Welcome to the Smorgasbord Christmas Party, with the focus on the fur members of the family who also love this time of year, over this weekend and next I will be sharing the photographs of some much loved pets, and of course a little promo for their human companions.
Obviously with all these honoured guests expected, I have been busy in the kitchen preparing some treats that hopefully my guests both two-legged and four-legged will enjoy.. Joining yesterday’s guests are some delightful felines and canines and their humans
My first guest is mystery and historical author Noelle Granger who has shared a photograph that is very festive.
My beloved and missed Elijah Moon, who loved to sit in the middle of the pile of Christmas wreaths
Books by N.A. Granger
Noelle A. Granger grew up in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in a rambling, 125-year-old house with a view of the sea. Summers were spent sailing and swimming. She was also one of the first tour guides at Plimoth Plantation. Granger graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor’s degree in Zoology and from Case Western Reserve University with a Ph.D. in anatomy. Following a career of research in developmental biology and teaching human anatomy to medical students and residents, the last 28 years of which were spent at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, she decided to try her hand at writing fiction. The Rhe Brewster Mystery Series was born.
In addition to the Rhe Brewster Mystery Series, Granger has had short stories, both fiction and non-fiction, published in Deep South Magazine, Sea Level Magazine, the Bella Online Literary Review, and Coastal Style Magazine, and has been featured in Chapel Hill Magazine, The News & Observer, The Boothbay Register, and other local press. Granger lives with her husband, a cat who blogs, and a hyperactive dog in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She spends a portion of every summer in Maine.
Read the reviews and buy the books: Amazon US – And: Amazon UK – Blog:Sayling Away – Goodreads:Noelle A. Granger – Twitter:@NAGrangerAuthor
I do love a good Christmas dinner so if everyone would like to take a seat at the table…thanks to Gerald B. Saunders for the table setting.
My next guest is prolific children’s author Victoria Zigler who has brought her delightful West Highland Terrier…Lilie
“Lilie is a very energetic West Highland White Terrier, who thinks almost being four is no excuse to stop having the enthusiasm of a puppy. She loves making friends of any species, and playing ball. She even loves her Cavapoo brother, Logan – when he’s not chewing her
favourite ball, or stealing her stuff.
A small selection of books by Victoria Zigler
My name is Victoria Zigler, but most of my friends and family call me Tori. Feel free to do the same.
Born in the shadow of the black mountains in Wales, I now live by the sea in the south-east of England, with my husband, Kelly, a chinchilla named Mollie, a West Highland White Terrier named Lilie, a Cavapoo named Logan, and a Hermann’s Tortoise named Artemis.
Having battled with glaucoma since birth, I now find myself completely blind. But I haven’t let that stop me from chasing the dream I’ve had since I was a young child: the dream of becoming a published author. Though it’s been said many times by many authors, I’ve loved to read and write since I learned how, and always wanted to get my work published. Finally, in 2012, I made that dream come true by self-publishing the first of my books as an eBook via Smashwords. Several more titles have been published since, with paperbacks and audio books also being made available. So now I’m a published author of several poetry collections, as well as a long list of children’s stories.
Read the reviews and buy the books in print and audio: Amazon UK – and : Amazon US – Follow Victoria on: Goodreads – Website: Victoria Zigler – Twitter: @VictoriaZigler
Something to go along with the Mocktails….
My next guest is popular blogger and author Teagan Riordain Geneviene who shares a delightful Christmas photograph of her cat Crystal.
Crystal’s life began as a feral kitten on the south side of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was rescued at birth. Her rescuers held an event at a pet store. I went inside, pondering whether the time was right for another cat. I spoke my thoughts aloud to a pair of colorful lovebirds. They began chirping excitedly. I took their advice. Now Crystal is 14 years old, and traveled across the country with me — and then back to the southwest again.
A selection of books by Teagan
Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene lives in a “high desert” town in the Southwest of the USA.
Teagan had always devoured fantasy novels of every type. Then one day there was no new book readily at hand for reading — so she decided to write one. And she hasn’t stopped writing since.
Her work is colored by her experiences from living in the southern states and the southwest. Teagan most often writes in the fantasy genre, but she also writes cozy mysteries. Whether it’s a 1920s mystery, a steampunk adventure, or urban fantasy, her stories have a strong element of whimsy. There are no *extremes* in violence, sex, or profanity.
Her blog “Teagan’s Books” contains serial stories written according to “things” from viewers. Teagan’s Books
Major influences include Agatha Christie, Terry Brooks, David Eddings, Robert Jordan, and Charlaine Harris.
Read the reviews and buy the books: Amazon US – and : Amazon UK – Blog: Teagan’s Books – Goodreads:Goodreads – Twitter: @teagangeneviene
It is so gratifying to see a clean plate but hope room has been left for dessert….
My final guest today is author Cathy Cade and her lovely dogs Smidgeon and Ruff
This will be our first Christmas without Pickle, the Staffie. Pickle would have been sixteen if she’d made it through lockdown, but it wasn’t to be. As Smidgeon was missing her companion, we’ve taken on Ruff (Wanna Play). This festive season will be the first when we don’t have to feel guilty about poppers or Christmas crackers since, unlike Pickle (back in the days when she could hear) neither Smidge nor Ruff are frightened of bangs.
Books by Cathy Cade
Cathy lives with her husband and dogs, mostly in the Cambridgeshire Fens and sometimes across the fence from London’s Epping Forest. Following a career in libraries where creative writing opportunities were limited to annual reports, she now produces a different kind of fiction.
