Category Archives: books

Wind Power — for and by Small, Ordinary People

Posted on April 23, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Sunday I spent the entire day reading. For hours and hours I absorbed myself in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, co-written by William Kamkwamba, the proponent of the tale, and Bryan Mealer. I was drawn to the book at my … Continue reading →

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Harvesting Rainwater and Harnessing Wind

Posted on April 22, 2013 by This Woman Writes

From the Start Your Week with Steve Newsletter — Steve Says: “They say that if you’re married to someone long enough, you eventually start to look like them. They say that about dog owners and their dogs, too, so I … Continue reading →

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Ancient Wheat — a potential alternative to gluten free

Posted on March 6, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Gluten free eating is “popular” these days, although I hesitate using that P word because some people who are truly gluten intolerant (think, Celiac Disease) get offended, and understandably so. But gluten-free is popular in the sense that a lot … Continue reading →

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The Seasonal, Annual, Holiday, Snuffling Cold

Posted on November 28, 2012 by This Woman Writes

I feel yucky. My nose is stuffed, I cough — twice — every 30 seconds, I can’t hear through the plugging of my ears, there’s a chill that has nothing to do with a draft, my lithesome form drapes lethargically … Continue reading →

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Black Friday — Shopping Can Be Fun, Really

Posted on November 19, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Any of you with teenagers know that you’re frequently unpopular with them for major issues like, say, breathing, and for awhile, our policy of not buying CDs, DVDs, or digital detritus really affected our poll numbers. “But it’s what I … Continue reading →

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Writing, Blogging, and Speaking, Intelligently

Posted on November 8, 2012 by This Woman Writes

I have met people with PhD’s who say things like this: “Her and me went to the movies.” “This gift is for she and I.” While this may peg me as a language snob, I think twice before I listen to a … Continue reading →

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The Jane Austen Cocktail Party Game

Posted on October 10, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Halloween is weeks away, and we all know what that means. Yep. Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat (by the way, have you, or anyone you know, ever actually eaten a goose?), and the round of cocktail parties … Continue reading →

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E-book — The Jane Austen Driving School

Posted on July 31, 2012 by This Woman Writes

The newly published Jane Austen Driving School is the second volume in the Ordinary Life Is Beautiful E-book Series, adding to the stories and illustrations of Life Is a Gift. Thirty short, easy-to-read, fun and funny stories bring readers into … Continue reading →

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New E-Book — Life Is a Gift

Posted on July 9, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Just published with Amazon e-books, Life Is a Gift is a series of 30 short, upbeat essays about life with the Norwegian Artist, the Progeny, and the rotating assortment of animals on the studio farm. Drawn from a compendium of … Continue reading →