Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and As Seen On TV lovers…

Have you seen these on TV?

Well my AC went out on one of the hottest days in bassethoundtown.  Unfortunately, we were babysitting Romeo who does best in temperatures in the low 60s.  Well, that never happens at my house but regardless I rushed out to Walmart to see if these things work.

I got us each one because it says on the box, “personal cooling system”.

It comes with it’s own “mood” lighting…

Which I guess is a good thing because without AC – one is not in a very good “Mood”.

I also found these really cool sunglasses at Walmart!  That helped my mood as well…

Daisy Lynn quickly learned where to sit in front of her own personal cooling system…

Thank goodness I did not need a new AC.  The repairman came the next day and we were back in business.

The Arctic Airs all in all are not that great and I would suggest only in an emergency.  I did keep them because they got us through a few days.  You really have to be sitting right in front of them to feel anything and if your air is humid they don’t work.

That being said, Daisy Lynn did hog a fair amount of the personal cooling systems.  LOL

More loving cool air and personal hounds later…Cat, Daisy Lynn, Romeo (Chaps and Emma ATB on cool rainbow clouds…)

 

 

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Lily Book Tour Lovers…Wow – I am really dragging this out aren’t I?  I had to laugh because when I started writing this I thought of the olden days when people would get home from a trip and invite friends and family over for a slide show of their adventures.  Half of the people would be sleeping and the other half were acting like they cared.  So funny!  So, whatever half you are in thanks for coming to our slide show.  hahaha  By the way I still do slide shows for friends and family;)

So, we are now wrapping up Charleston, SC.  We absolutely love this city.  There is so much to do and so much more to discover.

After we got home from the carriage ride we gussied up and drove down to Battery Park.  Keep in mind you could probably spend at least a few days just in the park and it is perfect for walking hounds!  I am standing in front of the Pink Palmer House that was bought for 6.5 million back in 2016.  We parked a few feet down the street and walked past all of the mansions.

This is what it looks like from the water view.  It is so pretty.  We had a perfect time and the weather was great.

This is where I wanted our carriage ride to go but it turned out better for us on foot.  We went at our own pace and wound up at white point gardens in battery park.

Everywhere you turned there was outstanding beauty.  We only had a day and a 1/2 and we needed about 5 days to do it right.  Still, we got in as much beauty as possible.

Right around the corner from where we parked is a section called RAINBOW ROW.  We had to see that.  My pictures did not turn out so, I borrowed one from the internet to show you just how cute this street is.

Then we did what you do in the later afternoon – you head off to the Mega Yacht Dock.

OMDOG!!!  So much fun.  There were lots of mega yachts and even more dashing young men polishing mega yachts.

This one came in from high seas due to weather – They were flying the New Zealand flag.

It was time to head on out – we had dinner reservations at Circa 1886.

Daisy was ready to turn around.

I was in agreement with her and said, “Ya seen one Yacht ya seen them all”… We were laughing so hard it hurt…

More loving laughing later…Cat, Grandma, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB in little rainbow cloud yachts…)

PS – I have to do a blog on Circa 1886 – People rant and rave about it but we thought it was awful.  Our advise – Skip it and don’t waste your money.

 

 

 

 

 

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SOLD SOLD SOLD!!!

I actually cannot believe this took so long.  Great deal for such a cute item!!! LOL

This actually sold to a cocker spaniel!!!

More snoods later…

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Hot To Trot Snood Lovers…

This snood was designed by me and exclusively sewn by our #bassethoundtown seamstress Susan Gabbard.

OMDAWG can you even believe the hot chili pepper fabric?  Hot to Trot for surez.  Susan turned me on to this tucked away fabric shop in Cincinnati.  The woman who owns it designs the fabric and has it made.  Howl cool is that?

Can you say waddle?  Can you say Dog Show?

Come on…

More loving Haute Couture for Hounds later…Cat, Daisy Lynn, Grandma, (Chaps and Emma ATB) never eating hot peppers!!!

 

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Howllow Fellow Basset Hound and turning 6 lovers!!!  Wow, our Mayor is 6 and we really celebrated in style.

Here is her official birthday portrait…

Can you say, “bassetude”?

She rules the roost here in #bassethoundtown and we bow to her every demand.  Today she got a piece of extra crispy bacon in her breakfast bowl!

Then Romeo had to get in on the action and the bacon!

We had so much fun today and really all of this month.  We just got back from another Lily Book Tour and I have not even finished blogging about last summer’s tour.  Where does the time go?

I am going to slow down year 6 and make each moment count…

We will continue to make a wish every morning and not just on our birthdays!

Thank you fellow residents for coming on this journey with us.  We are so thankful to have such a great town.

