tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45653193149322845752011-07-07T15:32:14.853-07:00Cary and Donna Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494335253342334073noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565319314932284575.post-85156355815338198482010-01-06T12:15:00.001-08:002010-01-06T12:32:57.059-08:00Horse tracks in the pristine white. A tree limb fell on the fence so they took the opportunity to pay us a visit.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/S0TyfUxQJvI/AAAAAAAAAGY/y2_3kEnPEeU/s1600-h/DSCN0171.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423726471226074866" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/S0TyfUxQJvI/AAAAAAAAAGY/y2_3kEnPEeU/s320/DSCN0171.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/S0TyfMvzp-I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/JGoEBVxPUbU/s1600-h/DSCN0169.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423726469072529378" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/S0TyfMvzp-I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/JGoEBVxPUbU/s320/DSCN0169.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/S0Tye5VvedI/AAAAAAAAAGI/L1cGT0soVu4/s1600-h/DSCN0168.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423726463862929874" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/S0Tye5VvedI/AAAAAAAAAGI/L1cGT0soVu4/s320/DSCN0168.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/S0Tyej5SlsI/AAAAAAAAAGA/mJM629JHzQU/s1600-h/DSCN0167.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423726458106451650" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/S0Tyej5SlsI/AAAAAAAAAGA/mJM629JHzQU/s320/DSCN0167.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/S0TyePr8AhI/AAAAAAAAAF4/YATTq4il7C0/s1600-h/DSCN0166.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>A foot and a half of snow blankets Briarwood. Talk about beautiful!</div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4565319314932284575-8515635581533819848?l=thefarmatbriarwood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cary and Donna Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494335253342334073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565319314932284575.post-21978380881547417942009-12-03T09:33:00.000-08:002009-12-03T09:42:32.025-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4aXjR78I/AAAAAAAAAFw/QuC6EIBcHoc/s1600-h/DSCN0160.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411066609191219138" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4aXjR78I/AAAAAAAAAFw/QuC6EIBcHoc/s320/DSCN0160.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4aGvISRI/AAAAAAAAAFo/K3XyQeRRibU/s1600-h/DSCN0157.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411066604677515538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4aGvISRI/AAAAAAAAAFo/K3XyQeRRibU/s320/DSCN0157.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4Z5qjTtI/AAAAAAAAAFg/AeUH0N240yE/s1600-h/DSCN0156.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411066601168654034" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4Z5qjTtI/AAAAAAAAAFg/AeUH0N240yE/s320/DSCN0156.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4ZePAfPI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Lk1j-jdva-Y/s1600-h/DSCN0155.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411066593805368562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4ZePAfPI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Lk1j-jdva-Y/s320/DSCN0155.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4IkU6obI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/jLp2L6XDky0/s1600-h/DSCN0154.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411066303382987186" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4IkU6obI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/jLp2L6XDky0/s320/DSCN0154.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4IZ-oRNI/AAAAAAAAAFI/I5sTAJgEBLc/s1600-h/DSCN0153.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411066300605154514" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4IZ-oRNI/AAAAAAAAAFI/I5sTAJgEBLc/s320/DSCN0153.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4H9JT11I/AAAAAAAAAFA/VdpA_xhRJVs/s1600-h/DSCN0150.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411066292865324882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4H9JT11I/AAAAAAAAAFA/VdpA_xhRJVs/s320/DSCN0150.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4Hbr9xGI/AAAAAAAAAE4/dntvar6iyUw/s1600-h/DSCN0148.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411066283883873378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4Hbr9xGI/AAAAAAAAAE4/dntvar6iyUw/s320/DSCN0148.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4HFBBIdI/AAAAAAAAAEw/rc8u3889stQ/s1600-h/DSCN0147.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411066277798158802" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/Sxf4HFBBIdI/AAAAAAAAAEw/rc8u3889stQ/s320/DSCN0147.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This Thanksgiving Holiday was terrific. Our little brown house in the woods was full to overflowing with family, great food and resounding laughter. What fun! Here are a few photos of the Proctor clan. Aren't we a sight?</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4565319314932284575-2197838088154741794?l=thefarmatbriarwood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cary and Donna Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494335253342334073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565319314932284575.post-32659596707028849602009-08-12T11:47:00.000-07:002009-08-12T11:57:48.744-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/SoMPp8bv7MI/AAAAAAAAAEY/oPjubViGfL4/s1600-h/horses2+09.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369152394027330754" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/SoMPp8bv7MI/AAAAAAAAAEY/oPjubViGfL4/s320/horses2+09.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/SoMPpTBTDKI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/AmN9r9rv868/s1600-h/DSCN0073.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369152382910532770" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/SoMPpTBTDKI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/AmN9r9rv868/s320/DSCN0073.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/SoMPoyP6n9I/AAAAAAAAAEI/0ZcQDKqzmbk/s1600-h/DSCN0055.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369152374113476562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/SoMPoyP6n9I/AAAAAAAAAEI/0ZcQDKqzmbk/s320/DSCN0055.