It’s springtime here in the Northern Hemisphere, and we were thinking of flowers. How lovely the gardens are beginning to look, now that it’s April.

One of the most romantic women we know keeps pots of flowering plants year-round near her bathtub, an old porcelain behemoth that is deep and satisfying to just soak in alone. She hangs lace curtains in the window, which reminds us of Ireland, and keeps waterproof sex toys at hand.

Danger: Don’t bring your plug-in vibrator into the bath with you, okay? Very dangerous.

Old porcelain bathtubs held the heat of the water well. You didn’t get cold after ten minutes. But hey, we’ve got Jacuzzis and hot tubs, hot springs and even private spas now. The old ones also have straighter sides so you can sit up and play with yourself, or have your girlfriend finger your love spot until you come.

Water sometimes makes it hard to get properly lubed as quick as you would, say, on a bed. But take your time, and your natural juices will flow before you know it. You can also straddle your tub and let your girlfriend lie in the water underneath you. Very sexy indeed.

Some people prefer showers for sex, and the only thing we’re careful of while doing it in the shower is slipping and falling.  There’s a hot scene between the star oil wrestlers in Take Her Down.

Another sex-in-water sex flick we have is the classic Hungry Hearts. Pepper and Reeva have a great lovemaking scene in a sunken Japanese tub overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

So here’s the challenge: Send us your bathtub and shower sex scenes. We’ll select the best and post them on the site. If your flick is selected, we’ll call or e-mail you first, and you’ll need a model release if we use it. Just print it out and have your friends sign a copy before you shoot.

You can shoot on a camera, your cell phone or any other method that appeals to you.

And hey, if we do a new DVD, we’ll pay you for it too. See Real Lesbian Sex for more details on payment.

We received an interesting letter from a reader who asked, “I have a question about strapons. Is it possible for a woman to wear a strapon underneath her pants or jeans, as long as they’re not too tight? I’ve seen pics of boyshorts for women at Victoria’s Secret that might enable a woman to wear a strapon. But I wanted to know for sure. Could a strapon fit into a woman’s underwear and pants? Would it depend on the size of each item?”

Carol Queen does a great job showing women how to strap it on in Bend Over Boyfriend, and lesbians have many, many role models in lesbian DVDs.

Here are some more strap-on tips:

– Buy a strapon that fits you. If you’re lucky enough to live in a city with a sex-toy store, go there and try on the harness in the dressing room…over your underwear. If you don’t live near a store where you can shop in person, go to a reputable Web site, look around and be sure to check their returns policy. Check out Toys in Babeland’s “How to Choose a Harness” page here.

– If you intend to wear it under jeans or pants, make sure the pants are big enough and have enough give in the butt so that you don’t get the equivalent of panty lines…in this case, strap-on lines.

– You can wear a strapon underneath or over your underwear, but we don’t recommend wearing a strapon with a thong or g-string because the straps can get caught in the thin fabric.

– Strap it on tight! This is important. The strapon needs to sit flat against your skin or underwear.

– If you’re packing–wearing the strapon with a hard or soft dildo–pick a dildo that’s small enough so that your jeans or pants don’t feel too tight. You want to consider if you’re going out in public too. Do you want everyone to see a long hard schlong down your leg? Or don’t you care? As long as you can walk comfortably, suit yourself.

– If you’re packing underneath a pair of underwear, consider wearing boxer shorts or men’s underwear, which has a place for you to pull out your piece and display it. If and when you’re ready, that is.

– Some women like something inside them while wearing a strapon, but in our experience, this is the exception. Those internal muscles are necessary for making love to your partner. Enjoy the clitoral stimulation, and the sheer excitement of sex with a strapon–pleasing your partner.

– Experiment! Most women have more than one harness and use them for different purposes, and to suit their moods. Two-strap harnesses give flexibility, but you might want to try a one-strap harness. You might have a favorite dildo for a girlfriend and another one for packing and hot dates at the local bar.

To see how several different couples make love with strapons, check out Full Load: Scenes from ssspread.com.

Judging from the January 2008 poll, there’s an even division between those who wear lingerie “all the time” and those who never wear it.