May all of our wishes come true and we all have a safe and happy next trip around the sun.  6 years old – here we come!

More loving birthday wishes later…Love, Cat, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB ready for our next trip around the sun!)

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Howllow Fellow Basset Hound and birthday lovers…Wow today is the start of my 61st trip around the sun!  I am so excited.  I think this will be a great year and I look forward to all of the grand times ahead of us here in bassethoundtown.

I just love that the Daisies are in full bloom for my birthday.  We did a photo shoot today – So pretty…

Now for Mom and Daisy Lynn…

And…Grandma and Daisy Lynn…

I gave myself a great gift.  A bassethoundtown exterior facelift!  No not me!!!  Our home.

I had a copper top smart bump added over the door, the 60 year old shutters rehabbed, and beautiful new window boxes under Grandma’s windows.

See Daisy Lynn in the window? She is actually in both pictures.  This picture is a better one of the shutters and window boxes.

Here is a better pic of the boxes from the website.

After we get them planted I will show off some pictures.  This box is called belleflower.  Look at the daisies!  OMDOG!!!

More loving my birthday later…Cat, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma laying on rainbow belleflowers…)

 

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Charleston SC lovers…Did someone say, “dog friendly carriage ride?”  Yes, indeed!  Normally, I am not a fan of horse-drawn carriages but in Charleston SC horses have rights.  They are strictly cared for with laws and rules that must be followed to insure their health and safety.

Our particular horse, Mr. Gentleman, was somewhat famous in Charleston because he is so smart and regarded as a celebrity.  Little did Mr. G know that he was going to be hauling another celebrity around…our very own Mayor Daisy Lynn Rudert…

Daisy laid on the floor between Grandma and me.  You can see Grandma’s foot.  I had a tight grip on her lead but she was as calm as an angel.  She seemed to love the clip clop of Mr. Gentleman as she watched the world go by.

 

This is a better picture…The tour was amazing and our guide was actually a history professor at the College of Charleston.  Wow!  Can you believe our good fortune.  Just so interesting and fun.  He was Mr. Gentleman’s biggest fan.

As per usual, folks were taking our picture and pointing and smiling at Daisy Lynn.  She is such a good traveler.

Our tour was an hour-long and it went by in seconds.  Before we knew it we were back in front of the stunning John Rutledge Inn…

Just look at Mr. Gentleman. He was such a good boy.  I love him and our history professor.

Now for a few more shots of our beloved John Rutledge…

Hey, the day is still young and Mansion Row overlooking Charleston Harbor along with the Mega Yacht Dock beckon us.

More taking advantage of every moment later…Cat, Grandma, Daisy Lynn, Mr. Gentleman, (Chaps and Emma ATB – on mega rainbow yachts…)

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Howllow Fellow Basset Hound and continuing on with the Lily Book Tour – tour lovers!  Saint Augustine, FL to Charleston, South Carolina is our next adventure.  We have been having so much along the way and still so much fun yet to come.  It has been about a year since this tour and we are getting ready to take another one but I will save that for later.

I did all of my research on the historic city and picked the John Rutledge House Inn as our next treat.  Wow, we have stayed in some really cool places and the John Rutledge House Inn was just out of this world!!!

Can you believe this staircase?  Wow – the flowers were in full bloom and it was breathtaking.  This place is rated as one of the best Inns in the city.

Daisy Lynn is resting her belly on the cool steps.  Silly hound dog…

It almost took as long to research this trip as it did to take it.  Traveling with a dog I found out is much more enjoyable if you do your homework.  Proper Prior Planning for sure!  The John Rutledge has carriage houses behind the main house that are dog friendly.  We all loved the carriage house and would have picked them over the main house we think.  Not for sure but we sure loved our rooms.

Right around from the JRH Inn I had dinner reservations booked at 82 Queen.  What a gorgeous summer evening for a stroll to one of the most elegant dining experiences in Charleston.  The she crab soup is famous and has a link to the JRH Inn.  We were told that the soup is from the 1880s recipe of the head cook at the JRH Inn!!!  Wow…

82 Queen

If you can possibly swing it make sure you sit outside with or without a dog.  OMDOG!!!  Amazing ambience as the twinkle lights come on under the massive magnolia tree.  Charleston, SC at it finest.  Just magic.

One happy Grandma after downing the best she crab soup in the world!

I tried to make it but it did not match 82 Queen.  Must have tasted better under that giant magnolia tree.  I can’t wait to go back.

We took a relaxing saunter back to the JRH Inn and just took it all in.  The horses lilting by with a slow pace.  People laughing and sitting a spell.  I just don’t want to forget a single thing.

