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The Creating Picture Books class is ready. All I need now is a place to hold it. I’m still searching.

Cardua: Ship Nineteen arrives in February in the novel. Walking the hills is difficult in pouring rain.

“Life’s Rules” has taken a new turn. So much for a serious edit.

Dent County Flora is getting started. Right now most of the flowers are old friends.

Opal and Agate: Partners in Adventure have illustrations started. My reading taught me a lot. Now I have to put into practice.

Chemistry now has the shelf and light. Now I need to get those experiments done.

Next year will be busy with six books in progress.

Rain Arrives, Lots of Rain

Some of my garden rain barrels are filling up fast today. The seedlings out in the garden won’t need watering for weeks, at this rate.

So much for mucking out the barn. It’s too wet and muddy. And the goats are standing in the barn wishing the rain would stop.

The chick house needs setting up. The chicks arrive in two weeks.

A pair of Canada geese think they will try nesting near the creek again this year. Flooding destroyed their nest last year. The flooding is before they start nesting this year. Goslings are fun to watch-from a distance.

Weeds reappear as soon as the old weeds are pulled out. It would help if I had time to clean mulch out of the barn to smother those new ones. However, I do appreciate the rain.

I am presently reading “Humbolt’s Cosmos”, “The Complete Sherlock Holmes”, Crosspatch: Cranky Musings on Gardening in Rocky Ground” and “Charlie Chan Carries On”. There are more picture books, “Bizzy Mizz Lizzie” and “Sheep Blast Off!” this week.

You can keep up with my reading and reviews on Goodreads. As I finish each book, I take the time to write a review on Goodreads. Picture book reviews are on my Goodreads blog. It would be nice if those reading my books would do the same.

Finding My Picture Book Reviews

My picture book reviews are on my Goodreads blog. This seemed the only way to do them. Usually there are two new ones on Tuesdays and on Fridays.

I am very hesitant to add any outside links to my website. So you can find me on Goodreads under Karen GoatKeeper.

About GKP Books

I normally sell books through Amazon, Kindle and Smashwords as their sites are secure. Some books, and these are noted, are only available through me. Amazon and I have an ongoing dispute over listing “Asclepias” or any new books. Somehow I am not authorized to list anything new under my name? Some eBooks are too large or complicated for the other sites.

All of the links should be working. If you find one has decided to go on vacation, you can contact me through the now working Contact Page.

Thank you for Stopping By

Keep checking back as the topics on the two posts change every week, weather permitting. Impassable roads can delay things.

High Reaches Drucilla’s Opal is getting big. She is still beautiful and doted on by her mother.

• Little Girl Lost
  Nubian doe High Reaches Opal is a first time mother. She is verya ttentive to her little doe kid-most of… Read more: Little Girl Lost
• Ending NaNo
  I’ve participated in NaNo (National Novel Writing Month) every year since 2008. Many of my novels began as those mad… Read more: Ending NaNo
• Ozark Wildflowers Blooming
  The race is on. The spring ephemeral Ozark wildflowers blooming now are in a race with the trees. They want… Read more: Ozark Wildflowers Blooming
• Foraging the Ozarks
  I am not much of a forager. However, the Carduan Chronicles is forcing me to learn more about foraging. One… Read more: Foraging the Ozarks
• High Winds and Fire
  The first phone call came during dinner. “You know you’re under an evacuation order? There’s a fire.” We already had… Read more: High Winds and Fire