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/SoMPoSchCfI/AAAAAAAAAEA/_5dMSYZNdJM/s1600-h/cycles.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369152365576391154" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/SoMPoSchCfI/AAAAAAAAAEA/_5dMSYZNdJM/s320/cycles.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/SoMPn-d9_mI/AAAAAAAAAD4/pwMZfnyzoWg/s1600-h/DSCN0043.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369152360213773922" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/SoMPn-d9_mI/AAAAAAAAAD4/pwMZfnyzoWg/s320/DSCN0043.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Here are a few new photos of the old homestead. Our "Bad" black cat, Bebe, our old (13 1/2) boxer, Jazz, the horses, and the house as it looks now. Plus a bonus shot of my purple Sportster.</div><div> </div><div>I guess I need to write a romance about a woman who rides Harley's huh?</div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4565319314932284575-3265959670702884960?l=thefarmatbriarwood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cary and Donna Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494335253342334073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565319314932284575.post-24134944719717214372009-06-16T06:56:00.000-07:002009-06-16T06:59:51.673-07:00In my spare time I like to write (romance, sci-fi, and fantasy) and our little house at Briarwood is a lovely place to do just that. I sit on the deck enjoying the sunshine and birdsong and watch the horses in the pasture while I ruminate about the next story line. I'd love to hear from all you wannabe writers out there hoping to write the next great American novel.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4565319314932284575-2413494471971721437?l=thefarmatbriarwood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cary and Donna Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494335253342334073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565319314932284575.post-33906328659987440562008-02-14T12:59:00.000-08:002008-12-11T16:05:42.994-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R7StEr933PI/AAAAAAAAABg/mRgaKlCww9Y/s1600-h/3+horses+3+barns.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166944968534121714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R7StEr933PI/AAAAAAAAABg/mRgaKlCww9Y/s320/3+horses+3+barns.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R7StFb933QI/AAAAAAAAABo/dp36zxg40wk/s1600-h/augie+and+molly.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166944981419023618" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R7StFb933QI/AAAAAAAAABo/dp36zxg40wk/s320/augie+and+molly.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R7StF7933RI/AAAAAAAAABw/yxt6s3C4jpY/s1600-h/horses+and+3+barns.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166944990008958226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R7StF7933RI/AAAAAAAAABw/yxt6s3C4jpY/s320/horses+and+3+barns.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R7StGr933SI/AAAAAAAAAB4/EzdRKjBKyVw/s1600-h/horses+and+barn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166945002893860130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R7StGr933SI/AAAAAAAAAB4/EzdRKjBKyVw/s320/horses+and+barn.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Briarwood is home to four Tennessee Walking Horses - Pepper, a twenty-two-year old gray; Augie, an eleven-year-old bay with one white sock; Smokey, an eleven-year-old black roan with a white blaze, one sock and one stocking; and Mickey, an eight year-old red and white paint - and to one enormous Belgian Draft - Molly. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4565319314932284575-3390632865998744056?l=thefarmatbriarwood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cary and Donna Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494335253342334073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565319314932284575.post-74360615770485502962008-01-07T11:11:00.000-08:002008-12-11T16:05:44.229-08:00<div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R4J7maaP9QI/AAAAAAAAAA4/s8IsCxAx5jQ/s1600-h/IM000344.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152816823519933698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R4J7maaP9QI/AAAAAAAAAA4/s8IsCxAx5jQ/s320/IM000344.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>On December 22, 2007, we finally spent our first night in our new home at Briarwood. It had been a very long wait since our initial attempt at building our dream house began in 2001. </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R4J68qaP9PI/AAAAAAAAAAw/25rIgcolZPw/s1600-h/IM000342.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152816106260395250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R4J68qaP9PI/AAAAAAAAAAw/25rIgcolZPw/s320/IM000342.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Ground-breaking finally happened in June of 2007. Here's how things looked just after the trusses were set. </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R4J9rKaP9TI/AAAAAAAAABQ/5d1kELWKlZc/s1600-h/IM000353.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152819104147567922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R4J9rKaP9TI/AAAAAAAAABQ/5d1kELWKlZc/s320/IM000353.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Here are a couple of shots after the brick was added.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152819095557633314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R4J9qqaP9SI/AAAAAAAAABI/IhHbkB_jDfI/s320/IM000352.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This has been a very exciting, time-consuming, and energy-draining adventure, but one that has proven to be well worth the effort. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R4KCqKaP9UI/AAAAAAAAABY/GmawhX-xwZA/s1600-h/IM000431.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152824584525837634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I_kpWnaYKCw/R4KCqKaP9UI/AAAAAAAAABY/GmawhX-xwZA/s320/IM000431.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Now our little brown cottage in the woods is finished and we're in the process of moving in and making it our home.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4565319314932284575-7436061577048550296?l=thefarmatbriarwood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Cary and Donna Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494335253342334073noreply@blogger.com0