THE BOOK OF BARKLEY: Sunday a- Not so Black and White

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Sunday a- Not so Black and White

Little Bird at Rest

Synchronized swimming ducks

Cornmeal Waffle and Bacon Bourbon Syrup

Shutter Speedy Racer

Run Mr. Rabbit!

The truck is clean, the sky is blue

Antique doorknob

Bashful Dog and Angry Bird.

Music to my ears

Everybody needs a little notebook or three.

Another batch of pickles for this week's lunches

Time to tidy up - Abby's collected her dog toys.

A Weekend Supper Pie - Sausage, Broccoli and Four Cheese variety.

OK, we need to walk off that supper.

Watch out for Ninja Cows.

A walk in the park

Miss Abby enjoying the walk with her Dad

Beauty in the smallest of things

Happy Dog

Red hair in black and white

I have some medicinal Vitamin "c" in my pocket if needed.

Australian damper bread with golden syrup and afternoon tea

I am so glad you are my people

Chinese Chicken and Portabellini Mushroom Chopped Salad

and a glass of Chardonnay.

Time to savor these days

Have a wonderful Sunday (and not a black and white photo - that was the light).
- LB

14 comments:

Yamini MacLeanSeptember 24, 2017 at 10:11 AM
Hari OM
Blissful... YAM xx
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lexitheschnauzerSeptember 24, 2017 at 2:03 PM
While the food pics are nice, the ones of Abby Lab (and the Ninja Cow) are my favorites.
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♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥September 24, 2017 at 2:26 PM
You have succeeded in making us all very hungry:) Beautiful photos, and of course, our favs are those of Abby.

Woos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber
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MurphySeptember 24, 2017 at 4:26 PM
Great mix of photos!

Your Pals,

Murphy & Stanley
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Bella Roxy & MacduiSeptember 24, 2017 at 4:39 PM
Fantastic way to spend a Sunday..just magic. Is that antique doorknob the one from Book of Barkley? And, you have Golden Syrup?
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Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3September 24, 2017 at 9:19 PM
All those wonderful pictures and all I caan think is "yum, waffles." I am turning into Homer Simpson
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Idaho PugRanchSeptember 24, 2017 at 10:58 PM
Haha! that waffle did look yummy
hugs
Hazel & Mabel
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RubySeptember 24, 2017 at 11:36 PM
FABulous photos! I loves the duck butts ~ nothing cuter than duck butts! (except for my butt, of course....)
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
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easyweimaranerSeptember 25, 2017 at 3:15 AM
that are wonderful things.... but I wonder why that berds are always angry...even when they found a super home with nice doggies who play with them... mine is even angry after I removed the angry head... berds, huh?
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C.L.W.STEPSeptember 25, 2017 at 9:40 AM
What a great day! (Did you take the squeaker out of that angry birdie yet?)
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Welcome to The Book of Barkley and the Blogville dog blogging community. This blog was created for more memories of Barkley as well as updates on our Lab Rescues that have joined our household since Barkley left us.

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FIVE STARS

No one who has ever had a dog as a companion will be able to read The Book of Barkley: Love and Life through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever by L. B. Johnson with dry eyes.

Johnson tells the story of her life, from childhood to adulthood, from the perspective of her relationship with Barkley, a Lab that she got when he was just a stubborn ball of fur who ‘selected’ her when she viewed the litter of which he was a part. Her descriptions of adjusting to Barkley’s presence in her life, and how this helped her come to terms with and understand her past and learn to take life a day at a time on her own terms will resonate profoundly with anyone who has fallen in love with a dog and had to learn to live with its loss.

This is a story of unconditional love and acceptance, the kind that asks nothing but love in return. As Johnson and Barkley forge bonds of trust and understanding, she also strengthens her human relationships.

This is much more than a mere memoir – it is a story of life and how to live it, and how we humans can learn to live our lives better if we’d only learn to live it like a dog does. The author uses language well, with descriptions of animals, people, and places so vivid you feel that you can feel the textures, smell the odors (pleasant and otherwise) and hear the whining of a puppy needing to go out to do its business. Life can be sad or happy, and the author takes us through it all – a trip that you won’t regret taking. A five-star book that definitely merits the Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence

About Barkley and His Mom

My Mom started this blog due to requests from friends who wanted a place to go for stories of her furry friend Barkley that weren't in the book and stories of my rescue and new life in my furever home. She donates all of the proceeds from her writing to animal rescue and groups that train search and rescue and service dogs but that's OK, as she still gives me lots of dog treats and toys.

The Book of Barkley is Mom's first memoir. She used to be a jet pilot for somebody's Uncle but now has a Ph.D. in something involving science and forensics which is like TV but without expensive suits or cleavage. Additional mayhem is provided by my Dad and our 100-year-old "fixer upper" Mission Bungalow.

Her second memoir "Saving Grace - A Story of Adoption" was published in April of 2015". Her Third Book - "Small Town Roads", her first Fiction Novel was published October of 2016 and was an NPR selected "2017 must read" and 2017 Readers Favorite International Book Award GOLD for "Fiction - Religious Theme". Her 4th book, "Calexit, The Anthology", a Novella with other authors, was published in October of 2017 and was on the Amazon Best Seller's list two days later. Her fifth book "True Course - Lessons from Life Aloft" was a #1 best seller at Amazon 24 hours after publishing so I think she has been bribing you all with treats.

Abby - Mom's Lab Assistant