THE BOOK OF BARKLEY: Black and White Sunday

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Black and White Sunday - Signs

This is a blog hop. Thanks to our Sunday hosts Nola and Sugar!

11 comments:

Yamini MacLeanSeptember 20, 2015 at 10:37 AM
Hari OM
Bwwahahaha.... yup, sums it up!!! Huggies, YAM xx
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MurphySeptember 20, 2015 at 12:51 PM
We would say that is true here too but our housekeeper doesn't do a good job so she needs a different title. There's dust everywhere!

Your Pals,

Murphy & Stanley
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M. K. ClintonSeptember 20, 2015 at 12:59 PM
Isn't that the truth! BOL!
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AnimalBlissSeptember 20, 2015 at 4:11 PM
Haha. I love that the dog's on the couch, and the dog bed is empty. It's like this at our house too. Great blog you have here. I just added my B&W to the blog hop. (Just Jake, #29) Nice to meet you!
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SullySeptember 20, 2015 at 5:43 PM
My mom needs that sign.

Aroo to you,
Sully
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The Daily Pip September 20, 2015 at 7:02 PM
I can relate! Happy Sunday!
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C.L.W.STEPSeptember 20, 2015 at 7:34 PM
We need a sign like that! It's the truth!
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RubySeptember 20, 2015 at 8:08 PM
OH yeah! Butts ours would read "....BAD housekeeper..." BOL!!!!
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
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LBJSeptember 20, 2015 at 8:10 PM
Thanks everyone. The sign actually had a "yellow" lab on it, and Mom took out a black Sharpee and carefully covered her up to make her look like me.

That was one of the first things hung up when the crash pad stuffed got moved to home to be here all the time.

Abby Lab
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Kinley WestieSeptember 21, 2015 at 12:11 AM
BOL BOL!
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Angry Girl FitnessSeptember 21, 2015 at 9:08 AM
Ha! Love that!
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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