THE BOOK OF BARKLEY: A little Music to Start the Festivities

Thursday, December 31, 2015

A little Music to Start the Festivities

While I get ready for my big date with Frankie for the New Years Eve Pawty hosted by Dory and Murphy and Stanley (photos coming up this evening), I will leave you with some music. This is Dad playing at a church for a wedding. He hadn't played in YEARS, but when he was young, before he did the whole engineer/inventor thingy he played in an orchestra in Austria. This video was taken in March of 2011, when he and Mom were first dating.

Even if he said he was "really rusty", Mom was quite proud of him, though Mom did make the minister and ushers crack up when they didn't recognize her from either the bridal party (Dad's college friends, much younger than Mom) or the couple's parents (right age, unfamiliar face).

Mom just grinned, winked at Dad, and said "I'm with the band!"

Abby Lab

8 comments:

Yamini MacLeanDecember 31, 2015 at 10:34 AM
Hari OM
Can't beat Bach for getting the pawty started... nice clip Abby. Have a wonderful time and may you and the peeps look forward to a fabulous 2016!!! Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
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ScooterDecember 31, 2015 at 10:50 AM
Wow, you're Dad's a violinist! That's wonderful and I thought he played beautifully. OMD "I'm with the band!" Now that's funny! BOL
Grr and a Happy Woof,
Sarge, Party Animal
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Frankie Furter and ErnieDecember 31, 2015 at 3:02 PM
OMD Abby... your dad is a Fabulous Musician!! LOVED EVERY SINGLE NOTE!!!

Now I am Scared Pharrrrrtless... he will HATE ME.... I can't even play a RADIO.

And the Doods and Roxy and Ernie won't even LET ME NEAR THEIR BAND....
Your dad is gonna HATE me.
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Idaho PugRanchDecember 31, 2015 at 5:50 PM
How wonderful, mom loves violin music, your dad is fabulous!
Happy New Year
Mr Bailey, Hazel & Mabel
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Hailey and Zaphod and their LadyDecember 31, 2015 at 6:30 PM
See you at the party.
Wishing you a very happy New Year!
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easyweimaranerJanuary 1, 2016 at 6:44 AM
your dad is fabulous... to make musik with my own paws is one of my greatest dreams... my mom sighed, she dreamed about playing guitar and being a rockstar once... sadly her parents shend her to piano lessons BOL.
Happy New Year!
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C.L.W.STEPJanuary 1, 2016 at 6:51 PM
Wow! That was really great!
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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.

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