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 last Sunday’s guests are some delightful felines and canines and their humans
My first guest today is Diana Wallace Peach who has brought with her two delightful guests who were beloved family pets. Even when we lose them, they stay firmly in our hearts.
“Lulu and Honey were sisters who came into our lives in 2004 from a rescue shelter. They were our precious snuggle mutts and sources of endless laughter for their whole lives. Best Christmas presents ever. Happy Holidays!“
A selection of books by Diana Wallace Peach.
About Diana Wallace Peach
I didn’t care for reading as a child – I preferred Bonanza and Beverly Hillbillies reruns, Saturday morning cartoons and the Ed Sullivan show. Then one day, I opened a book titled The Hobbit. Tolkien … literally changed my life.
I love writing, and have the privilege to pursue my passion full time. I’m still exploring the fantasy genre, trying out new points of view, creating optimistic works with light-hearted endings, and delving into the grim and gritty what-ifs of a post-apocalyptic world. Forgive me if I seem untethered in my offering of reads. Perhaps one day, I’ll settle into something more reliable. For now, it’s simply an uncharted journey, and I hope you enjoy the adventure as much as I.
Read the reviews and buy the books: Amazon US – And : Amazon UK – Follow Diana: Goodreads – blog: Myths of the Mirror – Twitter: @Dwallacepeach
I thought that you might like to try this with your pets this Christmas as a party game.. I am sure there will be equally amusing results.. thanks to Pets Add Life
My next author is Patty Fletcher who sadly could not bring her Seeing Eye dog Campbell with her but is sharing a favourite photograph of this beloved companion, who is the subject of her new memoir.
Books by Patty Fletcher
About Patty Fletcher
I’m a single mother with a beautiful daughter, of whom I am enormously proud. I have a great son-in-law and six beautiful grandchildren. From April, 2011 through September, 2020 I owned and handled a black Labrador from The Seeing Eye® named King Campbell Lee Fletcher A.K.A. Bubba. Sadly, after a long battle with illness on September 24, 2020 King Campbell went to the Rainbow Bridge where all is peace and love. It is my hope to one day return to The Seeing Eye® for a successor guide.
About my blindness
I was born one and a half months premature. My blindness was caused by my being given too much oxygen in the incubator. I was partially sighted until 1991, at which time I lost my sight due to an infection after cataract surgery and high eye pressure. I used a cane for 31 years before making the change to a guide dog.
Read the reviews and buy the books: Amazon US – And : Amazon UK – blog: Campbell’s World – Twitter: @Bubbalee04
I am sure your pets will have just as elegant manners as these smartly turned out guests…thanks to Anton Tamin
My next guest is Mary Anne Edwards who has brought Gertrude along to meet us.
This is Gertrude. We rescued her in January 2015. We think she was 7-years old when she came to live with us. This picture is her first Christmas with us. She is a curious kitty but a good girl who rarely gets into trouble. Gertrude is mama’s girl, but if I’m not available, her father figure will do. Her favorite hobbies are eating, sleeping, and chasing a red dot. Her favorite toy is a paper towel cardboard tube because treats are hidden in it twice a day. Gertrude’s dislikes are the vet, anything the vet does to her, and any medicine the vet prescribes.
Books by Mary Anne Edwards
About Mary Jane Edwards
Born in Mercedes, Texas, Mary Anne has lived in Georgia for most of her life. A life-long fan of authors such as Agatha Christie, Anne Perry, Caroline Graham, and Elizabeth Peters, it wasn’t until a few years ago that Mary Anne listened to the voices in her head and began writing her own series of traditional mysteries featuring Detective Charlie McClung.
The first book in the series, Brilliant Disguise, was released to critical acclaim in January 2014. She released the next three in the series, A Good Girl, Criminal Kind, and Sins of my Youth, soon afterward. The fifth book in the series, Flirting with Time, was released on June 30, 2017. Mary Anne released the sixth book, How Deep is the Darkness, on December 2, 2019, and is working on book seven, Complex Kid, with at least three more to follow.
Read the reviews and buy the books: Amazon US – and: Amazon UK – Follow Mary Anne on: Goodreads – Website: Mary Anne Edwards – Twitter: @maedwards58
My final guests today are Claire Fullerton with her three beautiful German Shepherds.
Left to right: Ceili, Ronin, and Sorcha, our 3 German shepherds with Irish names! They are a joy, the center of our activity here in Malibu, and they have a lot of secure room to run around.
