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Without Amazon, all of Dr. Rintz’ botany books, Exploring the Ozark Hills, My Ozark Hills, The Pumpkin Project, Love of Goats, Waiting for Fairies, The Little Spider (listed by a bookseller), City Water Project and Goat Games must be requested through my Contact Page.

Books published through Kindle (Amazon) are still available through Amazon. This includes all of my novels and Ducks Love Hats. The eBooks are still available as well.

Time still eludes me to get everything adjusted.

Nubian doe High Reaches Drucilla with baby doe Opal — My Nubian doe Drucilla loves her kids. She produces plenty of milk for them and is very patient as they learn how to nurse.

Do you use Bookshop? What do you think of it? Please drop me a note on the Contact Page and let me know.

It’s hard to do sketches when trays of seedlings are in the way.

cover for "Capri Capers" by Karen GoatKeeper — This might be a good late night book.

Ship Eighteen had lots of excitement. That day took me three days to write. Hopefully, the rest don’t take so long.

The Carduans of Ship Nineteen are now out and exploring. Soon this draft will be in full rewrite too.

The first photographs for the Dent County Flora are on my camera. Is it a new flower? I’m not sure yet.

Swamp Milkweed is a very showy plant and is available from nurseries and in seed catalogs. It does like plenty of moisture and lots of sunshine.

My Writing

Cardua: The Ship Nineteen draft has lots going on as the Carduans meet up with the local wildlife.

Ship Eighteen is so close to done. Only eight days left to write.

Exploring new perspectives in an Ozark ravine — The sketch from this photograph didn’t get done. Too much to do.

I need to move the seedlings, sit down and do the sketches. Finding excuses to do them later is too easy.

Two hours writing time is not enough when the draft gets complicated. But, spring is here and so many things entice me elsewhere.

Mourning Cloak butterfly sunning on gravel county road — Mourning Cloak butterflies hide over the winter and often come out in the first warm days in February. This one is sunning on the road. There are no flowers for nectar, but it sips water and minerals from the roadsides and near streams.

General Comments

Chicks grow fast. This bunch needs to move into the chick house and have room to fly around.

Red onion sets are planted. Garlic and sweet onions are growing. March means potatoes, cabbage, leeks and snow peas get planted.

Garlic chives and chocolate mint are growing up through the weeds. That complicates weeding.

Gray Fox — Bunns Rabbit is searching for the Fox Spirit. In the book the fox is a red fox, but only gray ones live around me.

After months of little rain, six inches have turned the garden muddy. Weeding in the mud is no fun.

And weeds never give up. One here, one there, a walk through the garden means pulling a few before they get big.

I have several writing deadlines. My 2026 goals are to finish Life’s Rules, Ship 18, Ship 19, the gardening essays and two Opal and Agate picture books. Is this doable? At least, I will try.

Resulting Savoy cabbage head — I grow Savoy cabbage because I love the crinkly leaves. This variety has smaller heads, just right for only two people.

I am presently reading “The Devil’s Punchbowl” and “American Psychosis”. There are more picture books, “Rachael Carson”, “Wood, Wire, Wings” and “Saturday Morning at the Shop” 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 three new ones on Tuesdays and 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 Kindle and Smashwords as their sites are secure. Some books are only available through me for the time being. Please use the Contact GKP page.

Some eBooks (notably “Pumpkin Project and “Exploring the Ozark Hills”) are too large or complicated for the other sites. These are available as PDFs from me. Please use the Contact Me page.

All of the links should be working. If you find one has decided to go on vacation, you can contact me through the 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 buck Kingpin is now a teenage goat and totally girl crazy. He is big enough for the girls to notice.

March Reading
Spring arrives in March along with gardening. That makes finding time for March reading challenging. This month I am moving… Read more: March Reading
What Milk?
I raise Nubian dairy goats. Note the word dairy. That means they are milk goats. So, what milk? My does… Read more: What Milk?
New Dent County Flora Entries
Many things happened last year, so I didn’t go out hiking and photographing many new plants. That doesn’t mean the… Read more: New Dent County Flora Entries
Exploring New Perspectives
When I first began The Carduan Chronicles, there was only one ship that dropped out of a worm tunnel into… Read more: Exploring New Perspectives
Making Characters Real
Perhaps you have picked up a book like this, I certainly have. The main character is someone or something you… Read more: Making Characters Real