A lot of guys don’t like to wear lingerie, although New York’s former mayor Rudy Giuliani posed like a diva in lingerie. And regardless, lingerie is usually a hit when guys squeeze themselves into a little corset, fishnet stockings and garter belt.

For sex, lingerie can add a dollop of romance and make what might otherwise be ordinary sex extraordinary. Even keeping on a lacey black brassiere during sex gives an exquisite tactile sensation for both you and your partner. (more…)

G-spot expert Deborah Sundahl, a.k.a. Fanny Fatale, answers your questions about female ejaculation and the g-spot.

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Dear Fanny,

I’m curious to attend a workshop on female ejaculation, but what is it like? I’m wondering if it’s uncomfortable to be in a group and try to find your G-spot. Do I have to take off my clothes?

Signed,

Not Really Sure

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Dear Not Really Sure,

There are four reasons why some people have reservations about attending a workshop:

These are pretty scary reasons to not go to a workshop. But this is what really takes place at a workshop:

Rather than a workshop being a place to get hit on without consent, it is just the opposite. Privacy is paramount and respect for individual boundaries Rule Number One. You wear a sarong and all women have their private space within the group space; this boundary is first and foremost respected. Rule Number Two is that women do only what they feel comfortable doing.

For example, you wear a sarong, the room is kept comfortably warm and you can bring your own toys or not. The goal is to experience and learn in a congenial, safe atmosphere.

With the rules in place, most women feel extremely comfortable after a few hours and get swept up in the excitement of discovery with women who, just like them, are nervous and excited.

Fanny

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Send your questions to askfanny@fatalemedia.com.

Be sure to check out Deborah’s new DVD, Female Ejaculation: The Workshop, to see a workshop in action.

Giving good tongue is fun, but it’s even more fun when you’ve got something in your mouth while you’re going down on her.

Caution first: no hot spices or ground chili pepper of any kind, nothing too hot, nothing sharp, nothing small enough that you might accidentally choke on.

Fun things to put in your mouth:

Ice cubes are one of our favorites. You get the cool, slippery, crackly sensation of the ice cube in your mouth, and she gets the utterly clit-blasting experience of hot and cold at the same time. Keep the ice in your mouth and try licking the rest of her, too! (more…)

Do lesbians like anal? You bet we do! Lesbians have come out of the closet about liking anal sex with big dildos, too. Some of the sexiest lesbian anal sex we’ve seen lately has been in Shine Louise Houston’s Wild Kingdom.

Never tried anal with anything bigger than your pinkie? (more…)

We’ve written before about The Art of Flirting, but how do you flirt with your own sweetheart?

You might wonder, why bother flirting with your own lover? Isn’t flirting only for strangers?

No way! Flirting leads to dirty talk, which leads to steamy, passionate sex.

Plus, flirting with your sweetie—especially if you’ve been together a long time—shows her how much you love and respect her, you think she’s sexy and you want her more than anybody else.

Don’t vary your usual behavior too much at first. If you’re a gruff, “don’t bug me” type of person when you get home from work, suddenly acting the Casanova when you pop in the door will arouse her suspicions.

Instead, start simple. Get out of the house. Take her out for a drink or dinner. Make sure the place has a warm, romantic atmosphere. (more…)

When you think of a love nest, you might be picturing some exotic, red-draped canopy bed…or a basement dungeon outfitted with the latest in S&M gear. In reality, you can make a space from a bedroom or an extra space that’s not being used. You can make it as lush or as spare as you like.

A love nest is a special place you create only for you where you and your sweetie or sweeties can enjoy delicious sex. (more…)

Summertime is perfect for picnics…and we’re not talking about those family affairs where your Aunt Millicent shows up with the perfect berry pie and hundreds of little children wander around with sticky hands wanting to “play ball” with you and you alone.

Picnics offer an opportunity to indulge in two of our favorite activities: food and sex. (more…)

Anal sex for women who want to do their men has become a phenomenon since we at Fatale first produced Bend Over Boyfriend.

When you’re ready to open yourself up to anal eroticism, also known as pegging, there are a few tips you should know to maximize your pleasure—and your partner’s. (more…)