Books by Claire Fullerton
About Claire Fullerton
Claire is the author of Little Tea, set in the Deep South. It is the story of the bonds of female friendship, healing the past, and outdated racial relations. Little Tea is the August selection of the Pulpwood Queens, a Faulkner Society finalist in the William Wisdom international competition, 1st place winner in the Chanticleer Review’s Somerset award, a finalist in the International Book Awards, and the Independent Authors Network 1st place in Literary Fiction winner and 2nd place winner for 2020 Book of the year. Claire is also the author of 12 X award winning Mourning Dove, a coming of age, Southern family saga set in 1970’s Memphis. Claire is also the author of 3X award winning, Dancing to an Irish Reel, set on the west coast of Ireland, where she once lived. Claire’s first novel is a paranormal mystery set in two time periods titled, A Portal in Time, set in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. She is a contributor to the book, A Southern Season with her novella, Through an Autumn Window, set at a Memphis funeral. Claire is represented by Julie Gwinn of the Seymour Literary
Read the reviews and buy the books: Amazon US – and: Amazon UK – Follow Claire : Goodreads – website: Claire Fullerton – Twitter: @Cfullerton3
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 tomorrow…
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Thanks for sharing Patty…hugs
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Good morning to Sally and All.
Such a lovely party and what wonderful pets and people to be in company with.
Happy Holidays to All!
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Delighted to have you over Patty and have a good Christmas..hugs
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Always grand to be invited to a party.
Solstice/Christmas will be much better than I first expected as Iâve a new family member to love.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
See my latest book, Pathway to Freedom Broken and Healed: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life Second Edition in eBook and Paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/Patty-L.-Fletcher/e/B00Q9I7RWG
Find it in various accessible formats: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PattyFletcher
See my Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/tellittotheworld/
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I love the pet interviews! 🐶 🐱 🐰
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Thank you.. they were all very well behaved and the pets too..
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Thank you! Gertrude said she is honored to be surrounded by beautiful fur babies.
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Delighted to hear Mary Anne.. wishing you both a lovely Christmas..hugsx
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Happy Holidays to all. Such great memories and lovely post, Sally
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Thanks very much John… glad you could pop in..hugsx
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What a wonderful collection, and the fourleggers are exquisite models. :-)) Happy holidays to you all. Michael
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Thank you Michael.. Lovely to have them over..hugs
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Indeed. I think i will have a look for a cat too.
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They are great company.. xx
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Oh yes! But we will prevent feeding her/ him again smoked salmon, and we will not call her/ him in a noble manner. This had brought too much stress. It could be difficult living with nobility, but living with a cat thinking of herself she/ he is noble, is definitely horrible. Lol
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Dear Michael,
The trouble is that cats are born believing they’re noble.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
See my latest book, Pathway to Freedom Broken and Healed: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life Second Edition in eBook and Paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/Patty-L.-Fletcher/e/B00Q9I7RWG
Find it in various accessible formats: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PattyFletcher
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This may be true, Patty! Sometimes very expensive too. 🙂
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Well what I have learned is that just because an animal makes a demand doesn’t mean you the human must meet that demand. The word no can be entered into the equation.
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I thought they all felt they were entitled Michael.. good luck finding one who is not lol.. xx
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Will try to do. Maybe it will happen, and iwill find one with a behavior like a landlord, not like a king. 🙂 xx
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Never gonna happen. Cats are born knowing theyâre royalty.
Thereâs the old saying that goesâ¦
I pet, feed, walk and care for my dog, and he looks at me as if I were a God.
I pet, feed and care for my cat and she knows she is a Goddess.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
See my latest book, Pathway to Freedom Broken and Healed: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life Second Edition in eBook and Paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/Patty-L.-Fletcher/e/B00Q9I7RWG
Find it in various accessible formats: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PattyFletcher
See my Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/tellittotheworld/
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Hello Michael.
I got a cat not long ago and he has put the light back into my life.
After I lost Campbell a huge hole of darkness was left behind.
I didnât want to try for a pet dog knowing I would soon go back to The Seeing Eye for another guide and so I thought a cat made better sense.
Prince Edward, or Little Eddy as I call him lost his person to COVID and so the two of us were alone in the world. Thankfully we found each other.
Blessings to you and all for a Happy Holly Jolly Holiday!
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
See my latest book, Pathway to Freedom Broken and Healed: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life Second Edition in eBook and Paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/Patty-L.-Fletcher/e/B00Q9I7RWG
Find it in various accessible formats: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PattyFletcher
See my Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/tellittotheworld/
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Thank you for the links,Patty! Very appreciated. Oh, you are calling your cat in a noble way too?;-) As we did, and had to fed him smoked salmon most times. Lol Best wishes! Please stay save! Michael
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Iâve always had royal animals.
Celine Kitty was Queen Celine. Campbell was King Campbell and now, Edward is Prince Edward but I call him Little Eddy.
The trick is to remember that whatever you begin doing with them you will continue for the duration.
As to the links, Iâm answering comments via Email and theyâre in my tag line.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
See my latest book, Pathway to Freedom Broken and Healed: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life Second Edition in eBook and Paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/Patty-L.-Fletcher/e/B00Q9I7RWG
Find it in various accessible formats: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PattyFletcher
See my Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/tellittotheworld/
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Oh yes, you will need a plan, doing so. You have to deal with them for a very long time. After a while we had substituted salmon through chicken. 😉
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A delightful collection of pets, Sally.
