Archive for June, 2013
Best Product for Summer
by admin on Jun.09, 2013, under Shop@RoseCottage
Not sure about where you are but here in Central North Carolina it is hot today – and humid. After all the rain on Friday, the hot sun is all but creating a steamy day for this Sunday, June 9th.
Here is a product many will be wishing they had – if planning to spend any time outside this coming summer…
The Hoseless Evaporative Cooling Fan makes a patio or deck as comfortable as an air-conditioned room without being tethered to a garden hose. Encountered in luxury resorts and outdoor cafes, the fan reduces the air temperature by as much as 30 degrees F by gently misting the surrounding area.
Its six patented nozzles create micro-fine droplets that feel dry to the touch and evaporate almost instantly, providing refreshing cooling without the soaking spray common with lesser misting fans. The 30″ fan’s high-velocity three-speed motor is waterproof and can cool up to a 1000′ sq. area. Because flying insects typically avoid wind and moisture, the fan also helps reduce these outdoor nuisances.
++ Plugs into AC.
++ Height adjusts from 47″ to 60″. 30″ Diam. base.
18″ Fan Also available: Hoseless Evaporative Cooling Fan (18″)
Summer 2013: Bad Year for Ticks and Fleas
by admin on Jun.02, 2013, under Favorites
All that weird, earlier Spring 2013 weather seems to have led us directly to one of the worst late-Spring flea and tick “attacks” I’ve seen in the last ten years.
At first I thought Cato was just more prone to fleas than his predecessor, CoCo, but as I’ve made just a quick walk to the mailbox and back and have then found ticks on both of us – I think we are facing a tough season.
At the same time, the Frontline products I’ve been using for decades don’t seem to be doing the job. If I am religiously following the application process and schedule according to the packaging, Cato should have no fleas and no ticks. He has both.
I have a bag of Diatomaceous Earth I am going to apply around the entry points of this house later today. And though I think a lot of dogs are “over-bathed,” Cato will be spending some of this 80 degree plus day, getting one.
If anyone else has noticed that the flea and tick prevention product they’ve been using has suddenly NOT been working, I’d like to hear about it. The stuff is NOT cheap and if the manufacturer has changed it and made it less or not effective, they need to hear about it from pet owners.
Congratulations to my nephew Holden, who graduated from high school in Florida on Friday. Well Done! Wish I could have been there…
