If it’s Friday, it must be France will be back next week. I’m up to my ears in my manuscript … and on a roll … gotta keep at it! So forgive me for slacking off blog-wise today.

In the meantime I want to share this very important message from my friend Natalie Hartford’s blog. When Natalie isn’t writing fall-on-the-floor hilarious posts, she is the most authentic and effective advocate against drinking and driving that I know and with good reason, as you will see.

This St. Patty’s day weekend, celebrate the luck of the Irish and be sure to plan ahead!

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Two years ago, my beautiful mother-in-law’s life was cut tragically short by an impaired driver. In honor of Donna Jean Kennie, please don’t drink and drive. Impaired driving is 100% preventable. Think about it.

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