Howllow Fellow Basset Hound and Weird Tuesday Lovers? We woke up yesterday and it was pouring down raining. It has not rained in months and months. Basset Hound Town is in the throws of a drought, lacking 9” in rainfall.

Then we rolled out of bed and noticed that Basset Hound Town had been hacked! Yes, hacked! This is when you kiss the ground your webmaster walks on! I would have had no idea howl to fix our town. Thank you John for getting us back up so quickly.

So, back to the weird day. While I was e-mailing back and forth with John I looked outside and Chaps was standing in the pouring rain. WT???

I never did figure that one out. I called himz back in and dried himz long body but himz was shivering a little bit so I warmed up a small towel in the microwave. This is the Mayor waiting in the kitchen for his warm towel.

The towel was just slightly warmed and he loved it. He walked around with his towel for about 10 minutes.

Then the weirdness continued. Since Basset Hound Town was down I decided to pick an errand that I was dreading and just do it!

I went to the laundromat! I have 3 comforters that needed washing.

All I can say is, butt crack laundromat:~[

Be very glad I did not take pictures….

When I got home I checked to see if it was a full moon.

Because it was at the laundromat;0

More hoping the weird is over now……Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

P.S. welcome back residents!

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Bracco Italiano Lovers. I just think this breed is so cute. They are bassets on long legs!

Then I found the perfect hound for me! Bassets…

But howl cute is this Bracco?

More smiling later…Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Hannah Lovers! Tonight Hannah’s Mommy sent me a drawing that her beautiful daughter Hannah did of Chaps, Emma and I on our trip to the Biltmore Estate. I was beyond touched. The first thing I noticed was my beautiful blue shirt.

I love my blue shirt….

I also love that Emma and I have such long eye lashes!

More loving Hannah so much later….Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Sunday Morning Ritual Lovers….

I love, love, love, to watch Sunday Morning on CBS. I try to never miss it. One of my favorite things about Sunday Morning are the Suns. I just adore them.

My favorite part of Sunday Morning, this morning, was a 5 minute segment called:

Traditional Security in the Modern Age

I love howl Sunday Morning can take you anywhere in the world.

Emma has her own Sunday Morning Ritual….

A nap after breakfast….She is my little sunshine!

More stained glass spirit of the sun later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and historic walking tour lovers…..Oh My Dog, we are certainly one of those. This tour is so fantastic and totally dog friendly. We had a blast!

One city over from where we live now, is where my Mom was raised, Covington, KY. Today we were looking for a last day of Indian Summer Walk. We had to get out and enjoy the day with the kids…..

Get this, Covington, KY is about 8 minutes from our home. In 8 minutes we were here!

This is part of a multi faceted walking tour that is right under our noses. We started the tour at the memorial of Mr. John A. Roebling designer of the Suspension Bridge.

This bridge was the prototype Mr. Robeling did for the Brooklyn Bridge. Crazy beautiful isn’t it? The walking tour is 13 blocks long but we made it longer. We headed out to be amazed by the beauty of this civil war settlement.

The beginning of our walk took us right along the Ohio River on the Kentucky side. It was a beautiful fall day reaching 70 degrees. Then, we turned the corner and walked up a side street to view some of the historic home. Howl ever, the Mayor got way laid in some of the historic landscaping….hehehe

Just feast your eyes on this mansion. It is called Mimosa and has 22 rooms. It is now a museum. We did not go in but we will come back and linger around.

It was such a glorious day and then we heard….clip clop, clip clop….

Chaps was totally fascinated…….

The carriage owner was gushing over the hounds. I was gushing over his horse. He told me she was his life. “Her name is Ginger puddin’!” We love Ginger puddin’!

Then we took off all the way down the lane and took a rest here….

These charming row homes are just so sweet and so well cared for. What a wonderful neighborhood. We were charmed! Then get this. After you reach the end of this quaint and charming street you can view this non-quaint structure!

LOL! Really, this building overlooks this riverside quaint neighborhood! Actually I really love it. The color of the windows match the paint on the Roebling bridge. It is really stunning. Rumor also has it that George Clooney has one of the pent houses. Again, only a rumor. At this point you make a right and go back to the river to view some fantastic murals that line the river. Really breath taking.

Time for treat….

We had such a perfect time. We cannot wait to come back. There are several tours yet to explore….

COVINGTON KY, WALKING TOURS

More loving Kentucky later…..Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Friday Check List Lovers……

1.) Wake the Mayor up – Check
2.) Feed the Mayor – Check
3.) Furminate the Mayor – Check
4.) Brush the Mayor’s teeth – Check
5.) Lightly clean the Mayor’s ears – Check
6.) Wash the Mayor’s face with a warm wash rag – Check
7.) Kiss the Mayor’s face – Double Check
8.) Harness the Mayor up – Check

9.) Make sure Grandma shows up to baby sit Emma on time – Check
10.) Deliver the Mayor to 70 excited children to read the Lily Book – Check

11.) Swing through McDonald’s for a large fry after – Check
12.) Poor nice glass of Chardonnay – Check;)

More Check lists later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Freedom lovers. I was over at facebook for a little bit this morning reading a few of the Veteran’s Day postings. This one was my favorite!

This is Duke Ellington Gordon of The ABC slobber shop!

Thanks for sharing Shelly! Shelly is the Mom Person!

More thanking a vet later….Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Indian Summer Day Lovers…..What better way to spend a day like today than near an ancient Indian burial ground surrounded by a 1000 acre park.

Basset Hound Town gives Woodland Mound Park 4 paws up. (That is our highest rating). We decided to spend this 70 degree Indian Summer Day welcoming Grandma home from FL. The kids go wild as Grandma packs up some scraps of rye bread for our adventure! Of course they got an appetizer!

You know me…I had to throw this one in……

All ready and raring to go we set out to explore
Woodland Mound Park in Hamilton County OH!

There are stunning over looks of the OH River. Lazy and easy walking paths surround the entire park. Off of these level 1 paths are level 2, 3, and 4 paths as well. We stuck to the level 1 areas!

Can you believe howl cool this place is? 70 degree weather and curves included!

Some of these overlooks rival the Blue Ridge Parkway. Incredible!

Something else that was fun to look at….SHADOWS!

I adore shadows….

Especially when they are the Mayor’s shadows!

Hey, keep you head up! There is a foot bridge ahead! Grandma, hang on tight to our Princess over the foot bridge!

Careful…….

What a fun park! We will be back!

There was nothing better than spending an Indian Summer Day at an ancient Indian burial ground. They say it is unlikely that you will see the burial ground. The mound is protected by being unmarked and hidden. I would like to think we cast our long, fall shadows over the site with much respect.

More Indian Summer adventures later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and great artist lovers….

I am on an e-mail list that allows me to see David Dowbyhuz’s basset hound art. A few days ago he sent all of us his must recent work which is just stunning….

David states……..

“Dear friends,

Allow me to share with you my latest canvas, a rather ambitious 30″ x 36″, allowing this fine fellow to be portrayed life-size.

A regal boy named Junior, in a regal setting.”

If I don’t say so myself! Just Regal! Please enjoy!

More beautiful art later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and 2 years ago lovers. I was curious to see what pictures, if any I took 2 years ago tonight. Much to my non-surprise I had about 20 pics to pick from. These 2 were never shown on my blog. For some reason I picked others from the shoot to post.

Here is Emma 2 years ago tonight….Beautiful!

And the Mayor showcasing his profile…

Wow, it was 2 much fun looking at those shots.

More good looking hounds from 2 years ago later….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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