Tag Archives: gardening

Gardening in fiction and real life

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

This time of year in the southern U.S., weather is a mixed bag. We could get cool and rainy, warm with tornado and severe thunderstorms, or we could skip springlike temps and go straight to summer hot. This year we’ve … Continue reading →

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1st harvest of 2015

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Hubby and I are gardening again this year. Our first harvest this year was green beans. Lots of green beans. ( Those are 12″ tiles for basket size reference.) I processed them Monday for over four hours, but will they … Continue reading →

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Rain makes the garden happy

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Things around here are having a growth spurt due to all the rain we’ve been getting. Hardly a day goes by that we don’t get at least one cloudburst. The dogs don’t like it much because it means less time … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol Burnside, Here at home | Tagged flowers, gardening, rain, tomatoes | 2 Comments

Feelin’ the heat!

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

I wrote the paragraph below in 2011, saved it as a draft and promptly forgot it (Circa 2011) Status for the garden this time last year: Gawd, its been h.o.t. here. So hot Hubby and I had to escape to Florida … Continue reading →

Posted in Annie Rayburn, Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Here at home, Pics, Random Bits | Tagged Camp NaNoWriMo, gardening, pests, pets, progress, puppy, Sophie, success, swimming, time drains, weather, WIP, Writing, writing retreat | 2 Comments

New pics of pup!

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Puppy update! Here’s Sophie as she looked on Monday. Compared to two weeks before: Can you tell a difference? I can. Her ears are longer as is her body, the shape of her head is more Spaniel defined and her fur … Continue reading →

Posted in Annie Rayburn, Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Good News, Here at home, Pics | Tagged Bentonville, Cockalier, Crystal Bridges Museum, dogs, gardening, Houlihan's, Normal Rockwell, pets, puppy, Sophie, Writing | 4 Comments

Here and there

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

I’m blogging on PFHT today about being a reality show junkie and what I get out of it. Come on over and join in the conversation. Here at home, I’m covered up in garden work. Don’t know what Hubby and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Going Places, Here at home | Tagged gardening, PFHT, Phoebe's, reality shows | 8 Comments

Bad company

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

It’s a good thing I’m alone today, because I don’t think I’d be very good company. Why? A year ago yesterday, my niece passed away. A year ago today, my eldest brother passed away. My shoulder is hurting like mad, … Continue reading →