This is our courtyard and our carriage house is right behind me on the left.

The only downside was that there was not a nice place to potty Daisy Lynn out.  I had to go out the back gate over to a Church grassy area.  I did not like that but whatcha gonna do?  It is what it is.

Tonight we had extra chocolates on the pillow and a breakfast menu to hang on our doors.  Tomorrow holds a full day of soaking in Charleston and we need a good nights sleep…

And sweet dreams of breakfast delivered to our doors.

Extra bacon please…

Did someone say, “private dog friendly carriage ride?”

More loving proper prior planning later…Cat, Grandma, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB enjoying massive rainbow magnolia trees…)

 

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Ebay lovers…Well, maybe not lovers.  It is so expensive to have a shop on ebay and fully use their services.  Anyway, I have had a shop for over a decade.  It is part of my company… Basset Hound Town Enterprises LLC.  I still have inventory from over 2 decades that I need to market and move.  I am finally getting around to it.  This is a current listing from my store on Ebay.

I think I told the residents that I also have shops on Etsy, Facebook, and my own website.  Wow!  Lots of work but you know it’s my passion to help the homeless basset hounds!!!

Oh, and that reminds me…I am starting the application process to have my very own 501(c)3.  Yes, fellow residents…my very own Not For Profit.  It’s a big step but well worth it.  I want those who purchase from me to be able to write it off.  Currently, most of what I make goes to the homeless so I think this is a good move.  I will keep you posted.

More loving “A couch for every hound” later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (has 3 couches), (Chaps and Emma ATB cheering me on laying on rainbow couches…)

 

SOLD – SOLD – SOLD

 

Boswell Basset Hound Original Vintage Rare
Final Proof for Artist Evelyn Leavens

Boswell Basset Hound Original Vintage Rare Final Proof for Author and Artist Evelyn Leavens

Evelyn Leavens was my friend for over 2 decades.  Prior to her passing away 5 years ago she donated many items to my basset hound rescue.  I also purchased several treasured items of her art work.  Evelyn was also a mentor to me.  I also wrote a children’s book about my basset hound Lily.  

This offering is an item called a final proof for the Author and Artist Evelyn Leavens to review.  At this point all changes and corrections  have been made but final proofs still sent.  Evelyn kept these proofs in her possession since the book was printed in 1958.  Evelyn negotiated for all final proofs that anyone had be sent to her.  She had the vision and forethought to keep these.  Over the years she would pass them out to school children after she read the book.  As she was sorting through her life’s work she found the boxes again.  And so dear reader…she passed them to her biggest basset hound fan – me!!!  All of them show age and some yellowing.  

After much thought about display I have come up with a two sided thick acrylic frame that offers both sides of the final proof.  So, as you please you can turn the frame and have double the art work.  It is very light weight so you can even move it from room to room as the mood strikes you.  

You may see other offerings of Evelyn’s basset hound artwork online but you will never see her final proofs or for that matter a display in this fashion.  Other offerings are reproductions or pages torn from a book.  

All money from the sale of this item will go to my basset hound rescue which I fund through my business, basset hound town enterprises.  This is not a tax deductible sale.  

Please look at all of the pictures and ask any questions because…

NO RETURNS

PAY PAL ONLY

FREE SHIPPING

FREE GREETING CARDS FROM MY LILY COLLECTION

Thanks for your consideration and love of basset hounds…

Cat L. Rudert
founder and CEO basset hound town enterprises since 1993

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Howllow Fellow Basset Hound and Daisy Sunglasses lovers!!!  WOW!!!  Recently I got a bad cold and was so sad.  I had made it through the winter being so careful avoiding humankind.  LOL – Then it was not to be.  I got a dreaded spring cold.  Ugh…

So, to cheer up my spirits my BFF dropped these sunglasses off at my door.

Not the best pictures in the world but you get the drift!  It really made hacking and sneezing so much better to handle!!!

More loving BFF later…Cat, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB wearing rainbow sunglasses)…

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and belly rubbing lovers…Well, today has officially become Spring in #bassethoundtown.  What a gorgeous day!!!

First off Daisy Lynn and I ventured outside to check out the yard.

This is her excited look!  hahaha – She is so sweet and just loves her life.  What a dear hound she is.

After we walked around a little bit and made notes for our landscaper to do our spring clean we came back in to send him a text.

HEY…

THIS BELLY…

IS NOT…

GOING TO RUB ITSELF!!!

(that is Grandma’s hand coming into the picture…)

Did I mention she loves her life?  hahahaha

More Spring Days and rubbing bellies later…Cat, Daisy Lynn, and (Chaps and Emma ATB with warm pink bellies…)

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