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#Breastfeeding: Embarrassed by Hollie McNish

This is one of the best defenses of breastfeeding I’ve ever seen.

Tuesday Ramblings for a Post

This post begins aimlessly. Consider yourself warned.

I am taking a break from yard work, and writing a post sounded like a good excuse to give myself a few extra minutes. Today’s chore consists of crawling around on my hands and knees, with the aid of a knee pad, to pick up the thousands of cherry-plums that are covering the ground under the tree. It’s essential to get these up, as they STAIN horribly, and one mistake of not removing my shoes before coming inside will permanently ruin the car...

Beer Week Shenanigans

We had Gloria and Bill over for lunch today. I brainstormed with Jessica, the family beer and food expert, about what to serve for a beer and food pairing. She had some awesome ideas and I did my best to find beers that came close.

With the cheese and salad course:

With our skirt steak/caramelized onion sandwiches:

And for dessert, a scrumptious chocolate-and-cherry ice cream, with cookies from Whole Foods:

Then the men proceeded to slaughter the women in two games of croquet.

Vacation’s Over

I had a great time and enjoyed most of the food. But it is so nice to get some vegetables back in my diet! Isn’t that a pretty salad? Served with homemade pesto flatbread and wine.

Is Labour Pain the Worst Possible Pain? | Start With Mom

This is a powerful story and it makes an important point. Labor pain is not even close to the worst pain in the world. We really need to stop making such a big deal about it.

Is Labour Pain the Worst Possible Pain? | Start With Mom.

Mine Fields and Ending Mommy Wars | End the Mommy Wars

“Practice letting other women say their peace. Let them get it out. They are finally saying what has been backlogged for centuries. Let them speak. Don’t offer an opinion unless asked. Practice accepting each other at all costs. Look into the eyes of every woman you meet and know in your bones they have the same battle scars. But also the same innate aching potential that desperately needs out! Silently imagine helping her plan her escape into the fresh air of being herself, fully herself, wi...

More Adventures

I conquered a fear long enough to tour Colossal Cave in Tucson. It is a perfect cave for claustrophobic people. Big and easy to walk through.

Vacation, Books, and Work-in-Progress

My vacation continues to wreck havoc with anything approaching a writing schedule. I’m in a B-I-C, just-pound-the-keyboard phase, where when I DO manage to open a manuscript, I must write utter BS, just to get something onto the page. My mind has essentially shut down.

I’m thrilled with the response to Worlds Apart. All my books are selling more these days, which may have more to do with lowering prices for a couple of summer sales, than anything else. W.A. is selling briskly, so thank you to...

Author Interview: Worlds Apart

I have an interview up at Indie Author Land, where I discuss Worlds Apart. Click here to see it, and pass the word!

If you haven’t bought Worlds Apart yet, the ebook is 75% off at Smashwords for the rest of July, as are all of my books. Shipbuilder is free!

If you want the paperback version of any of my books, click here to buy them online at Amazon.com. Or you can order them from your favorite brick and mortar bookstore.

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Guess What 222 Million Women Want Worldwide But Can’t Get. No, Not Ryan Gosling.

I know I’m posting a lot of links to other websites. Please remember I’m on vacation. It’s easier to throw other’s stuff at you than write my own. But you know? Someo f this stuff is really good…

Guess What 222 Million Women Want Worldwide But Can’t Get. No, Not Ryan Gosling..