Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and not having a flea problem lovers…Over the past 2 decades I have had 6 bassets and I have never had fleas.  I have used the chemical liquid between the shoulder blades on several occasions but I just hate it.  Anyway, I googled a safe way to ward off fleas and came up with this concoction.  I am going to try it and in my opinion it can’t hurt.

Flea Spray

Make a pleasant smelling and effective flea repellent spray by steeping thinly sliced lemons and sprigs of rosemary overnight in near boiling water. Add a few drops of geranium essential oil. Spritz on soft furniture, bedding and even the dog to repel fleas. Treat the dog’s bed as well.

Off we go then to the store for the ingredients!

The directions were kinda spartan so I tweaked it.  I brought about 10 cups of water to a near boil and added 3 thinly sliced lemons.  I then added about 5 large springs of Rosemary.

I went to Whole Foods to get the Geranium Essential Oil.  I added about 15 drops. I was home all day so I let it steep for about 4 hours.  You would not believe howl wonderful it smelled.  Just delicious!

I used this spray bottle instead of the one in the first picture.  I let it cool over night in the fridge. The liquid was about 1/4 of when I started.

I washed the dog beds and then very lightly sprayed them, about 5 wide sprays.

Daisy Lynn was very curious…

“Smells great Mommy…”

Daisy Lynn’s new perfume.  She aspires to be a perfume magnate!

Now for the office bed…I am only doing the dogs beds to see howl Daisy Lynn does with this new refreshing scent.

She seems to really like it!

Who knows if it really works but it sure is worth a try.  I am going to spray some on her paws before a walk and then clean them off when we get home.  I like to wipe hounds down after a walk to remove dirt and grass.

But for now…sweet refreshing dreams my friends…

More trying new things later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma ATB using rainbow spray…)

 

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Shadow Box Lovers…Some of you may recall that I won a much coveted item during a basset rescue auction! 

In that blog post I linked to above, I told the residents about my dream to find a shadow box to put my delicious sweater in!!!

This is just a shot to show where I hung it in the dining room…

Here is a closer look…

I just love it!  I was hoping that the sun would hit it in the morning and it does!

I am ready for my disco breakfast for surez…

One more and I will stop bragging…

All I have to do is take it off the wall, open up the back and put it on!  Loverly!

More loving functional art later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma ATB disco dancin’)

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and life changing lovers…Starting now, the new name of our town is FAIRY LACE PLACE.

I have decided to comb the globe for lace eared basset hounds.  I have also decided to sell my home and move to farm deep in Kentucky where I can let the lace ears roam the many acres (all fenced in of course) of magical blue grass. I found a farm that I will call Fairy Lace Place!

Here it is – TaDa!

I will start a new blog documenting my exciting journey.

The lace eared hound is fairly rare and these are a few subjects that I have let get away…

Word has it that fairies and sprites are attracted to them.

I might be able to catch some mystical images on my IPhone! I will also get night vision goggles…

I think I will start my next book!

I am sure the farm life is for me.  Wonder if Grandma will like it?

I remember this lace ear!  *swoon*  Looks like a farm hound to me!

This one lives in TX…

This guy could help with camp fires…Fairies love camp fires!

Oh this poor soul would have flourished at Lace Ear Place…

“Was that a sprite?”

APRIL FOOLS FELLOW RESIDENTS,
APRIL FOOLS! 

Dog knows that Grandma and I can hardly keep up with one young hound!  Daisy Lynn still reigns supreme and the only hound in our personal town (lace ear or not!)

More loving fairies and sprites later…Cat, the one and only Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB not fooled for one second!)

PS – We cannot forget Oz Doyle the lace ear wonder hound dreaming of neverland!

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Camp being over lovers;) Well…all good things must come to an end but we will all be back at camp in the wag of a campers tail!

So…the money shot and kudos to oldest and smallest camper!

ENZO and friends!

A great time was had by all and Daisy Lynn will dream of her next adventure…

More loving money shots later…Cat, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB eating rainbow smores…)

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Spring Break Camp lovers…Here at Camp bassethoundtown I try to have the campers rest after a meal.

They like camp rules!

Then after we rest we rest some more!

Ahhhhhhhhhhh…

More pictures from Camp later…Love, Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma ATB resting on a rainbow)

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Spring Break Lovers…Look who is spending spring break in camp bassethoundtown!

Romeo likes to lay in the bathroom because the tile floor is cool.  Himz get hot even in the early spring!

He looked so cute I had to hug himz..

Then I got caught!!!

I think that Daisy Lynn might be a little jealous…

More than enough love to go around later…Cat (head camp counselor), Daisy Lynn (patrol officer), (Chaps and Emma ATB campfire howling kumbaya)

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Howllo Fellow basset hound and TV watching hound lovers…Over my 20 years of loving and living with basset hounds I have never had a hound that watched TV like this!

This hound really, really loves TV!

Do your hounds watch the tube?

More loving the wonderment of hounds later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma watching the rainbow channel;)

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Unicorn Lovers…This morning Grandma went out to get her Sunday Paper and found a package the mail person had left by the front door.  She sent me an e-mail that said, “There is a package in the hall for Daisy Lynn from Audra.”

Daisy Lynn was jumping for joy and loved the wrapping paper covered in dogs!  So cute!

What a way to start a Sunday!  With a pink and purple unicorn toy!

Eyes as big as dinner plates…

Thank you Audra, Colby Chaps and Abby.  Daisy Lynn is having as much fun smelling the unicorn as she is playing with it.  Audra always rubs toys all over her hounds for that extra dinner plate amazement expression…

More loving the tender things in life later…Cat, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB riding over rainbows on pink and purple unicorns;)

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and walk in the park lovers…Life was a walk in the park today!  Just so sweetly spring…

We walked and walked and then rested in the cool grass over looking the river…

Oh it was so nice with the sun beating down on us…

Daisy Lynn loved laying in the grass…

and did a spring roll…

Daisy Lynn, Grandma and I hope you all had nice day today!

Many, many more walks in the parks later…Love, Cat, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB making sure the grass is soft and tender:)

 

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Spring coming lovers…The Mayor Daisy Lynn and I know that today is the official day of Spring but we have both decided to put it off until tomorrow. Today was cold and tomorrow is going to be a spring like 68 degrees!  YES!  So we have a big day planned for sure…

Today…not so much!

We finished up our taxes.

That little pile is the boiled down result of 20 hours of work…

bassethoundtown.com is not a hobby!

Daisy Lynn is not amused…

We are sure ready for Spring…

More loving accountants later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma ATB never seeing a 1040 again;)

 

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