Cathy’s short stories have been published in ‘Scribble’ magazine and Chris Fielden’s ‘To Hull and Back 2018, Short Stories’. Her stories and rhymes also appear in the anthologies ‘Where the Wild Winds Blow’ and ‘A Following Wind’, from the Whittlesey Wordsmiths’ creative writing group (both available from Amazon.)
Her verse owes more to Pam Ayres than G K Chesterton. Examples can be found at Commaful (see Cathy Cade) and on WordPress at cathy-cade.com.
Read the reviews and buy the books : Amazon US – And: Amazon UK – Follow Cathy: Goodreads Website: Cathy Cade – Facebook: Cathy Cade Wordsmith.
While all my guests digest their dinner, time for a Christmas story….courtesy of Pets Add Life
Thanks to my guests today for traveling such great distances to be with us.. Please check out their humans’ books so that their houses will be filled with sausages, cheese and other treats this Christmas...Thanks Sally.
Please join us again for more guests next Saturday…
Such sweet fur babies.
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Made me very broody…will have to do something about that soon…xx
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Excellent, Sally. 😊
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Thank you John…hugsx
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This is such a fun series!
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Thanks Liz.. a little fun and love the pets xx
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You’re welcome, Sally. I love the pets, too.
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xx
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So much fun to meet everyone’s lovely Christmas pets, Sally. Toni x
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Thanks Toni.. next to Children it seems are pets get the most out of the fun and food..xx
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Awww so lovely to meet the Christmas pets …Hugs xx
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Thanks Carol…they are all lovely..xx
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Thanks Patty hugs
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Lovely pics – Elija’s bed looks a mite prickly for comfort though.
Lilie reminds me of Katie, the West Highland White my second husband came with – although Katie was visibly older. She seemed to think any wrapped present was for her, so I had to rethink my practice of leaving wrapped presents under the tree through December.
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Thanks Cathy… we made the mistake of wrapping pigs’s ears in a couple of ziploc bags and then gift wrapped but Sam still found them and of course they were on the bottom so everything else was tossed aside…xx
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I thoroughly enjoyed the Christmas pets. What an original idea, Sally. Hugs
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Glad you enjoyed William.. has made me broody for our next dog, but better wait until Covid is not so prominent … next year hopefully.. hugs
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Ah wonderful pictures of pets, Sally. This is such a great idea.
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Thanks Robbie.. even if I don’t have a fur baby of my own at the moment, nothing against borrowing some for the festive holidays..xxx♥
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I’m with you, Sally. My mom announced yesterday that she wants a dog. I asked her why we need a dog when we have two plum trees full of loerie birds who are going to be to fat to fly away.
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And at least they don’t need to be walked and fed….but they don’t sit on your lap when you need a friend…xx
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Guinea pig Roscoe is now sending kisses to Tori’s Mollie, her chinchilla. And Tori, I think too. He is such a flirt today!
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Good for Roscoe.. since we are all banned from under the mistletoe at least he is getting some action lol..♥♥
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Thanks for having me over. I love making friends, and if I get snacks too, that’s even better!
Lots of licks,
Lilie
P.S. Mummy and me have been reading all the comments, and will keep doing so, but might not get a chance to reply to all the ones aimed at us. Sorry if that’s the case. We don’t have much computer time right now with trying to sort out the new house.
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Glad you’ve got into the house, Tori. Love from us all. xxxxx
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No worries, we quite understand.. and I am sure it will feel like home by Christmas..hugs
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… and the fourleggers have a lot of fun, too. :-)) Great collection, featured by unique fourlegged models. Michael
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Thanks Michael.. it is a bit crowded in here at the moment but everyone is behaving themselves lol..xx
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Dear Sally, Crystal and I are delighted to be at your party. It’s a joy to be around so many pet lovers. Hugs on the wing.
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Thanks for bringing Crystal along Teagan and have a good weekend..hugsx
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Thank you so much, Sally. I had actually forgotten all about it! We will get some pictures of Garfield for next year! You are such a good friend! And we need all we can have this year!
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My pleasure Noelle and you are very welcome.. I am sure there will be a party next year… perhaps in the summer…hugsx
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Oh, the JOY!
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Thanks Claire.. a little bit of fun goes a long way..hugsx
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So great to see Elijah Moon, Lilie, Crystal, Smidgeon and Ruff here. And I loved the animals telling of the Night Before Christmas! Happy Christmas to all.
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Thanks Darlene, a lovely bunch and delighted you enjoyed..hugsx
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Such sweet, well-loved pets, Sally. Merry Christmas to all. And thanks for the dinner party video. Had to laugh at that one. Lol.
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Fab party Sal. Love the pet videos, and thanks for the delicious food. Happy holidays to all! ❤
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Thanks Debby… fun to do..hugsxx
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Those videos are hilarious!! It’s great to see these authors and their pets! Thanks, Sally!
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Thanks Jan,, a bit of fun and I never tire of sharing photos of fur babies…xx
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I love seeing pics of furry friends – I know of couple of them!
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And some I would love to know better Teri…hugsx
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Aww, how lovely, the photos and the videos. Now I know what their pets look like! Thanks, Sally!
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Thanks Miriam.. great to have them all over..hugsxx
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I have met Teagan’s Crystal before, but it’s great to meet the rest and thank them for inspiring such great authors. Thanks, Sally!
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Thanks Olga.. and they were all very well behaved, which is more than I can say for their humans lol..xx
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Thank you for allowing me to share Elijah Moon! And the promo – I am honored to be among such authors!
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