss him here in Rabbit Hash.

—-end of article—–

I think Lily will touch a lot of women and children. She would be very proud of herself.

Please stay tuned for more updates as our visit unfolds.

Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howello Fellow Hound and Rosemary Clooney Lovers: I am sure many of you know her sweet voice.
It was fun to travel to the historic town of Augusta, yesterday. It is one hour from my home. It is so quaint and sits right on the Ohio River. Chaps and Emma were a HUGE hit. At one point we had about 10 – 15 people gathered around taking pictures and admiring their beauty! (hopefully) Tehehehehehe!

We arrived just in time for a pizza lunch as the 12 person high school marching band proudly paraded down main street. What a treat. Chaps and Emma love pizza and Tubas! Here is a short video of the walk we took after the Labor day weekend event.

More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma

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