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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. Time flew by. Now I’m focusing on taste testing.

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

Dent County Flora is visiting the spring wildflowers. The lovely pictures invite a picture book?

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.

red buckeye flowers
My area has many Ohio buckeyes. They are blooming now with towers of yellow flowers. The red buckeye has a more southerly range and is occasional in the Ozarks. I was delighted to spot one blooming along the road.

Warm, Lazy Days

The goats loaf out in the pastures. Chickens sprawl out sunning for hours.

The buzz of insects and ruffle of a breeze coupled with warm sun make loafing so very tempting. Surely a few minutes sitting in the sun won’t hurt?

A few minutes stretches. Grass needs mowing. Garden needs weeding and preparation done. The goat barn is piled with manure to dig out.

Flowers are calling from the hills. Rippling, bubbling creek sounds soothe the guilty conscience.

Spring can’t be all work.

Nubian doe Nina
Are you following me? That’s great as there’s lots of good things ahead.

I am presently reading “Humbolt’s Cosmos”, “The Complete Sherlock Holmes”, Crosspatch: Cranky Musings on Gardening in Rocky Ground” and “When Strawberries Bloom”. There are more picture books, “Dog vs. Strawberry” and “Creepy Crayon!” 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.

Nubian doe High Reaches Opal greeting visitors
What a Surprise! I’m glad to see you.

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