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#4 SCOOTER SUBLIME'S TRAVEL JOURNAL - CORONA, CA
Aug 30

Aug 30 #4 SCOOTER SUBLIME'S TRAVEL JOURNAL - CORONA, CA

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

“Still, it was pretty funny,” said Scooter. “Until I hear you say that bad word.”

#3 SCOOTER SUBLIME'S TRAVEL JOURNAL
Aug 25

Aug 25 #3 SCOOTER SUBLIME'S TRAVEL JOURNAL

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

Have you ever smelled California’s Central Valley? Oh my! It is glorious.

#2 SCOOTER SUBLIME TRAVEL JOURNAL
Aug 23

Aug 23 #2 SCOOTER SUBLIME TRAVEL JOURNAL

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

I very nearly started to tell you about the massive jet tub that occupies a third of the suite’s space.

#1 SCOOTER SUBLIME TRAVEL JOURNAL (SSTJ)
Aug 18

Aug 18 #1 SCOOTER SUBLIME TRAVEL JOURNAL (SSTJ)

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

 “May I share the video of your Bootie walk?”

#42 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS: THIS WEEK!!! PERSEID METEOR SHOWER
Aug 10

Aug 10 #42 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS: THIS WEEK!!! PERSEID METEOR SHOWER

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

We are in the week when Earth blunders its way through a cloud of meteor debris the Comet Swift-Tuttle scatters from its tail during its annual orbit of the sun.

#41 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS: FIRST OCCURRENCES OF THINGS
Jul 21

Jul 21 #41 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS: FIRST OCCURRENCES OF THINGS

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

But that was a long time ago, and no one was taking notes, so who knows who was first to wiggle opposable thumbs.

#64 PUPPY:  A SERIES OF FIRSTS AT THE AGE OF NEARLY FOUR
Jul 1

Jul 1 #64 PUPPY: A SERIES OF FIRSTS AT THE AGE OF NEARLY FOUR

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

“I’m glad you didn’t have your camera handy.” We are reminiscing, Scooter Sublime and I.

#9 WORD SERIES: “RATS” June 23, 2023
Jun 24

Jun 24 #9 WORD SERIES: “RATS” June 23, 2023

Barb Pine
WORD SERIES

I want to say that real rats run throughout the world but that’s not quite right. There are three ‘rat-free’ places. Do you know where they are?

Jun 18
Jun 18 #40 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- BIRTH OF A BLOG

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

I’ve been asked how I decide on a blog topic. Sometimes . . .

#39 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- BLOSSOMS OR BATTLE
May 30

May 30 #39 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- BLOSSOMS OR BATTLE

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle. . .

#38 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- A CROW CONVERSATION
May 25

May 25 #38 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS -- A CROW CONVERSATION

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

Like many people, I am a crow fan.

#63 PUPPY -- CHUCKIT
May 21

May 21 #63 PUPPY -- CHUCKIT

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

“I don’t know how to explain it,” I said.

“Don’t explain,” Scooter urged. “Describe it.”

#62 PUPPY -- FULL DISCLOSURE
Apr 30

Apr 30 #62 PUPPY -- FULL DISCLOSURE

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

 “I need to tell you something, Scooter.”

#8 WORD SERIES - BUTT-DIAL
Apr 18

Apr 18 #8 WORD SERIES - BUTT-DIAL

Barb Pine
WORD SERIES

“It was some butt-call,” said he.

#61 PUPPY -- FINGERNAILS & COMPARISONS
Apr 4

Apr 4 #61 PUPPY -- FINGERNAILS & COMPARISONS

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

Did you see that, Mom?

“I saw that.”

“Were you watching?”

“I was.”

“But you’re not watching now.”

#60 PUPPY -- A DAY AT THE BEACH
Mar 21

Mar 21 #60 PUPPY -- A DAY AT THE BEACH

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

Picture it. Scooter, snug in his thick winter coat, runs wide-legged and swift through soft sand, careening up to his elbows into the edge of ocean water that pretends containment,

#37 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS: "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once"
Mar 4

Mar 4 #37 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS: "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once"

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

I’m not sure how to respond to having just watched the movie “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once.”

#36 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS:  "WHAT'S NEXT?"
Feb 22

Feb 22 #36 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS: "WHAT'S NEXT?"

Barb Pine
A WOMAN'S BRIEFS

One second! That’s all it took. POW!  One second, plus perhaps a zeptosecond or two . . .

#59 PUPPY --SCOOTER GETS GROOMED
Feb 1

Feb 1 #59 PUPPY --SCOOTER GETS GROOMED

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

“Scooter,” I said. “Let’s get you groomed.” He feigned renewed interest in the movie. I set up his grooming table . . .

#58 PUPPY/#8 WORD SERIES/#36 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS- BOONDOGGLE/#3 ~ All In One
Jan 12

Jan 12 #58 PUPPY/#8 WORD SERIES/#36 A WOMAN'S BRIEFS- BOONDOGGLE/#3 ~ All In One

Barb Pine
PUPPY: SCOOTER SUBLIME

“Scooter, you pointed! You’ve never done that before.”

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