THE BOOK OF BARKLEY: Just Saying

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Just Saying

What I got as a Secret Squirrel car when I had to travel for a work conference.

What my husband got from Acme Manufacturing Company when he had to travel for a work conference.

I'm all for saving my employer's dollars, but could I please have a Mustang just once? (sound of crickets).

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♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥November 17, 2018 at 9:59 PM
Mom says she would like a Mustang in the blue of yours:)

Woos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber
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LBJNovember 17, 2018 at 10:21 PM
My husband said it's just because they couldn't find the keys for his scheduled car and there was a snowstorm scheduled so no one rented the Mustang - but I think he's being spoiled. :-)
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Yamini MacLeanNovember 18, 2018 at 2:24 AM
Hari om
C'mon, spill the beans... 'Acme Manufacturing' are really a supery-secreter-than-squirrel agency and hubby has to make like James Bond when he's away!!! YAM xx
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Hailey and Zaphod and their LadyNovember 18, 2018 at 10:15 AM
Once I travelled to Florida with my sister and for an extra $5 a day we could get a convertible. We had fun!
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C.L.W.STEPNovember 18, 2018 at 7:10 PM
Around here I'd be afraid a car like that little blue one would get thrown off the Irondequoit Bay Bridge by the snow plows! Whooooosh!
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~Kim at Golden Pines~November 18, 2018 at 10:12 PM
There is no question that the Mustang definitely has a lot of cool points, where your car only has "cute points!" :-) --It looks like a toy, and I'll bet didn't have much giddy-up like "the horse!"
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easyweimaranerNovember 19, 2018 at 3:27 AM
hahaha... I've got a twingo once it was screaming orange... with a big advertising what said: think pink (from a nail bar)... I think they really nailed it...
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The Army of FourNovember 20, 2018 at 3:19 PM
Does that blue one come with a key to wind it up? Ha roo roo roo!!!!
Yours sincerely,
Margaret Thatcher
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Tails Around the RanchNovember 20, 2018 at 5:52 PM
Talk about sexism! Give the muscle car to the guys and give the Barbie doll car to girls. Sheesh. Hopefully one time soon you'll get some nice horsepower.
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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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