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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Watching the Golden State Valkyries do their thing. I love the WNBA, and especially I love our Valks.

Screenshot of the Valkyries - LV Aces game tonight.

@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Reesie hunting tiny dinosaurs in the garden. "Hummingbirds have potty mouths," she says, "And the little devils are FAST."

Aging, graying black toy poodle on a concrete patio with various salvias and zauchneria in the background.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Shabbat shalom and chag sameach, all.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Scrabble night at Beit Poodle. Happy Sukkot! (Where are the snacks?)

Reesie and I awaiting our turn to play Scrabble. Graying black toy poodle perches on the lap of a graying lesbian in front of a Scrabble board.

Apricot toy poodle surveys his options at the Scrabble board.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I love the old babies! Meet ours:

Apricot and gray toy poodle sleeping side by side on a brown couch. It's a good life for two seniors.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Every day holds the potential for a new beginning. Tonight at sundown Jews worldwide celebrate the beginning of 5787. I invite each of you reading this to contemplate the change you would like to embody in this world. L'shanah tova u'metukah — to a good and sweet year!

Sunset over the San Francisco Bay and the San Mateo peninsula.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Jack and his favorite pillow. He is 13, mostly blind, but he is also as joyful a creature as I have ever met.

Apricot toy poodle with one good eye glares at the camera when I interrupted the conversation he was having with his favorite toy.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Shavua tov! Welcome to the final week of the Jewish year 5786!

A red glow remains of the sunset over the San Mateo hills, with the lights of San Leandro CA in the foreground.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"Do I hear Mama? I don't care about the stupid toy."

Apricot toy poodle looks up a nd to the left as he hears the voice of his favorite person. The duck toy he was playing with before is completely forgotten.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

From the volunteer plant in our front yard, a present.

A round, red, ripe tomato on a black laquer tabletop

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Remembering my little sweetheart, Gabi. She loved her squeakly toys.

Silver toy poodle runs across a white tile floor with a toy in her mouth.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Three years ago, Jack found Linda (and me, and his forever home.) It was a very good day.

Woman with glasses and gray hair holds an apricot toy poodle. Both are smiling.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Dr. Jack is on the job, providing life saving poodle butt therapy to the sick.

Apricot toy poodle curls up behind the neck of sleeping woman under a brightly patterned blanket.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

40 years ago today I arrived in California.

Sunset over the San Francisco Bay, taken from the San Leandro hills.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Reesie loves a slow Saturday morning.

Dark gray toy poodle is snuggled amongst a pink pillow and blue and gray blankets.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Ugh. This little angel (whom I miss terribly since she died in Dec 2022) was fond of giving herself poop facials.

Silver toy poodle with dark gray ears arching away from her face, paying rapt atte tion to whatever I was saying. My darling.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I have a 4 mph limit on my electric scooter because in some jurisdictions I can't ride on the sidewalks unless it is limited. Not just a speed limit— the bike is set to go no faster than 4mph. No way am I going to ride in most streets so I willingly had the motor limited.

Woman riding a Teavelscoot mobility scooter. She wears blue jeans, a violet tee shirt, and a dark blue helmet.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

"Oooo ducks!" sez Reesie. "Cool!"

Dark gray toy poodle on a hardwood floor. She longs to fetch a bird.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

If you see this, quote post a photo of yourself in glasses.

A woman with a buzz haircut and glasses looks at the charcoal gray toy poodle sitting on her chest.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Shabbat shalom, friends. Take a cue from Reesie and cherish the good in your life.

Dark gray toy poodle in a gray pouf with a stuffed duck watching out at 6 o'clock.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

People first notice Jack's one eye or his chorus girl legs but his ears are pretty memorable, too. #poodle #toypoodle

Apricot toy poodles nestled on a brown couch between a purple pillow and a fleece blanket. His ears are curled like scrolls on either side of his head.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Jack has hid favorite pillow and his blanket on the sofa. He is not the least bit spoiled! Just... comfy.

Apricot toy poodle lies on a gray satin pillow and a plush tan blanket.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

According to PG&E our power will be out for the next six hours or so for unknown reasons. So no work will get done but two poodles WILL be cuddled. They are playing coy about any involvement in the outage but I have my suspicions.

Woman sitting on a brown couch with two toy poodles, one apricot and one dark gray.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Reesie acquired a nasty wound on her face. We don't know how it happened-- maybe diving through the shrubs in the garden? It isn't infected, but it's going to take a while to heal. Poor baby.

