Tag Archives: pets

What’s up, y’all?

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Lots going on around my desk. After a few minor hiccups during the uploading process, His Small Town Princess flew the nest in mid-September. I was so busy, I forgot to mention that here. (mea culpa!) Reviews are starting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Good News, Here at home, New Release | Tagged contemporary romance, crocheting, His Small Town Princess, pets, Reviews, Susan Carlisle, Sweetwater Springs series | Comments Off

Peach festival a #FoodFail

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Last weekend, Hubby and I ventured out of our backwoods hideaway and attended the Johnson County Peach Festival. Located in Clarksville (the county seat), the festival consisted of booths flanking the courthouse and adjacent streets. A church parking lot held … Continue reading →

Posted in Annie Rayburn, Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Going Places, Here at home, Pics, Stupid Stuff | Tagged food, foodfail, Johnson County, Peach Festival, pets, puppy, socialization, Sophie | Comments Off

Ch-ch-ch changes and a mid-week #g1veaway

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

In contemplating this post, I started drawing correlations between fast-paced writing and a puppy’s rapid changes. I’m sure you can tell from past and present photos, but Sophie’s looks are rapidly changing. Sophie’s changes aren’t all physical. Every day is … Continue reading →

Posted in Annie Rayburn, Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Free Stuff | Tagged active scenes, changes, Cockalier, giveaway, Insight, pets, pics, puppy, Sophie, Writing | 1 Comment

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

“Cockalier” pup steals my heart

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

We visited this little girl’s home kennel Sunday, met her mom and dad and siblings, and fell in love. Isn’t she adorable? Continue reading →

Posted in Annie Rayburn, Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Pics | Tagged Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Cockalier, Cocker Spaniel, pets, pics, puppy | 6 Comments

Cedarwoods Espresso “Beau” 2001-2013

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Yesterday was a sad, sad day. Since I can’t seem to write about it and see at the same time, I’m going to post here what Hubby sent to his hunting buddies, the Pudelpointer breeder and some who’d hunted over Beau. … Continue reading →

Posted in Annie Rayburn, Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Here at home | Tagged Beau, death, grief, hunting dogs, pets, Pudelpointer, sad sad day, sentiments | 9 Comments

Update on Beau: So far, So good!

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

Here is Beau, home from hospital and recovering nicely from surgery, though the mass in his abdomen is inoperable. However, the new dearth of testosterone from the neuter process and the recommended treatment combo seems to be working. That is … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol Burnside, Good News, Here at home, Pics | Tagged bacon drippings, Beau, broth, canned dog food, canned pumpkin, chicken, pets, pumpkin, surgery | 8 Comments

The Good, Bad and Uglies

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Carol Burnside / Annie Rayburn

The good: Yesterday I woke up to sunshine and a light dusting of snow making everything appear more lovely than it was the day before. It was a rather cheerful sight, I thought. I decided it was going to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Annie Rayburn, Carol Burnside, Everyday blather, Here at home | Tagged Beau, cancer, Do Over, pets, print books, Seasons and Seashells, snow, vet | 8 Comments

The ‘into everything’ stage

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

> Don’t let that little innocent tilt to his head fool you. Guinness is easily bored these days. When he’s bored, he finds something where there is nothing and proceeds to destroy it. Empty cardboard boxes. Old rugs. Random pieces … Continue reading →