Christine Roca

I love all the little details! What’s this painting called?

Frozen cucumber slices also make excellent summertime treats for dogs!

Multicolored line drawing of 2 adult figures cradling an infant. They are encircled by a green arrow. Text underneath says “Prioritise Breastfeeding; Create sustainable support systems; WABA | World Breastfeeding Week 2025” From who.int - Invest in breastfeeding, invest in the future World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year in the first week of August, championed by WHO, UNICEF, Ministries of Health and civil society partners around the globe. It’s a time to recognize breastfeeding as a powerful foundation for lifelong health, development, and equity. Under the banner of WHO’s ongoing Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures campaign, World Breastfeeding Week will shine a particular spotlight on the ongoing support women and babies need from the healthcare system through their breastfeeding journey. This means ensuring every mother has access to the support and information she needs to breastfeed as long as she wishes to do so - by investing in skilled breastfeeding counselling, enforcing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, and creating environments—at home, in healthcare, and at work—that support and empower women.

Time to put on my IBCLC hat to share that #WorldBreastfeedingWeek starts today!
This year we focus on creating sustainable systems to support breastfeeding/chestfeeding and pumping families.
Feeding babies is no easy feat! Families deserve better.

StoryGraph cover collage of books read in July: Against Technoableism Tender Is the Flesh Winter Rose Tilt A Week in Winter The Witching Tide Out of the Woods I Can’t Even Think Straight Something in the Water Detained All the Sinners Bleed The Garden of Small Beginnings Bloom Wild Dark Shore The Little Coffee Shop of Terrors I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

I’m really proud of how much I read this month. 4 physical books in 1 month might be a new record for me! (The rest are audio) All books were from my local libraries and Libby.

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The kids are alright!

A fuzzy bumblebee gathers pollen from a coneflower.

Fuzzy bumble hard at work this evening.
#bloomscrolling

Those details can truly make or break a story.

"Jack of all trades, master of none..." finish the sentence though

“Against Technoableism” by Ashley Shew. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fantastic exploration of modern technological accessibility.

Shout by Tears for Fears - stain removal

Captivating! I could listen to you all day!

Once you figure out the method that works best for you, it’s fun again. Well, the closing-up part is. Maybe not the setting-up part.

I read Silence of the Lambs in Russia because someone left a copy at the house we stayed at.

This is a scale I can get behind!

Overhead view of a black-eyed Susan flower in bloom amid a bed of green leaves and closed buds.

Hello there, Susan!

#bloomscroll

How rude!
What are you making?

Purple coneflower petals with green center

Purple coneflower petals with orange center

Purple coneflower petals with green and orange center

First coneflower blooms of the season
#bloomscroll

StoryGraph cover collage for June: The Summer I Turned Pretty One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Intermezzo

Itty bitty list of books read in June. “The Summer I Turned Pretty” was a Mother’s Day gift from my teen with specific instructions to read it on our vacation. 🥹 Which I did.

If Kimberly Lemming can’t get you out of a reading slump, I don’t know who can!

Love it! Lots of adventures on that shelf! I’ve only read like 7 of those, and most were discovered only through #booksky.

That’s impressive! Best I can do in this heat is think about knitting.

Happy birthday!

Not me judging a book by its cover and running to preorder this one 👀

“Mosaic Tree of Life” 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle centers a black tree with sinewy branches on a glowing background of white, yellow, and red. Colorful orbs with spiral or bullseye designs are interspersed among the branches.

Rainy day reminder that you can borrow puzzles from the library!

I just picked this up from the library today! Curious to see how it goes.

This is the way

You just unlocked a core memory. We fit 2 adults and 4 kids across that pickup truck bench.