Dark gray toy poodle wears a blue plastic Elizabethan collar to protect the wound on her face.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Two lil pumpkins in a fuzzy pouf...

Two toy poodles, one apricot one dark gray, curl up in a giant fuzzy bed.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Reesie says, "Sleep well so you can have a wonderful day tomorrow!"

Gray toy poodle mix asleep on a cushion.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

So much for it being "my" pillow on "my" bed... Reesie says they are hers. Ahe will graciously share, because she is a Good Girl.

Charcoal toy poodle sits atop my pillow on my bed.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I don't know about "best" but this is my favorite picture of Gabi. I caught her digging up the new drip lines in the garden. I think she thought she was killing hissing snakes. Anyway, she was SO proud with her muddy muzzle and muddy feet, the Great Huntress.

Silver toy poodle with muddy paws and muzzle looks directly into the camera. Her ears are lifted up like radar dishes and she is puzzled that I am scolding her for digging up the new drip sprinkler lines in the garden.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Probably right. One of ours will lose most of his teeth at an appointment next week. Since we didnt have charge of his health for his 1st 10 years we don't have a lot of control. Jack licking his favorite duck toy.

Jack licking his favorite duck. Apricot toy poodle.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Headed home this morning to my honey and our two doggies.

Gray haired woman with two toy poodles in her lap. On s is apricot and the other is dark gray.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Shabbat shalom from Reesie and me.

Woman sleeping in a recliner with a gray toy poodle stretched out on her chest, equally out of it. Mid century "Space" lamp hangs in the background.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Jack in his happy place, licking his duck.

Apricot toy poodle licking a small yellow duck toy.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The shelters are full of free-range poodle mixes (doodles). You don't need to buy them from a breeder. We mostly adopt poodles but Reesie is part chihuahua. We love her but there's no magic to poodle mixes. None of them, including poodles, are truly hypoallergenic— ask any allergist.

Reesie is 18% chihuahua, otherwise all toy poodle. She is charcoal gray with stubby, arthritic legs. She is about 12 years old. Her ear got mangled in a street fight in Sacramento. We adopted her through Muttville in San Francisco.
Perfect doggie for 2 women in their 70s.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Traveling home tomorrow! Going to see the people and puppies I love!

Reesie, a gray spicy poodle with a whitening mustache, wears a red collar and looks directly into the camera.

Jack is an apricot toy poodle with one good eye. He sits in his silver pouf and cocks his head at the camera.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Checking out b the Woolly Mammoth fossils in Waco,TX!

Fossilized woolly mammoth tusks, preserved in situ.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Watching as a storm rolls into Waco,TX tonight. My hotel windiw faces west so it will be a while before i can try to get a picture of lightning but I can certainly hear the thunder. #Waco #Texas #thunderstorm

Screenshot of the radar map from the WeatherUnderground app. Storms encircle Waco.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Happy Friday and Memorial Day weekend and Shabbat Shalom and Chag Shavuot sameach! So many wonderful things that Reesie is a bit verklempt!

Gray toy poodle looks wonderingly into the camera. She has a red collar and a startled look.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

My Gabi was a puppy mill survivor, like this sweetie. She was with is for 11 years and was a wonderful companion. She had a few quirks: could not bear being put in a cage or kennel. But she was sweet and loving and I will never forget her.

Silver gray toy poodle trots across a white tiled floor with a brown squeaky toy in her mouth.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

My beloved little stinker Gabi delighted in rolling in found poop. Afterwards we had a "game" of keep-away since she knew a bath was next. I miss her and her poopy little hobby!

Silver toy poodle with a wistful look on her face.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Reesie is grumpy today. She is annoyed because I am making chicken stew in the kitchen and NOT SHARING.

A tiny dark gray dog stalks on the patio. She is annoyed because Mom #2 is making chicken stew in the kitchen and NOT SHARING.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I wish everyone whatever they need for this Mother's Day.

California poppy, growing through a crack in the patio. Its a weedy little plant with a single, luminous, orange bloom.

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@CoffeeShopRabbi.com @rruth.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Jack is a connoisseur of Epilobium canon, aka California fuschia. He likes to nibble at the youngest shoots. Fortunately they are sade and have never upset his tummy. #GardenPoodle #SaladDays