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Thanks Robbie and look forward to seeing you at the party tomorrow…hugsxx
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I love these “invite a pet” posts, Sally. The photos and short intros are heartwarming and the video clips crack me up. I’m so glad to be here at the party with Honey and Lulu and honored to share the post with some amazing authors and their loved ones. Thank you! And Happy Holidays to all. ❤
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Glad you had fun Diana and loved sharing the pet photos.. wonderful… ♥
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I want to dive right into the middle of this page and stay there! Then I’ll re-blog it 🙂
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Lol stay as long as you like Claire… lovely to have you over..♥
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I love all the fur babies you have featured here and that mirror clip is so funny.
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Thanks Darlene…so many lovely pets… xxx
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Hi, enjoying this pet party! Shout out to Patty.
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Hi Ann.
Thanks for the shout out.
Glad you enjoyed the party.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
See my latest book, Pathway to Freedom Broken and Healed: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life Second Edition in eBook and Paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/Patty-L.-Fletcher/e/B00Q9I7RWG
Find it in various accessible formats: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PattyFletcher
See my Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/tellittotheworld/
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Thanks Ann…glad you enjoyed.
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I loved meeting everyone’s pets, and the “reflection” video was hilarious! I needed a good laugh.
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Thanks Liz.. and glad you enjoyed that video too…hugsx
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Four wonderful authors and four gorgeous Christmas pets, Sally. So lovely to see them here. Toni x.
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Thanks Toni.. I had fun with these, lovely to see fur family at events…hugsxx
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Ahhh, cute overload!!! You’re making me miss pets SO MUCH!!! Especially as I’m 80% through ‘Sam: A Shaggy Dog Story”… talk about the most intelligent, special Collie in the world 🙂 xx
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Glad you enjoyed Jessica and it has made me very broody.. and Sam would have loved that you think that.. he did lol! hugsxx
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I’ve finished Sam (review coming in January) – what a special book and a wonderful way to honour Sam. Just so special.
PS: I was checking out your other books in the back of Sam, and I came across your Size Matters book. I had no idea you had struggled and CONQUERED obesity?! I’m right in the thick of the battle myself (no pun intended). After the year of covid, I’m at my worst weight ever (around 40 kilos overweight). I’ve grabbed a copy of Size Matters and am going to read every line. God knows I need some help!
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So pleased you enjoyed Sam’s book Jessica and look forward to 2021 and your review ♥ This year has certainly not been conducive to weight loss and I have had to be vigilante! It is the 25th anniversary next year and I have a new edition coming out, but this one has all the basics.. I hope you find helpful.. And I am always here if you want to clarify anything.. hugs xxx
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Thanks. I’m going to start the book in January (I think trying to even think about weight loss before Christmas would be counterintuitive) 🤗
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Best idea Jessica… I am looking forward to all our favourites over the week.. I have put the scales in a cupboard until at least 15th January…hugsxx
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Such fun, I enjoyed this post. I miss having a puppy around my house.
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Thanks Carla.. me too.. and hope to rectify next year..Merry Christmas..
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What a fun episode. I enjoyed Diana’s doggies with Christmas bows, Claire’s German dogs with Irish names (lol), Mary Anne’s dog doesn’t like the vet, lol, and again my condolences for Patty’s Campbell. And on a lighter note, I was LOLing at the Pet Mirror video. Am I off the mark, but that narrator guy sounded like Clarke’s master? And that Cocker Spaniel sounded like Clarke? ❤
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Lol..delighted you enjoyed.. I think Clarke may have been wearing a disguise, he is an accomplished actor after all… ♥♥
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I think so too. LOLOL. Funny how some videos just stick with us. ❤ ❤
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I wonder what the guy looks like ♥♥
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Hmm, yes, we only know him from his voice. ❤
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Hi.
Thanks for your condolences. I still miss King Campbell mightily but having a purring Prince Edward to hold is making it easier.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
See my latest book, Pathway to Freedom Broken and Healed: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life Second Edition in eBook and Paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/Patty-L.-Fletcher/e/B00Q9I7RWG
Find it in various accessible formats: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PattyFletcher
See my Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/tellittotheworld/
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Aw, Prince is lucky to have you too Patty ❤
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Iâm trying to train him to stay off the keyboard.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
See my latest book, Pathway to Freedom Broken and Healed: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life Second Edition in eBook and Paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/Patty-L.-Fletcher/e/B00Q9I7RWG
Find it in various accessible formats: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PattyFletcher
See my Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/tellittotheworld/
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Omg, too cute! 🙂
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Itâs not working. Heâs writing a book in kitty language.
Patty L. Fletcher
Self-Published Author and Social Media Promotional Assistant
Email: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com
See my latest book, Pathway to Freedom Broken and Healed: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life Second Edition in eBook and Paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/Patty-L.-Fletcher/e/B00Q9I7RWG
Find it in various accessible formats: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PattyFletcher
See my Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/tellittotheworld/
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Lovely to meet such gorgeous pets and have them join in our Christmas celebrations. Welcome!
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Thanks Olga..hugsx
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It’s lovely to meet with everyone’s furry family members. The pets eating with human is hilarious. Thank you for sharing, Sally!
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Thanks Miriam and that video must have taken ages to film.. and I bet there was much laughter..♥
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